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book club

noun

  1. a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail.

  2. a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books.



book club

noun

  1. a club that sells books at low prices to members, usually by mail order, esp on condition that they buy a minimum number

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of book club1

First recorded in 1785–95
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The defining issue of our time, and more in this week’s Book Club newsletter.

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The silent book club is in session.

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Victoria Ruck, 22, has never been in a traditional book club before, and feels this is helping her read more again.

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The original Silent Book Club was founded by friends Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich in San Francisco in 2012.

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"We were saying how hard it is to stay engaged with a regular book club - maybe you don't want to read the book, or you can't make the dates," Ms Gluhanich told the BBC.

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