Watch The Great American Read

The finale crowns America's best-loved novel.

A look at literature's great alternative universes, including Middle Earth and Lilliput, and how they help readers better understand the real world.

Some of literature's most beautiful romances are featured. Also: the many forms of love, from family to passion to the unrequited type; and how America's best-loved novels reflect the things people do for love.

We explore the lessons from novels featuring America's favorite villains, monsters, and evil forces.

We highlight books on America's list that feature heroic characters and explore why we love them.

How do America's favorite novels about personal journeys help us understand our own identities?

Meredith Viera returns as The Great American Read hits high gear. After a summer of reading and voting for your favorite novels, see which books celebrities, authors, and other readers across the country are rooting for

The premiere of the series, which celebrates the power, passion and joy of reading through the lens of America's 100 best-loved books as chosen by the public.