Previous recipients of the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award include Ocean Vuong, Jesmyn Ward and T.C. Boyle.

Writing a biography of Mark Twain is a little like building a playpen for a lion. Soon enough the big cat will get loose. Biographer Ron Chernow’s 1,200-page “Mark Twain” is as sturdy a cage as can be ...

America's best known and most revered storyteller, Mark Twain (1835-1910), is remembered for his novels, satirical punditry and travel writings, but is rarely thought of as a political thinker and ...

“what any biography of Mark Twain demands is his inimitable voice, which sparkled, even in his darkest moments.” Man, there were a lot of dark moments from this book, but the prose reads ...

Eli Cranor, writer in residence and instructor at Arkansas Tech University, has earned a place on the long list for the 2025 ...

Eli Cranor, writer in residence and instructor at Arkansas Tech University, has earned a place on the long list for the 2025 ...