Ron Chernow has written biographies about great men before but in Mark Twain he tackled a larger than life character known ...

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.

This week’s installment tests your knowledge of Mark Twain, one of America’s most popular authors. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct.

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 ...

Conan O'Brien, late-night show host, comedian, and podcaster, is the winner of the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, awarded by the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

American author Percival Everett's novel James, his radical reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for ...

Liza Powel O’Brien cheered Conan O'Brien on as he accepted the Mark Twain prize for American Humor in 2025 Kaitlin Stevens is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Conan O'Brien receives the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ...

BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE — Appearing as Mark Twain at the Brooke County Public Library on April 24, Doug Riley reflected on the childhood that inspired his books, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and ...

BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE — Appearing as Mark Twain at the Brooke County Public Library on April 24, Doug Riley reflected on the childhood that inspired his books, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ...