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

M ore than a century after his death, Mark Twain remains one of the most recognizable voices in American literature—the ...

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

But in taking on Twain’s story, he signed on for a wild ride ... on the Mississippi” and other books. The river gave him his pen name (the phrase "mark twain" indicated a safe water depth ...

The Courant’s arts picks for May 11-17 include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Al Stewart and Livingston Taylor, George Clinton and ...

One reason for the project’s ever-lengthening timetable is that Mark Twain won’t stop writing. His known output at the time of his death at age 74 was prodigious enough: nearly 30 books ...

A senior at Agnes Irwin School, Samantha Pierce has received several accolades from Agnes Irwin, including the Dorothy ...

The termination of federal funding has put a financial strain on some of the Connecticut arts and humanities nonprofits like ...

The walls inside the Middletown Library Service Center are lined with books — reading materials ... grantees like the state library and the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford.

CT was one of only three states to lose its IMLS grant for libraries. The state library will now get those funds back and ...

Connecting Community with Business” on Saturday, May 17. The event will offer community members a chance to discover new ...