The Mark Twain House & Museum

05/28/2026

Announcing the 2026 Longlist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award (Mark Twain Award). 📚

In its tenth year, the award celebrates fiction that tells American stories in a uniquely American voice. From 127 submissions, our readers and judges have curated 30 remarkable books, ranging from slender story collections to a 1,200-page epic.

Shortlist in August. Finalists in September. Winner announced September 30. And this year, the celebration grows into a two-day including a symposium on Creativity in the Age of AI, November 6 and 7.

See the full list and follow along at the link in our bio and via link here: https://marktwainhouse.org/2026/05/28/the-mark-twain-house-museum-announces-2026-longlist-for-american-voice-in-literature-award/

05/23/2026

"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure."

- Notebook, 1887

05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Join us IN PERSON OR ON LIVE STREAM for a conversation with Prof. Anna O. Law on her new book Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African-Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants.

Thursday June 25 at 7 PM. Doors open at 6 PM with a cash bar. Book signing to follow the event.

https://marktwainhouse.org/event/migration-and-the-origins-of-american-citizenship-with-anna-o-law/

05/19/2026

"Fine. I'll bite on this desk trend. Had to use two, one wouldn't hold all my vices." - MT

📍 The Billiards Room, Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford CT

05/19/2026

The Mark Twain House & Museum is participating in Birdies for Charity 2026; a giving program connected to the Travelers Championship that adds a 15% bonus to every gift made through our page. 🎩

In America's 250th year, there's no better time to support the home of one of the country's defining voices. Your gift helps preserve a National Historic Landmark, care for our collections, expand learning for students and teachers, and keep Mark Twain's work active, relevant, and accessible to new generations.

Donations must be made through our Birdies portal to qualify for the boost. Deadline: June 28, 2026: https://marktwainhouse.org/support/birdies-for-charity-2026/

05/18/2026

Join us at The Mark Twain House & Museum on Tuesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. for an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage.

Gage will discuss her new book, This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History, a sweeping look at the places where America remembers its past and debates its meaning.

Tickets: $15 general admission
$40 admission + book

Get tickets: https://marktwainhouse.org/event/beverly-gage-on-this-land-is-your-land-a-road-trip-through-u-s-history/

05/14/2026

"The rain ...falls upon the just and the unjust alike; a thing which would not happen if I were superintending the rain's affairs. No, I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust outdoors I would drown him."

- Mark Twain, a Biography