America’s Best-Loved Novel will be chosen by viewers like you based on The Great American Read top 100 books list. The top 100 books were chosen through a survey of Americans conducted by PBS, The Great American Readand a polling service (more on that selection process below). The books chosen could be from anywhere in the world as long as they were published in English – the only requirement was that they be fiction. From beloved world literature to contemporary bestsellers, the list contains a broad range of novels, authors, time periods, countries, genres and subject matter.