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The Great American Read

2018 1 season 8 eps TV-PG

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S1 · E1 · May 22, 2018

Launch Special Episode 1

America’s 100 best-loved books are revealed, launching the campaign & the nationwide vote.

60 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 11, 2018

Fall Kick-off Episode 2

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.

60 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 18, 2018

Who Am I? Episode 3

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.

60 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 25, 2018

Heroes Episode 4

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.

60 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 2, 2018

Villains & Monsters Episode 5

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.

60 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 9, 2018

What We Do for Love Episode 6

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.

60 min

S1 · E7 · Oct 16, 2018

Other Worlds Episode 7

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.

60 min

S1 · E8 · Oct 23, 2018

Grand Finale Episode 8

And the winner is... after millions of votes, find out which of the 100 nominated books is crowned America's best-loved novel.

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The Great American Read