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The final episode will celebrate all 100 books and unveil the #1 best-loved book.
We explore how America’s favorite novels about other worlds reflect our own world.
We explore books that show what we do for love, in all its many forms.
We explore the lessons from novels featuring villains, monsters and evil forces.
We highlight books that feature heroic characters and explore why we love them.
The search for America’s best-loved novel hits high gear as votes roll in.
America’s 100 best-loved books are revealed, launching the campaign & the nationwide vote.
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Aaron Glantz and Sophie Hills discuss AI companies' efforts to influence the midterms.
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Lula prevails in Brazil but Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
How do you study a wetland when it isn't wet? Jordon and Rae enter a very dry Everglades.
Campaigns spend big to sway voters with increasingly personal attack ads
Student-led movement ousts Serbia's right-wing ruler in historic election
Meredith Vieira and others discuss the search for America’s favorite book.
Wil Wheaton discusses the impact of the sci-fi book, Dune.
Sarah Jessica Parker shares why Things Fall Apart is one of her most-favorite novels.
George R. R. Martin discusses the impact The Great Gatsby made on his life.
America’s 100 best-loved books are revealed, launching the campaign & the nationwide vote.
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses why Gulliver's Travels is his favorite novel.
Venus Williams shares why The Chronicles of Narnia is one of her favorite novels.
James Patterson discusses his favorite novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Allison Williams discusses why she loves the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird is explored.