“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson
If you look up the term "hopepunk" online, the first definition offered up describes it as "A branch of speculative fiction featuring characters fighting for positive change, radical kindness, and communal responses to challenges." But, we can't just leave it at that. We need examples! Readers Advisory Librarian Gregg Winsor drops by with Josh Neff and Jo Field who share Hopepunk titles that they hope you will enjoy.
Our Hopepunk recommendations: Charles’ Choice: Sourdough by Robin Sloan Dave’s Double feature: streaming video from Kanopy. Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour and Alone Hopepunk Recommendations from our catalog
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