One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year, Ron Chernow’s new biography of Mark Twain covers all aspects of the life of the most famous American writer of his time. The book, released on March ...

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 ...

Early Life: Clemens grew up in Hannibal, Mo., the Mississippi River town that served as the setting for many of his famous books. After his father died when he was 11, Clemens became a printer's ...

Justin Kaplan, who brought a fresh literary elan to the art of biography, with his prize-winning books on writers Mark Twain, Lincoln Steffens and Walt Whitman, and who injected the voice of popular ...

Volume 2 of Mark Twain's "Autobiography" isn't likely to sell as well as Volume 1, but it's a far more rewarding book. "There is one thing which fills me with wonder and reverence every time I think ...

A book detailing the life of a legendary Connecticut author got some presidential recognition this week. "Mark Twain" by Yale graduate and Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow was among the books that ...