According to the New York Times, Jimmy Buffett will help to honor Herman Wouk, the author of the novel “Don’t Stop the Carnival”. The ceremony takes place in Washington D.C. on Wednesday September 10th.
The Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the musician Jimmy Buffett will help honor Herman Wouk, 93, the author of “The Caine Mutiny” and “The Winds of War,” among many other novels, when he receives the first lifetime achievement award for fiction writing from the Library of Congress on Wednesday. Martha Raddatz, the ABC News correspondent, will join other participants in reading from Mr. Wouk’s work at the event at the Library of Congress, which is free and open to the public.
News from the Library of Congress: “Distinguished Writer Herman Wouk To Receive Award for Lifetime Achievement from Library of Congress”
The award will be presented on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium, First Street and Independence Ave. S.E. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. The program will include readings by Wouk and other distinguished guests.