In April, PBS unveiled a list of America’s 100 favorite novels, chosen in support of The Great American Read, an eight-part PBS series (and multi-platform initiative) hosted by TV personality and journalist Meredith Vieira and produced by Jane Root‘s Nutopia, that debuted May 22 with a two-hour episode on PBS stations nationwide.

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The list of books, selected via a demographically representative national survey of more than 7,000 people, spans five centuries, from Don Quixote (1603) to Ghost (2016). Authors from 15 different countries are represented, with genres ranging from beloved children’s classics such as Charlotte’s Web to modern bestsellers such as Harry Potter.

The series features interviews with celebrity superfans and everyday Americans who discuss the way particular books have influenced them and their significance in American popular culture. Authors, celebrities and notable names joining the search for America’s best-loved novel include Diane Lane, George Lopez, Seth Meyers, Junot Diaz, Lauren Graham, John Green, Gayle King and George R.R. Martin.

Film actress Diane Lane talked about the power of books and why they matter so much to her.

“I’m more sentimental about books than movies,” said Lane, who called The Hobbit a favorite childhood read. “They’re so much more intimate.”

Armistead Maupin, a featured guest at the kickoff and a novelist best known for his Tales of the City series, says books are the ultimate way to transport yourself to a different time and place.

“People are figuring out that books are a marvelous escape from the current madness,” Maupin said. “As you read, you’re in your own space, you’re the director, you’re the cinematographer—it’s marvelously exhilarating.”

Actress Ming-Na Wen, currently appearing on ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., added that being a mom to a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old has made reading all the more important.

“I always read to my children, and they’ve become avid readers,” she says. “Especially in this day and age of smartphones and streaming, it’s the best when I see my daughter holding a book. It’s such escapism—reading helps you gain so much growth as a human being.”

A big part of The Great American Read is an extensive multi-platform digital and social media campaign designed to inspire Americans to read, vote for their favorite books and share their personal connections to titles on the top 100 list and beyond over the course of the summer. This includes an interactive website, links to local events, interactive video content, social share features and much more.

The eight-part series returns to PBS on September 11, and America’s Best-Loved Novel will be announced on the finale set to air on October 23 at 8:00 PM ET.

Related: Two Million Votes –and Counting—as PBS’ Great American Read Continues the Tally for America’s Best Loved Novel

Until then, take a look at the full list of America’s 100 favorite novels, in alphabetical order by title. How many have you read?

1984

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Game of Thrones

A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Separate Peace

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Alchemist

Alex Cross Mysteries**

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Americanah

And Then There Were None

Anne of Green Gables

Another Country

Atlas Shrugged

Beloved

Bless Me, Ultima

The Book Thief

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Call of the Wild

Catch-22

The Catcher in the Rye

Charlotte’s Web

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Clan of the Cave Bear

The Coldest Winter Ever

The Color Purple

The Count of Monte Cristo

Crime and Punishment

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Da Vinci Code

Don Quixote

Doña Barbara

Dune

Fifty Shades of Grey

Flowers in the Attic

Foundation

Frankenstein

Ghost

Gilead

The Giver

The Godfather

Gone Girl

Gone with the Wind

The Grapes of Wrath

Great Expectations

The Great Gatsby

Gulliver’s Travels

The Handmaid’s Tale

Harry Potter**

Hatchet

Heart of Darkness

The Help

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hunger Games

The Hunt for Red October

The Intuitionist

Invisible Man

Jane Eyre

The Joy Luck Club

Jurassic Park

Left Behind

The Little Prince

Little Women

Lonesome Dove

Looking for Alaska

The Lord of the Rings**

The Lovely Bones

The Martian

Memoirs of a Geisha

Mind Invaders

Moby Dick

The Notebook

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Outlander

The Outsiders

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Pilgrim’s Progress

The Pillars of the Earth

Pride and Prejudice

Ready Player One

Rebecca

The Shack

Siddhartha

The Sirens of Titan

The Stand

The Sun Also Rises

Swan Song

Tales of the City

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Things Fall Apart

This Present Darkness

To Kill a Mockingbird

Twilight

War and Peace

Watchers

The Wheel of Time**

Where the Red Fern Grows

White Teeth

Wuthering Heights

**Denotes a series title