The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at 150.
literature
The price of literary perfection.
Joseph Smith achieved a remarkable degree of success and influence.
A new illustrated collection gives Americans a mythology worth loving.
On recovering basic literacy, stateside and across the pond.
On a little-remembered writer Trump supporters would love.
How “Mark Twain” got his start.
“Thank God for being an American.”
If you’re making a list, you’ve already lost.
Schools should treat children and our literary legacy with equal respect.
The 50th anniversary of a classic adventure novel provokes reflection on a romantic yet gritty aspect of modern warfare.
Reject the fiction of perfection for the messiness of the world outside your head.
