Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child on DEAD MOUNTAIN - A Nora Kelly Thriller (Virtual)
Tuesday, August 29 at 7pm ET

New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child return in the latest installment of the bestselling series featuring renowned archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, who investigate a mystery so enigmatic it may have no solution. A “taut suspense and tight plotting that marked the authors’ earliest Pendergast novels are very much in evidence. Fans of kick-*** female leads will be delighted” (Publishers Weekly). 

Virtual: Choose your own price for non-members. Free for members. 

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Shastri Akella on THE SEA ELEPHANTS - A Novel with Andrea Lawlor (In-Person)
Thursday, August 31 at 7:00pm ET

For fans of Shuggie Bain and A Burning, a queer coming-of-age novel set in 1990s India, about a young man who joins a traveling street theater troupe, seeking to outrun the dark secrets of his past

"An exquisite novel destined to be a classic.” Eric Nguyen, author of Things We Lost to the Water

After the sudden deaths of his beloved twin sisters, Shagun flees his own guilt, his mother’s grief, and his father’s violent disapproval by enrolling at an all-boys boarding school. But he doesn’t find true belonging until he encounters a traveling theater troupe performing the Hindu myths of his childhood.

Shagun thrives, easily embodying mortals and gods, men and women, and living on the road, where his father can’t catch him. When Shagun meets Marc, a charming photographer, he seems to have found the love he always longed for. But not even Marc can save him from his lingering shame, nor his father’s ever-present threat to send him to a conversion center.

In-Person: $5 for non-members. Free for members. 

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THE TROUBLE BEGINS: The House that Trudeau Built: The Development of the “Fresh Air” Treatment for Tuberculosis with Chessie Monks-Kelly (In-Person & Virtual)
Wednesday, September 6 at 7pm ET

Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau came to the Adirondacks expecting to die of consumption, or tuberculosis; his recovery led to a booming health industry that lasted 70 years and brought close to 100,000 people to the mountains seeking a cure. Trudeau arrived in Saranac Lake from New York City in 1873, and dedicated the rest of his life to understanding, treating, and preventing the disease. Historic Saranac Lake Archivist / Curator Chessie Monks-Kelly will present on Saranac Lake’s legacy as a tuberculosis destination, and discuss the treatment, research, and people that put the tiny village on the map across the world.

In-Person Event: FREE. REGISTER HERE.

Livestream: FREE. REGISTER HERE.

Sponsored by CT Humanities and the Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira, New York.

Maya Binyam on Hangman - A Novel with Alex Jennings (Virtual)
Thursday, September 7 at 7pm ET

A novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond. In Hangman, Maya Binyam tells the story of that search, and of the phantoms, guides, tricksters, bureaucrats, debtors, taxi drivers, relatives, riddles, and strangers that will lead to the truth. It is an uncommonly assured debut: an existential journey; a tragic farce; a slapstick tragedy; and a strange, and strangely honest, story of one man’s stubborn quest to find refuge—in this world and in the world that lies beyond it.  

Virtual: Choose your own price for non-members. Free for members.

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Adrian McKinty Live with Colin McEnroe on THE DETECTIVE UP LATE: A Sean Duffy Novel (In-Person)
Saturday, September 9 at 7pm ET

Irish thriller writer Adrian McKinty comes to The Mark Twain House & Museum to discuss his latest Sean Duffy thriller, The Detective Up Late, with WNPR’s Colin McEnroe.

Born in Belfast in Northern Ireland during “The Troubles,” Adrian McKinty traveled to the United States as an illegal alien, finding work in bars, on building sites, and as a Teamster driver. He married an American and became a U.S. citizen, eventually becoming a teacher in Colorado. After he moved to Australia with his wife, the Oxford-educated philosophy major turned his hand to writing novels. Although his books were acclaimed and award-winning, he found himself evicted, bartending, and driving for Uber…until his novel The Chain impacted the bestseller lists and changed his life completely.

McKinty chats with writer, broadcaster and humorist Colin McEnroe on his improbable journey and his latest sure-to-be-blockbuster, The Detective Up Late, the latest novel in his blockbuster Sean Duffy series set in Belfast.

Ticket includes signed book. In-Person Event: $42 for non-members, $37 for MTH&M Members (please login to access your discount). 

