Book Review: The Book of Hope

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The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times 

Author: Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams 

Publisher: Celadon Books 

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The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times is an interview-based book with conversations between Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams covering current topics and reasons to still have hope. Goodall discusses her Four Reasons for Hope, giving a much needed counterpoint to the constant negative news headlines. The Book of Hope is a call to action for readers to not only work to addressing pressing current issues, but to also look at the future in a different way.

The Book of Hope is a breath of fresh air when it comes to books that discuss current events. As a reader with a degree in Environmental Studies, I have certainly read my fair share of books on climate change and other pressing topics. My biggest complaint is that most of those books spend so much time discussing all of the problems, but give very little coverage in the way of solutions. This book takes the complete opposite approach, with the authors spending the majority of the book talking about four main reasons to still have hope during these difficult times. And with the majority of the interviews concluding shortly before the beginning of the pandemic, the timing of the book is pretty great. Another positive note to this book is that the authors put a great deal of focus on the good in people; again, this is something we really need more of in books. I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Book of Hope and would recommend it to readers looking for a solutions-based book on current events.

Thanks to Celadon Books for this ARC; this is my honest and voluntary review. 

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