Green tells a deeply human story illuminating how the world’s deadliest infectious disease has shaped the course of human history.
Everything is Tuberculosis enlightens readers to the systemic failures within our global healthcare systems that have allowed tuberculosis to persist as the world’s deadliest infection, killing 1.25 million people every year, despite being curable since the 1950s.
John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, and The Anthropocene Reviewed.
★ “This highly readable call to action could not be more timely.”
Kirkus Reviews
(Starred Review)
★ “Green writes expertly of the illness’s history, causes (malnutrition, poverty, bad sanitation, etc.), and cure… Insightful and extremely well and clearly written, Everything Is Tuberculosis makes what might be inaccessible accessible.”
Booklist
(Starred Review)
★ “An enlightening exploration of the history and present-day reality of tuberculosis around the world…highly recommended.”
School Library Journal
(Starred Review)
★ “[An] exceptional combination of memoir, medical history and cultural analysis…Everything Is Tuberculosis memorably probes the intersections of medicine and human emotion, while sounding the alarm on this crisis.”
BookPage
(Starred Review)
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John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns,The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. His books have received many accolades, including a Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and an Edgar Award. John has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the writer and host of the critically acclaimed podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed. With his brother, Hank, John has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers and the educational channel Crash Course. He lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. Green’s books have been published in more than 55 languages and over 24 million copies are in print. You can visit John online at johngreenbooks.com.