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Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green, audio [5h 36min]: I really enjoyed this as an audiobook since the author narrates it himself. I loved John Green's voice in this one since it is a mix of personal stories and historical data about tuberculosis. I learned so much from this book, and it also made me cry. It's well-researched, and it brings together social, political and human perspectives on such a stigmatized yet curable disease. It doesn't shy away from discussing the dark global injustices that slowed down or prevented communities from accessing treatments. It is a call to action that left me feeling both devastated and hopeful. The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett, 410p: Unique world building with weird botanical magic and giant creatures. It's a murder mystery, with an interesting “Holmes-and-Watson” style duo. Dinios Kol (aka Din) is the young apprentice to the Empire's eccentric Immunis of the Department of Justice. He also has a type of…

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