The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer's latest book delves into the life, complexities and sardonic humor of a man who ...

Author and humorist Mark Twain said a lot of witty things, but he’s also frequently misquoted. Can you figure out which quotes are his, and which ones aren’t?

The scene that I found often completely captivated, convinced and captured many of my students was in Chapter 15 ...

The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...

Taking my cue from Rueckert, I am examining the metaphorical nature of Mark Twain's nature writing, looking at the ways his works function as stored energy, as energy pathways, and as both fossil fuel ...

Mark Twain, one of America's greatest writers, is known for his wit, wisdom, and unforgettable characters like Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. But there's more to this literary legend than meets ...

On the occasion of US Independence Day, people across the country share messages of unity, freedom and remembrance. Many post ...

In our age of distraction, the arts appear to be responding in kind, shrinking and streamlining themselves to capture what ...

Writing these columns, at the risk of repeating myself, is at times a major struggle. There are times where just getting started feels like it just ain’t gonna happen at all. I look at the monitor ...

No piece of punctuation, though, stirs people up more than the humble semicolon. Too demure to be a colon but more assertive ...