June 2026: LGBTQIA+

SwimmingAtNight

"Because you were right when you said that people can’t always give us what we want from them; that you can’t ask them to love you the way you want. No one can be blamed for that."

so what did we think???

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so what did we think ????

Overall the group really liked it! Great blend of historical fiction and compelling story. Everyone loved the story. Minor complaints include that Janusz could have been better developed as a character and that there could have been more bouncing. We gave it 3.8 two great smooth rocks sculpted by the sea

(Johnny's Reef?? 10/10 stone bums. incredible vibe, delicious seafood, immaculate coladas)

happy pride month

A bit about the book:

"Tomasz Jędrowski’s Swimming in the Dark has the critics swooning and it’s easy to see why. It’s a beautiful, lyrical romance set in 1980s Poland that blends history with the tale of sexual discovery.

Ludwik Głowacki is young and idealistic, living under a repressive system and dreaming of escaping to the West. At a summer agricultural camp he meets the older, handsome Janusz and they start to bond over an illicit copy of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. The two spend an idyllic few weeks camping by a lake, swimming and living free away from society. But when they return to town, the two men must make their way in a homophobic world filled with oppression and hypocrisy.

Tomasz Jędrowski has written a brilliant debut novel that marks the arrival of another fine queer voice. Heartbreaking, rewarding and immersive, Swimming in the Dark will hold its place alongside the other bastions of tasteful queer lit on bookshelves for years to come."

--adapted from Chad Armstrongs' Review on TheQueerReview.com