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"Raw and honest, Joshua gifts us with an opportunity to more clearly see and more deeply understand ourselves. It will change the way you think about and treat your own mental health."

- Dr. Nicole LePera, New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work

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.

Coming Soon

"Powerful, relatable and crazily addictive...I couldn't put it down."
- Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted and The Love of My Life

Thursday, March 7 at 7pm - Carola Lovering on BYE, BABY: A Novel with Bridget Quinn (In-Person)

Every friendship has its shadow...

On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering with a jolt of fear that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered Cassie’s world.

Once fiercely bonded by their secrets, Cassie and Billie have drifted apart in adulthood, no longer the inseparable pair they used to be in their small Hudson Valley hometown. Billie knows the worst thing Cassie has ever done, and she will do whatever it takes to restore their friendship…

Told in alternating perspectives in Lovering’s signature suspenseful style, Bye, Baby confronts the myriad ways friendships change and evolve over time, the lingering echoes of childhood trauma, and the impact of women’s choices on their lifelong relationships.

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

Your Historic Occasion Needs a Historic Destination

The Mark Twain House & Museum can offer several venues to hold whatever meeting or special occasion you are planning.  Fundraising galas, school reunions, business team meetings, awards ceremonies, and family anniversaries or showers are just a few of the many types of gatherings we have been privileged to host. 

Our largest venue, Hal Holbrook Hall is open, spacious and has a capacity of 130 for a seated function and 250 for a reception -style affair.

To learn more about our spaces and how we can make your private event special, CLICK 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 Contests!

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.

CALLING ALL HARTFORD STUDENTS!!

The Hartford Creative Contest is an annual competition open to all Hartford School students and residents in grades 4-12.

The contest consists of student’s submissions of original essays, poetry, and artwork that best reflects 1 of 3 yearly topics. Submissions are judged and have a chance of being selected as the winners.

To learn more, visit:

https://marktwainhouse.org/teachers-students/educational-programs-internships/

Contest submissions are due on March 3, 2024. The contest award ceremony will be held here at The Mark Twain House & Museum

on May 18, 2024.

Upcoming Events
V = Virtual Event; IP = In-Person Event

February 24 - Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours: SOLD OUT.

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: SOLD OUT.

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

March 26 - Dayswork: A Novel with Jennifer Habel and Chris Bachelder (V)

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)

More to be announced soon!

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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