A review by thatpaintedpony
Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times by Parnaz Foroutan, Meredith Russo, Francisco Goldman, Cherríe Moraga, Elmaz Abinader, Lisa See, Roxana Robinson, Karen Joy Fowler, Kate Schatz, Jeff Chang, Achy Obejas, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jewelle L. Gómez, Aliciz Garza, Caro De Robertis, Hari Kunzru, Mona Eltahawy, Faith Adiele, iO Tillett Wright, Reyna Grande, Jane Smiley, Boris Fishman, Katie Kitamura, Cristina García, Claire Messud, Peter Orner, Luis Alberto Urrea, Junot Díaz, Chip Livingston, Mohja Kahf, Aya de León, Celeste Ng

5.0

This collection of epistolary essays is a delightful counter to a world that seems to have gone mad. This diverse collection of writers speak to their anscestors, their contemporaries, their children and future generations of hope, resilience, grief and disappointment and how to turn those feelings into action. Written as a reaction to the 2016 election of Trump, these essays are still, sadly, just as revelent today as they were in the moments after the election.