"One of The Best Men I Have Ever Known": Happy Birthday, Thomas K Beecher
Happy B-Day, TKB!
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MARK TWAIN FORUM BOOK REVIEWS: "Mark Twain's America, Then & Now" by Laura DeMarco
Check out the most recent review from the Mark Twain Forum.
A Loving & Clairvoyant Parasite: George Steiner in "The Archives of Eden"
The late George Steiner assessed American culture in his 1980 essay, “The Archives of Eden.”
Getting Innocent
A death threat inspired him to read The Innocents Abroad. Hilton Obenzinger explains.
Elmira Girl Marries Hannibal Boy (And The Rest Is Literary History)
It’s Sam and Livy’s 150th wedding anniversary! Susan K. Harris details the courtship of the famous couple.
CMTS Announces the 3rd Annual Quarry Farm Fireplace Creative Writing Contest
Contest is open to 2nd-6th graders. Deadline is April 24, 2020.
Wild To Move: Mark Twain in Cleveland
Did Mark Twain almost settle in Cleveland?
Deadline for "First Book Institute" Applications Coming Soon
Attention emerging scholars in the field of American Literary Studies!
Upcoming Staged Reading Will Celebrate Sam and Livy's 150th Wedding Anniversary
Event takes place on Wednesday, February 5 at 7pm on the Elmira College Campus
CFP: American Literature Society at ALA Conference in San Diego, CA (May 21-24, 2020)
CFP Deadline is January 27, 2020.