America’s 100 best-loved books are revealed, launching the campaign & the nationwide vote.
EP2 Fall Kick-offSep 11, 2018
Join host Meredith Vieira in the search for America's best-loved novel. The voting is underway, and the competition is heating up; any book could win.
EP3 Who Am I?Sep 18, 2018
Explore the ways that America's best-loved novels answer the age-old question, “Who am I?” From life lessons to spiritual journeys, these books help us understand our own identities and find our place in the world.
EP4 HeroesSep 25, 2018
Follow the trials and tribulations of some of literature's favorite protagonists. From Katniss Everdeen to Don Quixote, examine how these everyday heroes and anti-heroes find their inner strength, overcome challenges and rise to the occasion.
EP5 Villains & MonstersOct 02, 2018
Learn why literature's most notorious villains began behaving badly. Many weren't born evil, but became that way when faced with some of the same choices we make every day. See what these villains can teach us about our own dark impulses.
EP6 What We Do for LoveOct 09, 2018
Fall in love with some of literature's most beautiful romances and explore the many forms of love, from family to passion to the unrequited type. Learn how America's best-loved novels reflect the things we do for love.
EP7 Other WorldsOct 16, 2018
Take a magical journey to another world through some of America's best-loved novels. From Middle Earth to Lilliput, the trials and tribulations of these alternate universes help us to better understand our own world.
EP8 Grand FinaleOct 23, 2018
And the winner is... after millions of votes, find out which of the 100 nominated books is crowned America's best-loved novel.
Official Website: http://www.pbs.org/show/great-american-read/
Synopsis
A journey through America that introduces our list of the 100 best-loved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all.