Meredith Vieira
Self - Host
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2018
The Great American Read
Season 1
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Episode 1110 min2018-05-22
Launch Special
America’s 100 best-loved books are revealed, launching the campaign & the nationwide vote.
Episode 2110 min2018-09-11
Fall Kick-off
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.
Episode 3110 min2018-09-18
Who Am I?
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.
Episode 4110 min2018-09-25
Heroes
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.
Episode 5110 min2018-10-02
Villains & Monsters
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.
Episode 6110 min2018-10-09
What We Do for Love
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.
Episode 7110 min2018-10-16
Other Worlds
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.
Episode 8110 min2018-10-23
Grand Finale
And the winner is... after millions of votes, find out which of the 100 nominated books is crowned America's best-loved novel.