The Blacks Who Built America’s Hometown: An Introduction to “Hannibal’s Invisibles”
Shelley Fisher Fiskin’s introduction to G. Faye Dant’s “Hannibal’s Invisibles” captures why the book is so important.
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The Crane House Speaks (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Novelist and Hannibal native, Melissa Scholes Young, reflects on her time as a the recipient of the 2019 Quarry Farm Fellowship for Creative Writers.
Twain Scholars Celebrate The Career of Henry Sweets, Director of Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Henry Sweets has had a long and distinguished career touching the lives of many in the Twain Studies community.
Author of Award-Winning Novel “Flood” Continues the Fall Trouble Begins Series
The fall portion of the 2018-2019 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies, continues Wednesday, October 24 in the Barn at Quarry Farm. The lecture begins at 7:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public. “Writing from Roots in ‘America’s Hometown’: Flood, a Novel” by Melissa Scholes Young, American University Literature and life often claim you can’t go home again, but what happens if […]
The Clemens Conference in Hannibal, Missouri (July 25-27, 2019)
THE CLEMENS CONFERENCE July 25-27, 2019HANNIBAL, MISSOURI Click here for the 2019 Clemens Conference Schedule Click here to register for the 2019 Clemens Conference Who: Mark Twain fans, friends, and scholars gathering to celebrate Mark Twain’s legacy and to share experiences. What: Jam-packed three days including 30 Mark Twain paper presentations, special speakers, field trips to the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, Jim’s Journey Museum, a riverboat ride on the Mississippi […]
Mark Twain Forum Reviews – Flood: A Novel by Melissa Scholes Young
Editor’s Note: CMTS is proud to partner with the Mark Twain Forum, which has long been a leading venue for reviews of new publications in Mark Twain Studies. Visit their extensive archive. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to read the complete review. A portion of Amazon purchases made via links from Mark Twain Forum Book Reviews is donated to the Mark Twain Project. Flood: A Novel. Melissa Scholes […]