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The Mark Twain House and Museum Weekly Newsletter - February 20, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

February 21, 2024

From: The Mark Twain House and Museum

Thursday, February 22 at 7pm ET
New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry on THE ATLAS MANEUVER - A Cotton Malone Novel with Amy Brady (In-Person Event)

From celebrated?bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which Cotton unravels a mystery from World War II involving a legendary lost treasure, worth billions, known as Yamashita’s Gold. The subsequent adventure is a high-octane, propulsive page-turner that will take you from the stolid banking halls of Luxembourg to the secret vaults of Switzerland,?and finally up into the treacherous mountains of southern Morocco, Cotton Malone is stymied at every turn.?Each move he makes seems wrong, and nothing works, until he finally comes face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver. 

In-Person Event: Ticket with book included - $42 for non-members, $37 for MTH&M Members (please login to access your discount). Ticket without book: $10.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE.

Wednesday, February 28 at 12pm ET
Joshua Fletcher on AND HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Therapy with Henry Alford (Virtual)

What goes on behind the closed door of a therapist’s office, or, more importantly, in their head as they are treating the clients? And How Does That Make You Feel? takes you there. Psychotherapist and host of the self-help podcast Disordered Joshua Fletcher provides a candid, funny, and revealing look inside the mind of a therapist as he faces his own struggles while treating patients with anxiety disorders. At turns vulnerable, honest, and funny, And How Does That Make You Feel? offers surprising revelations about a little-discussed profession and empowers readers to make educated decisions about their own mental health.

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

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE.

Winter Sale in Our Store!

Looking for a unique gift for yourself or others AND want an amazing deal? Look no further than The Mark Twain Museum Store's Winter Sale. Select items, including jewelry, decor and museum exclusives, are on sale now at a deep discount. CLICK HERE to view the Winter Sale items!

While you are visiting our online store, if you spend $50 or more site-wide, you will receive a FREE stationery gift with purchase. CLICK HERE to visit The Mark Twain House Store.

Youth Writing Contest!

Each summer, young writers gather at The Mark Twain House & Museum to participate in the Nook Farm Writers Collaborative, producing a new issue of the Collaborative's magazine, Journey 75. This year, the Collaborative is excited to publish its first winter issue with a writing contest open to all CT students grades 9-12. We welcome submissions in three categories: poetry, flash fiction, and micro-memoir. All winning submissions will be published in the online magazine and in hard copy. There will also be a $100 prize given for the best piece in each category. Students can learn more and enter by CLICKING HERE.

Upcoming Events:

V = Virtual Event; IP = In-Person Event

February 22 - The Atlas Maneuver - A Cotton Malone Novel with Steve Berry (IP)

February 24 - Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours.

February 28 - And How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy - with Joshua Fletcher (V)

March 7 - Bye, Baby - A Novel with Carola Lovering (IP)

March 12 - Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York with Barbara Weisberg (IP)

March 16 - Pararnomal Investigation of The Mark Twain House & Museum with Ghost Hunter Adam Berry.

March 22 - Spirited Women: Queens of London and Finding Margaret Fuller with Heather Webb and Alison Pataki (In-Person)

April 23 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: All Things William Gillette with Paul Schiller (IP & V)

April 27 - Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours (IP)

June 30 - THE TROUBLE BEGINS: The Twain of Our Republic and The Lincoln of Our Literature with Jason H. Silverman (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.

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