Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hartford-based Mark Twain House and Museum was recongnized in a list ...

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hartford-based Mark Twain House and Museum was recongnized in a list from Condé Nast Traveler.

Mark Twain quotes are revered for their wisdom, just like MLK quotes.Born Samuel Clemens, Twain was a very successful writer, publishing American classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876 ...

Explore Mark Twain's greatest books, from timeless adventures to sharp wit and humor. Discover the classics that shaped American literature.

The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river. Many of his most famous works including the "Adventures of Huckleberry ...

Everett's acclaimed reworking of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ... work that wasn’t a major book club pick or movie tie-in. “Percival Everett has written a modern ...

The best screen adaptations elevate their source material in some way. Whether that's by adding more depth to the characters, ...

On Sunday, the American Library Association announced that Everett's “James” was this year's winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, which includes a $5,000 cash award. Kevin Fedarko's ...

And on March 23, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present him with the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. “I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain ...

For author Percival Everett, libraries have long been a source of knowledge and discovery and pleasure, even of the forbidden kind.