The latest book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Ulysses S. Grant ...

It's been 100 years since Mark Twain died, after declaring, "If I cannot swear in heaven I shall not stay there." ...

America's best known and most revered storyteller, Mark Twain (1835-1910), is remembered for his novels, satirical punditry and travel writings, but is rarely thought of as a political thinker and ...

In the late 19th century, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous author in the world, with classics like “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “Life on the Mississippi” (1883) cement… ...

What Ron Chernow Loves About Mark Twain The Pulitzer-winning presidential biographer discusses his new book about the life of a literary founding father. Hosted by Gilbert Cruz ...

What we get wrong about Mark Twain Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author became such a fixture in American literature and life, despite his failings.

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the ...

Mark Twain gave us inimitable characters such as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He was no less creative in styling himself as America’s first celebrity.

The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.

Among his many aphorisms, Mark Twain is credited with this: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” Biographer Ron Chernow was evidently short on time ...

Conan O’Brien's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize ceremony best and worst moments The comedian received the Kennedy Center's 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Lauren Michele Jackson reviews “Mark Twain,” by Ron Chernow, a biography of the author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” ...