The Washington Post book reviewer offers his picks for some of "the best of the best" fiction and non-fiction of the year.

Amid these surroundings, which were curiously American, if not especially apt to nourish literary genius, Mark Twain, “ a good-hearted boy,” says his mother, but one who, although “ a great ...

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a MacArthur “genius,” returns with a novel about five ... It seems that every generation gets its own high-profile Mark Twain biography. This year’s attempt at a canonical life story of ...

Explore the importance of Stoicism in investing, focusing on what we can control, like research quality and decision-making ...

So as something of a Bob Dylan fan I’ve been dreading A Complete Unknown, the new film from James Mangold, director of the ...

Explore Mark Twain's greatest books, from timeless adventures to sharp wit and humor. Discover the classics that shaped American literature.

Conan O’Brien has been selected by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize ...

Comedian and host Conan O’Brien is the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.