Getting out to see the world doesn’t just let us see and experience new and diverse places but also has a positive effect on our social empathy.

McAvoy tells of a second experience when he was at Mark Twain’s California cabin in Tuolumne County for a ribbon-cutting ...

Mark Twain was the pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was a famous American humorist and author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Read the Quote of the Day by Mark Twain, its meaning and about ...

(CBS News) "The Adventures of Mark Twain" isn't the actual title of the memoir by the author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." But the story of how this book is finally coming to be published ...

Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is a mountain of a book. As Mark Twain is one of my all-time favorites — and probably the most important and influential writer who put words into my brain — I couldn’t wait ...

Renowned author Mark Twain's timeless wisdom, "A man can never be comfortable in life without his own approval," resonates deeply today. In an era of constant comparison and social media validation, ...

Mark Twain’s many lives. A new biography depicts the different sides of the American author. Some people live several lives. Mark Twain lived half a dozen. As a boy in Hannibal, Missouri, he saw his ...

Yet another day goes by that I see Percival Everett’s “James” sitting among a few other books in our bedroom, unopened and unread by me. And sure, I’ve had many people ask, “Have you read “Jim”?” Some ...

Author Mark Twain was a foodie who waxed poetic when describing his favorite San Francisco treat. It was so popular in his ...

Fmr US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder on ongoing discussions about peace between Russia and Ukraine. Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman discusses the latest in the war in Gaza. Romanian political ...

For years, Mark Twain was somewhat ignored by locals as one of Carson City’s most famous and controversial residents who, after leaving here, became a worldwide sensation still recognized and revered ...