The Great American Read: Launch

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The country’s 100 favorite novels are announced in this celebration of reading, hosted by Meredith Vieira. With titles on the list spanning four centuries, authors from 15 countries, and every genre imaginable, it is clear that America’s taste in novels is as diverse as the people who make up our nation
What is Your Favorite Novel? (3:09)
"Game of Thrones" (4:19)
Vote Early and Often (1:36)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1:42)
"Things Fall Apart" (2:14)
Hogwarts Rules! (4:01)
"Great Expectations" (2:55)
"Cather in the Rye," YA Fiction (4:31)
Teen Writes Classic, Pen Names (5:00)
"Gulliver's Travels," Presidential Daughters (2:31)
Tales of Absurd Quests (2:20)
Alice Walker's Signature Novel (4:12)
Wilson Rawls (2:50)
Clinton's Favorite (2:37)
Sci Fi Touchstone (4:09)
E.B. White's Classic (3:17)
Addressing Moral Questions (2:47)
Ahead of Their Time (1:48)
American Shakespeare (2:43)
AKA "First Impressions" (2:44)
Novels and War (3:18)
Sympathetic Monster (2:48)
Master of Fear (4:19)
Belief and Hermann Hesse Classic (2:22)
Banned Books (7:33)
From Old West to Tragic Past (2:25)
Landmark of Gay Literature (1:32)
Great Literary Escapes (4:26)
Autistic Character, Children's Stories (1:32)
Dramatic Career Shifts (2:55)
Bestselling Author at Home (1:38)
"To Kill a Mockingbird" (5:25)
"Joy Luck Club" (2:31)
"Another Country" (3:23)
Final Book (4:01)
Credits: Launch (0:41)

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