Every year, we celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), America’s defining humorist. His legacy—spanning classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of ...

Mark Twain’s stories feel like an old friend who keeps reminding us why we fell in love with reading in the first place. Every year on November 30, readers pause to honor a birthday that changed ...

In 1901, Mark Twain published a satirical indictment of America’s war in the Philippines. His title told the whole story: “To ...

Being in middle of the road, how do I follow-up a column after writing about a president who many don’t appreciate saying anything good about, and almost as many don’t want anything bad said? Is there ...