NEW YORK (AP) — Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the ...

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

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

Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain forces a similar conclusion about its subject: clearly an idiot, and a born sucker. This conclusion ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Captain America inspired an entire generation of fans with a quote about standing up for what’s right, but there’s a dark ...

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

Conan O’Brien honored with the prestigious Mark Twain Prize Includes heartfelt tributes and hilarious performances from top comedians Now available to stream on Netflix under the “Specials” category ...