This gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's new series exploring America's best-loved novels presents all 100 finalists with fascinating information about each book, plus author profiles, themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera. Hardcover, 288 pages.