Avay Shukla's latest book 'takes aim at some of our less than admirable personalities and practices', and the foreword is a hoot!

There are many people who have cats as pets, but only some of them are truly what we call cat lovers. This unique breed of ...

From his childhood, Samuel Clemens was devoted to showmanship, exaggeration and the joy of a tall tale.

“The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn’t Come to Grief” (1865): The title says it all. Twain wanted to contrast the child in his story to typical Sunday School stories where dire consequences ...

In his last, most pathetic years, Mark Twain threw himself behind ... “had all the allure of a railway schedule.” Chernow quotes such thrilling details as Twain’s specifications for the ...

Northern Nevada resident McAvoy Layne has dedicated his life to honor Mark Twain, and American writer with strong Nevada ties ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...