Book of the Month is a book club: each month you choose a new hardcover, or an audiobook, from a short list of selections, and you can skip any month.
New members can get a first book for $5 plus a free gift through a limited-time join offer. After that, the saving comes from skipping months and staying long enough for loyalty perks.
Book of the Month dates back to 1926, and the club points out that a number of its early picks, unknown at the time, went on to become classics of American fiction. Today its editorial team chooses 5-7 new releases a month, mostly fiction spanning thrillers, romance, fantasy, historical and literary novels, with some memoir and true crime, and it makes a point of promoting debut and emerging authors.
Members vote each year on a single winning book, get a free add-on in the box for their birthday month, and can swap a pick that disappoints for free under the club's Reader's Guarantee. A companion app runs a reading challenge with prizes and flags new selections. Gift memberships are sold too, and a gift that hasn't been redeemed can be refunded to the buyer within 180 days.
When shoppers look for Book of the Month coupons
Book of the Month coupon searches peak in December, about 3.9× a typical month, and dip lowest in October.
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US Google searches, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026. Search interest, not sales.
Book of the Month shipping, returns and perks
Membership
A monthly membership renews automatically with one Book Credit; the regular monthly price isn't shown on the pages checked.
Billing date
Renewal charges land between the 22nd and 30th of the month, and skipping that month avoids the charge.
New members
The first book costs $5 and comes with a free gift when you join with the limited-time code.
Reader's Guarantee
If you don't like a book, Book of the Month replaces it free, and skipped months aren't charged.
Loyalty
Loyalty savings begin once a member has received three boxes from the club.
Birthday perk
Members get a free add-on tucked into the box for their birthday month.
Gift memberships
Gift memberships can be bought for someone else; unredeemed ones are refundable to the buyer within 180 days.
From Book of the Month's own pages, read Oct 13, 2026.