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Esmeralda Santiago in conversation with Ricardo Maldonado on LAS MADRES - A Novel (In-Person Event)
Wednesday, September 13 at 7pm

The award-winning author of When I Was Puerto Rican joins Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, recently named as head of The Academy of American Poets, to discuss her new novel Las Madres: a powerful story of family, race, faith, sex, and disaster that moves between Puerto Rico and the Bronx, revealing the lives and loves of five women and the secret that binds them together.

In-Person Event: $42 for non-members, $37 for MTH&M Members (please login to access your discount). Ticket includes signed book. 

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Becky Libourel Diamond on THE GILDED AGE COOKBOOK: Recipes and Stories from America's Golden Era with Jason Scappaticci (In-Person)
Friday, September 15 at 7pm ET

This new cookbook transports the reader back in time to lavish banquet tables set with snow-white linen tablecloths, delicate china, and sparkling crystal glasses. Cuisine featuring rich soups, juicy roasts, and luscious desserts come to life through historic images and artistic photography. Gilded Age details and entertaining stories of celebrities from the era—the Vanderbilts, Astors, Goelets, and Rockefellers—are melded with historic menus and recipes updated for modern kitchens.

In-Person Event: $10 for non-members, $5 for MTH&M Members (please login to access your discount). 

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THE 8th ANNUAL BARK TWAIN BASH...IT'S THE CAT'S MEOW
Saturday, September 23 at 6pm

The Mark Twain House & Museum and Kenway’s Cause present the 8th Annual Bark Twain Bash, an evening of celebrating our four-legged friends! Proceeds to benefit Kenway’s Cause and the Mark Twain House & Museum. We will be presenting special awards to special friends of animals and even animals themselves! The event is hosted by iHeartMedia’s Renee DiNino and Buzz Engine’s Jacques Lamarre with a special presentation by The MTH&M’s Executive Director Pieter Roos

Your $40 ticket includes delicious goodies prepared by Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ. Cash bar.

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Endow Hartford 21
An Endowment Match Program for the Greater Hartford Community

Because Friends Like You Believe in the Future of Greater Hartford

Endow Hartford 21 is a matching gift endowment program, initiated by the Zachs family and supported by other lead donors who believe in the nonprofit community across Greater Hartford. The 1:2 match seeks to inspire donors to give generously to support the long-term future of the organizations they love.

You can help secure the future of The Mark Twain House & Museum by making a donation to Endow Hartford 21. Any gift is welcome, but if your gift is between $250 and $10,000, it will be matched 50%!  

Step Up Now, Help Twain’s Legacy for Years to Come

The match is available until August 31, 2023 – but your impact will last forever.

For more information, visit our website by clicking HERE and scroll down to the Endow Hartford 21 section.

Upcoming Events

V = Virtual Event; IP = In-Person Event

POSTPONED! - August Wilson: A Life with Patti Hartigan (V) Stay tune for a new date and time.

Tuesday, August 29 - Dead Mountain: A Novel with Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (V)

Thursday, August 31 - The Sea Elephants - A Novel with Shastri Akella (IP)

Wednesday, September 6 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: The House that Trudeau Built: The Development of the “Fresh Air” Treatment for Tuberculosis (IP & V)

Thursday, September 7 - Hangman - A Novel with Maya Binyam (V)

Saturday, September 9 - Adrian McKinty on The Detective Up Late - A Sean Duffy Novel (IP)

Wednesday, September 13 - Esmeralda Santiago on Las Madres (IP)

Friday, September 15 - The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America's Golden Era with Becky Libourel Diamond (IP)

Tuesday, September 19 - Those We Thought We Knew - A Novel with David Joy (V)

Wednesday, September 20 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: Digging Up the Past - Then & Now of the Historical Hotel Ampersand (IP & V)

September 23 - The Bark Twain Bash...It's the Cat's Meow fundraiser with Kenway's Cause (IP)

September 26 - The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power and Deception on the Eve of World War I with Douglas Brunt (V)

September 29 - Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours being for October (IP)

October 4 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: Work and Play in Mark Twain's Creative Process with Dr. Kerry Driscoll (IP & V)

October 11 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: The Phenomenon of Summer Reading with Donna Harrington-Lueker (IP & V)

October 25 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: Lurking, There, in the Underbrush: The Gilded Age in the Adirondacks with Robert Engel (IP & V)

To see all event information and registration, CLICK HERE.

To preorder books for our upcoming events, CLICK HERE. Signed books will be mailed after the event. Please note that we cannot ship outside of the U.S. at this time.