Pulitzer-winning biographer Ron Chernow will discuss his new biography of Mark Twain on June 10 at Immanuel Congregational ...

The writer whose own books are modern literary classics reveals the great works that inspired him ...

Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business ...

A posthumous collection of Joan Didion’s diaries, biographies of Yoko Ono and Mark Twain, a history of The Onion — and plenty ...

QUINCY — Quincy University added more than 420 books to its collection — all from the Mark Twain Collection from Fontbonne University in Clayton, Mo. Fontbonne University announced in March ...

National Book Award-winning novel, 'James,' Percival Everett grapples with philosophical and metaphysical questions as well ...

The controversial firing last year of the Oak Park Public Library director is reverberating in this year’s Library Board race.

Tickets to see Emmy-winning comedian, TV host, film actor and author Jon Stewart perform at Merrill Auditorium on June 21 sold out in three hours on Friday. Ranging from $55-$95, the tickets went on ...

Nobody needs to do one-handed handstand pushups. If you're strong enough to push yourself off the ground on one hand while in ...

The 2024 National Book Award for Fiction went to “James,” a novel by Percival Everett. He cleverly retells Mark Twain’s ...