Topic: Mark Twain
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Mark Twain: 10 letters from his readers
The fan letters found in "Dear Mark Twain," edited by R. Kent Rasmussen, express gratitude, greed, caring, and downright delight.
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A literary road trip through New England
Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.
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12 best quotes about writing
Twelve famous authors talk about writing.
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10 snapshots of New York from celebrated diaries
From 'New York Diaries' edited by Teresa Carpenter, 10 stories of New York City through the centuries.
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Mark Twain and 29 other great pseudonyms
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Chapter & Verse For sale: Poe's "Tamerlane" – the rarest book in American literature
Poe's "Tamerlane," the rarest book in American literature, goes up for auction today.
12/04/2009 12:00 am -
Memoir: A History
What is a memoir – and when and why did we go so crazy for the genre?
11/11/2009 12:00 am -
Classic review: Lamentations of the Father
Ian Frazier – winner of the 2009 Thurber Prize for American Humor – turns his dry wit on everything from parenthood to global warming.
10/11/2009 01:00 am -
Taking the Tom Sawyer approach
They let go of to-do lists and drifted down river with a guitar and an open schedule.
09/21/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Venezuela: Teeing off on golf
09/08/2009 01:00 am -
Peace Like a River
09/04/2009 01:00 am -
I shall not be Kindled
To the author, printed books are works of art, multidimensional – and furniture.
08/18/2009 01:00 am -
Desperately seeking Austen
07/18/2009 01:00 am -
The Count of Monte Cristo
A swashbuckling new edition of a story that never grows old.
07/14/2009 01:00 am -
Classic book review: A Summer of Hummingbirds
At the close of the Civil War, a unique moment in US culture.
07/12/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Would you rather read a book by a journalist – or a writer?
06/23/2009 01:00 am -
The American Future: A History
Historian Simon Schama offers a portrait of America with its complexities and contradictions.
06/15/2009 01:00 am -
Vanished Smile
The true story of the stranger-than-fiction heist of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
06/11/2009 01:00 am -
Losing Mum and Pup
Christopher Buckley’s affectionate portrait of his larger-than-life parents.
06/10/2009 01:00 am -
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
A man of brutal force, Cornelius Vanderbilt – for better and worse – helped to shape American business culture.
05/01/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Reports of America's decline are greatly exaggerated
Here are six reasons why US economic clout will endure.
03/12/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Are you a critical thinker?
Quality thought is vital. So why don’t schools foster it?
03/12/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse A "new" Mark Twain story to be published
03/10/2009 01:00 am -
Classic book review: Mark Twain: A Life
Like his young country, Mark Twain was rough, raw, and wholly original.
02/15/2009 12:00 am -
Emily Post
Emily Post was a fierce egalitarian who believed that behavior – not income – defined class.
01/16/2009 12:00 am -
Review: 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Brad Pitt plays a man aging backward in an anecdote stretched to would-be epic proportions.
01/02/2009 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse The secret literary life of George W. Bush
12/30/2008 12:00 am -
Promised Land
Works that reflect America's aims and desires.
12/25/2008 12:00 am -
The Hour I First Believed
Wally Lamb’s latest novel imagines a couple engulfed in the emotional aftershocks of the Columbine school shootings.
12/20/2008 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Laura Bush, publishers, discuss a book deal
11/26/2008 12:00 am
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