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Celebrate the power of reading through the lens of America's 100 best-loved novels with WGTE Public Media and the Library. Enjoy great discussion, door prizes, and celebrate the big reveal with us!
Doors open at 7 pm with the episode airing from 8-9 pm.
The Great American Read investigates how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are affected by these stories, and what these 100 different books have to say about our diverse nation and our shared human experience.
The television series features entertaining and informative documentary segments, with compelling testimonials from celebrities, authors, notable Americans and book lovers across the country. It is comprised of a two-hour launch episode in which the list of 100 books is revealed, five one-hour theme episodes that examine concepts common to groups of books on the list, and a finale, in which the results are announced of a nationwide vote to choose America’s best-loved book.
http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/
