Clocking in at more than 1,000 pages, Ron Chernow's "Mark Twain" is well worth that length to learn more about the author ...

In the late 19th century, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous author in the world, with classics like “The Adventures of ...

Percival Everett’s 2024 novel “James” is an important book, especially for those who want to expand their thinking about Mark ...

Ron Chernow confirms the Twain's literary mastery but contends that the most important character he ever created was his own.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens may well have led a happier life if he had remained a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi. But then ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing massive biographies of the country’s most enduring figures, ...

Jennifer Finney Boylan is president of PEN America. Her newest book is “ Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us.” ...

Chernow specializes in big American lives. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of George Washington, and another of his ...

Percival Everett's novel James, his radical re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective ... This combination of images shows cover art for Native Nations: A ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's novel "James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of ... Before Monday, “James” had already won the National Book ...

Star Wars continues fleshing out its Sequel characters with an upcoming YA book starring Finn and Jannah. This weekend is Star Wars Day, and one way Lucasfilm is celebrating the occasion is the ...