The Humorous Heart of America Every year, we celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), America’s ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- The Mark Twain Museum will hold "An Evening with Mary and Cathay" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, to celebrate Black History Month. Two one-person shows will be presented, citing tales ...

He is the sixth Black comedian to receive the award; gala takes place on March 24, 2024. Comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart has just been announced as the 25th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for ...

Today, we celebrate the 190th birthday of the “father of American literature,” Mark Twain, a storyteller whose wit, wisdom, and honesty spoke to the heart Every child deserves a safe and nurturing ...

For years, Twain scholars have been fascinated with George Griffin. Born enslaved, many believe Griffin’s calm demeanor and intelligence was the inspiration for Jim, the resourceful runaway enslaved ...

Now, Kitty brings that voice home to Sarasota with the first annual Mark Twain Festival at the historic Crocker Church in ...

Cruelty and compassion, sin and forgiveness, cowardice and heroism, these are the conjoined twins that, for Mark Twain, ...