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Mark Twain is known for his sense of humor — but he also savored revenge
Ron Chernow has written biographies about great men before but in Mark Twain he tackled a larger than life character known ...
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Seattle’s Prettiest Book Fair, a Newly Restored Queer Arthouse Classic, and the Legendary Nick Cave
Cross died in August, he left a huge hole in the heart of Seattle’s music community. “People think of Charles as a biographer of Seattle legends, but every time he and I got together, all we talked ...
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See the Imaginative Illustrations on the Endpapers of Children’s Books Like ‘The World of Pooh’ and ‘Blueberries for Sal’
A new exhibition celebrates the often-overlooked endpapers of more than 50 works of children's literature ranging from the ...
Mark Twain, quintessential American, gets the Ron Chernow treatment
Chernow specializes in big American lives. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of George Washington, and another of his ...