You've never joined a book club this good.
This will be a 3 book cycle and you'll receive digital copies of the books, both audio and epub.
It's Detention, so we understand you might not have read the book. But you 100% have to show up to Detention.
Access to the Story Luck Discord Community.
3 Teachers Will Keep You Accountable & Lead the Discussion.
3 Books: The Dark Dark, Doppelganger, Exhalation!
(You don't have to read the book, but you have to show up to detention.)
Remember those book clubs where Karen couldn't stop talking about her cat, or Steve showed up just for the wine?
Yeah, we're not that.
We're Detention - the book club for people who love books but can't find the time, or those who devour books like you’ll be able to get through them all. (With over 200,000 books published every year, it's an impossible goal, but in Detention, you’ll get through at least three more.)
At Detention, we believe in the power of books to transport us, transform us, and occasionally make us question our life choices. But we also know life happens, deadlines loom, and sometimes that 800-page epic ends up as a really fancy paperweight. That's where we come in.
Monthly live-streamed meetings on Twitch (No need to wear pants, we won't judge)
A Discord community to chat about the book, life, or your latest existential crisis
Hangout sessions with our hosts after the live-stream (For those of you who got detention as a side door to becoming the teacher’s pet.)
A summary of the book for those "I totally read it" members.
Short, punchy lectures by our hosts (No snoozing allowed)
Everything in the free version, plus:
Digital and audio versions of the books (Because who has time for paper cuts?)
Once upon a time, Allison's pockets were full of book titles from her college bookstore job. Now, with three kids and a full-time gig, she's mastered the art of speed-reading at library book sales. An MFA in poetry means she can wax lyrical about weird short stories faster than you can say "magical realism."
Ashar's brain is a dusty pop culture treasure trove with a Ph.D. in 19th-century boredom (yes, really). When she's not corrupting young minds at Fordham University, she's probably reading about dental hygiene or devastating German novels. Expect non-fiction picks that'll make your neurons high-five.
Daniel's spent more time in detention than you have, and he's got the stories to prove it. When he's not helping people spin yarns about their lives, he's hosting shows and podcasts. He's here to dissect narratives faster than you can say "unreliable narrator."
The Homework (The Books We're Tackling)
"The Dark Dark" by Samantha Hunt. Weird, wild, and wonderfully unsettling. It's like a fever dream you'll actually want to remember.
"Doppelganger" by Naomi Klein. Identity crisis meets political commentary. It's like looking in a funhouse mirror and seeing the world reflected back.
"Exhalation" by Ted Chiang. Sci-fi that'll make your brain do backflips. Warning: will cause existential pondering.
No More FOMO: Missed the last meeting? No worries. Our summaries and Discord chats keep you in the loop. It's like SparkNotes, but cooler and not rendered obsolete by ChatGPT.
Brain Food with a Side of Fun: Our hosts serve up bite-sized lectures that'll make you feel smarter without the homework hangover.
Find Your Tribe: Connect with fellow book lovers who get your obscure literary references. Finally, someone who understands why you're still not over that character's death!
The Fine Print (Because We're Rebels, Not Anarchists)
This book club lasts 3 months. That's shorter than most New Year's resolutions!
You don't have to read the book, but you do have to show up. It's called Detention for a reason.
No actual detention will be served. Unless you count being detained by fascinating discussions.
Ready to Do Some Time with Us?
Let your TBR pile become a TBR mountain. Add 3 more books! Books you know you’ll read because you’ll have the accountability of teachers and other students. And the looming consequence of Detention. Join now and turn your book love into conversation starters, witty comebacks, and a few life-changing ideas.
Remember, in Detention, the only bad reader is the one who doesn't show up.
See you in class, rebel!
Look, we're so confident you'll love Detention we're offering a no-questions-asked, money-back guarantee. If at any point during the 3-month sentence you decide Detention wasn't for you, we'll refund your money faster than you can say, "My dog ate my homework."
No excuses needed, no forms to fill out, no skeptical librarian glares. It's risk-free rebellion!
We are what you miss most about being a rebel nerd.