Stories that Change the World with John Green

The Story of Tuberculosis - And How It Ends

In conversation with #1 bestselling author John Green

Some stories remind us that change is possible.

This November, our Be Hope Stories That Change the World series welcomes #1 bestselling author John Green for an extraordinary conversation about one of humanity’s oldest and deadliest diseases: tuberculosis (TB).

Best known as the author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska and Turtles All the Way Down, John has more recently turned his remarkable storytelling to TB.

His #1 bestselling book Everything Is Tuberculosis traces humanity’s long and complicated relationship with a disease that has shaped our history for thousands of years.

Today, we can prevent, diagnose and cure TB. Yet more than a million people still die from it every year.

So why haven’t we ended it?

John’s journey into the world of TB began after meeting a young patient named Henry in Sierra Leone in 2019. It led him deep into the history, science and inequalities that allow a preventable and curable disease to remain one of humanity’s greatest infectious killers.

Since then, John has become a powerful global advocate for change, using his platform to push for greater action to end TB globally.

In this special Stories That Change the World conversation, we’ll explore the story behind Everything Is Tuberculosis, the people who have shaped John’s understanding of the disease, and the science and innovations that give us enormous reason for hope that, together, we can end TB.

TB has been part of our story for thousands of years. It doesn’t have to be part of our future. Join us to discover how we can consign TB to the history books with one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.