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THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Series returns Tuesday, September 11-October 23, 2018, 8:00 p.m. ET

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THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Fall Kick-off

Join host Meredith Vieira in the search for America’s best-loved novel.

  • Original9/11/2018
  • TGAR102

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Who Am I?

Explore the ways that America's best-loved novels teach us about our place in the world.

  • Original9/18/2018
  • TGAR103

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Heroes

Take a journey with some literary heroes to examine what makes them complex and relatable.

  • Original9/25/2018
  • TGAR104

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Villains & Monsters

Revisit the evil deeds of some of literature's favorite and most notorious villains.

  • Original10/2/2018
  • TGAR105

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

What We Do For Love

Fall in love all over again with some of literature's most beautiful romances.

  • Original10/9/2018
  • TGAR106

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Other Worlds

Take a magical journey to another world through some of America's best-loved novels.

  • Original10/16/2018
  • TGAR107

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Grand Finale

Find out which of the 100 nominated novels is crowned America's favorite.

  • Original10/23/2018
  • TGAR108

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THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a New Multi-Platform PBS Series, Reveals List of America’s 100 Favorite Novels Download

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PBS Celebrates the Joy of Reading With THE GREAT AMERICAN READ (w.t.) Download

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Meredith Vieira Bio Download

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Meredith Vieira Named Host of PBS’ THE GREAT AMERICAN READ Download

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MARGARET ATWOOD, LAUREN GRAHAM, JOHN IRVING, BILL T. JONES, DEVON KENNARD, GAYLE KING, DIANE LANE, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, LESLEY STAHL AND MANY MORE TO LEND THEIR VOICES TO PBS’ THE GREAT AMERICAN READ Download

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PBS Announces Its Current Top 10 Vote Getters for THE GREAT AMERICAN READ Ahead of the Grand Finale on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET on PBS Download

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Didn’t Have Time for a Vacation this Summer? Library of Congress Offers Advice on How to Get Away with a Good Book through THE GREAT AMERICAN READ Download

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The Search Is On for America’s “Best- Loved Novel” – THE GREAT AMERICAN READ Returns This Fall to PBS Stations Nationwide Download

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PBS Wants YOU to Join THE GREAT AMERICAN READ Download

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THE GREAT AMERICAN READ TCA Panelist Bios Download

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Americans Select To Kill a Mockingbird as America’s Best-Loved Novel, revealed in the Grand Finale of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ on PBS Download

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Atiya Frederick

Senior Director, Publicity, PBS

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