C-SPAN's Book TV is presenting Stephen King with the Mason Award. According to their website, King will also be delivering a lecture as part of the award ceremony.
Here is the information as posted at C-SPAN:
Author Stephen King is this year's Mason Award recipient. The award, presented annually at the Fall for the Book festival hosted by George Mason University and the City of Fairfax (Virginia), honors authors who have made "extraordinary contributions to bringing literature to a wide reading public." Past recipients include Chinua Achebe, Sherman Alexie, and Greg Mortenson. Mr. King will deliver a lecture following the award presentation.
Stephen King, a former high school English teacher, is the author of many novels, including "Carrie," "Misery," and the forthcoming "11/22/63." His non-fiction work includes "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" and "Secret Windows." Mr. King was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2003. For more, visit: stephenking.com.
WATCH ONLINE LIVE FRIDAY @ 7:30pm ET: Fall for the Book Mason Award Presentation to Stephen King
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