Arts Apr 02 Percival Everett on his novel retelling ‘Huckleberry Finn’ from Jim’s point of view By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alexa Gold
Health Apr 21 Mark Twain’s weird but perfect ending The night Twain was born, there was a brilliant view of Halley's Comet flying right over his hometown. By Dr. Howard Markel
Arts Feb 02 Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Mark Twain, dies at 95 Award-winning character actor Hal Holbrook who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice "Follow the money" in the political thriller "All the President's Men," has died. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Oct 20 Watch Mark Twain is back! Volume II of his autobiography just out The second volume of The Autobiography of Mark Twain has just been published -- a scant 113 years after his death. Volume One, published in 2010, was a bestseller. The 700-page book is filled with the author's pictures and letters…
Jul 07 Exclusive: Newly Published Mark Twain Essay, ‘Concerning the Interview’ By News Desk Thanks to the Mark Twain Foundation and its trustees, the PBS NewsHour brings you for the first known time in print an essay by the American literary giant on a topic dear to our hearts -- the journalistic… Continue reading
Jul 07 Unlocking More of Mark Twain’s Unpublished Material Mark Twain had a lot to say, and most of it was funny. Reading his novels and essays, it doesn't seem like he pulled his punches; he said what he wanted, and a lot of it was pretty radical for… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Mark Twain’s Autobiography Set for Unveiling, a Century After His Death Mark Twain's autobiography is set to be published for the first time, 100 years after the famous author and humorist's death. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the effort to edit and publish his century-old manuscript. Continue watching
Jun 25 A Mysterious Manuscript By PBS News Hour An unpublished Mark Twain tale, once part of a would-be writing contest, finally sees print after 125 years. Continue reading