Pulitzer Prize winning author Ron Chernow chronicles the life of one of the nation's most beloved humorists and writers in ...

The book on Twain has been in Chernow's thoughts for decades, dating back to when he saw Hal Holbrook play him on stage in ...

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

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

Northern Nevada resident McAvoy Layne has dedicated his life to honor Mark Twain, and American writer with strong Nevada ties ...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens may well have led a happier life if he had remained a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi. But then ...

In the heart of Hannibal, Missouri, the town that shaped a young Mark Twain, a quietly remarkable home invites visitors to ...

Conan O'Brien is the latest recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. See highlights from the ceremony, from Trump jokes to moving tributes from John Mulaney, Kumail ...

Biographer Ron Chernow on how the author of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ made himself one of the world’s most recognizable brands.

Conan O’Brien's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize is now streaming on Netflix with tributes and hilarious performances.