mark twain

In his latest biography, “Mark Twain,” Ron Chernow brings to life the man known as the father of American literature, Mark Twain. Chernow peels back the layers of this complex figure, showing us the man behind classics like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Innocents Abroad.”

“James,” by Percival Everett, is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the point of view of enslaved person, Jim. While many narrative set pieces of “Huckleberry Finn” remain in place, Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.

“James,” by Percival Everett, is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the point of view of enslaved person, Jim. While many narrative set pieces of “Huckleberry Finn” remain in place, Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.

Actor Hal Holbrook has died at the age of 95. We spoke with Holbrook in 2011 about his early life and his career on the occasion of his autobiography -…

"Grant & Twain," a new play by playwright Elizabeth Diggs will have its debut at PS21Chatham this Thursday, September 27th. The play tells the story of a…

At the end of Mark Twain’s masterwork, Huckleberry Finn declares that he plans to “light out for the Territory” to avoid getting “sivilized.”For 130-plus…

Mark Twain, the highest-paid writer in America in 1894, was also one of the nation’s worst investors. The publishing company Twain owned was failing; his…

Mark Zwonitzer is an author and award-winning documentary filmmaker. His new book The Statesman and the Storyteller, is a dual biography covering the last…

A land conservation organization has been given easements on forested property surrounding the upstate New York farm where author Mark Twain wrote some of…

In Huck Finn’s America, award-winning biographer Andrew Levy shows how modern readers have been misunderstanding Huckleberry Finn for decades.Twain’s…