More than a century after his death, Mark Twain remains one of the most recognizable voices in American literature—the author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), “Life on the ...

In his last, most pathetic years, Mark Twain threw himself behind the crackpot theory that the true author of Shakespeare’s plays may have been Francis Bacon. The penultimate book that Twain ...

The comedian received the Kennedy Center's 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Fred Armisen appeared in video bumpers portraying people from O'Brien's past – Harvard’s dean of students ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. – In the heart of Hannibal, Missouri, the town that shaped a young Mark Twain, a quietly remarkable home invites visitors to step into the world of the beloved American storyteller.

NEW YORK — Historian Ron Chernow's latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Biographer Ron Chernow, 76, said he found much to identify with Mark Twain, the subject of his latest book. Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP Share Historian ...

Conan O'Brien is the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, following in the recent footsteps of Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler ...

Here’s his history with the festival Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says rape allegations against him are ‘vile’ and ‘false’ The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” will be published next week.

The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” will be published next week. It’s Chernow’s first release since his Grant biography came out in 2017, and the first time he has taken on a literary writer after ...