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everybody. >> thank you everybody. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> please join us to welcome our host for the evening, the multitalented award-winning actor and standup comedian and playwright and audiobook narrator john leguizamo. >> how is everybody doing tonight? i can't hear you. you muted? it is the audie awards. come on. don't be silent. how is everybody doing

tonight? you are holding back type of crowd. anyway, thank you for joining us online. it is weird to tell joseph nobody laughing have to be honest. but if i'm being honest i am no stranger to it. my wife and kids stopped laughing ages ago. my wife never laughed. maybe that's why i married her. thank you for the wonderful introduction. voiceover like that is the voice of god. and then to sound like hillary. i am a sucker. get over it. perhaps i shall zap her with a case of laryngitis. i have no problems. that is as godlike as i can

get. maybe to win something someday. susan lucci of the audie awards. am i dating myself? the generational gap. so what is more current? bernie sanders of the audie awards. would be great if he narrated a book? wouldn't that be amazing? from the current them back into the past. i am the new york mets of the awards. this may be the year. been saying that since 1987. they say it's better to be nominated and lose then not even be nominated but we know that's not true because if you don't get nominated you are sitting in your pajamas at home and cry in the dark if

you do get nominated and lose then you have to sit in a suit and try not to cry in front of 5 million viewers. you completely deserve to win even i voted for you. [laughter] you didn't deserve it. spongebob has more. we wish we were doing this in person. but for now they have to be virtual soviet. only because i perform better in front of an audience so i asked my friend to join me. a huge comedy fan. he loves to laugh. he is all in. and just in case here's a

little sweetener. [laughter] that's what i'm talking about. is it just me or his life becoming managing zoom appointments how could something we didn't even hear 13 months ago now control our lives? forty-eight hours in advance

and then to see my mom on zoom. i cannot see you. that's all i can do. i spent so much time at home i even learned my kids names. my kids got so bored there watching my movies. they said they would never do that again. [laughter] hello. and then to go around the house and quarantine running around trying to get covid because it makes you lose weight. don't be like that. i know. i hate myself also. and then this was sold to me by clemente who lived here with his wife jennifer lopez. not so long ago i didn't know the difference between audible and edible now i've been narrating audiobooks for a few years and i love doing this. i love the interpretation and the money i love the voices for each character and the money. i love to get to know the writers unique voice and the money. have i mentioned the money? i mean real bank like

emotional rewards. i grew up in jackson heights and most of the kids that i grew up with that was the point right so that was the book of the year club so you better read it and the kids a know you read it. this is what you have to read. my parents were straight up immigrants and so big on reading and they made it impossible to read spanish books my father had maybe the whole encyclopedia before i got my bike. and the original audiobooks my father would scream out dante's inferno in the middle

of the journey. you paying attention, you idiot? pay attention you moron. and in high school i began going to the jackson heights library so i would read the cliff notes so just give me the highlights and tell me who died at the end. and then he dies in the world lives but then they died two. is a part of the territory it's over. then george killed money. boom. and frank dies but not until the postscript. even i was surprised by that. and these days i listen to audiobooks at the five x be so the fullest range of emotions

in the shortest range of time it's easier to sweat and even got through pride and prejudice under 40 minutes now asking me why jane austen did not narrate her own book didn't have the heart to tell her officially the apa does not speed listening that just between us in the past week i did hear the executive doing you like of course not every audiobook can be nominated for the audie vladimir putin narrating 50 shades of gray and then says i will now and then to position the direction

and of this influence i know it. it sounds pretty good this year no country for old men. and then reaching for the machine gun at the upper part and actually he makes the scene sounds sexy and may have turn myself fine. the great thing about audiobooks is. [laughter] you thought the screen froze. know that is just great

acting. [laughter] that what you see with the nominees the lgbtq committee and my next brothers and sisters in so many people of color the audiobook industry has achieved a level of inclusivity that other industries can only aspire to and this is what happens when an industry is truly on that hypocrisy and that even those that are stars within the industry a 16 time t13 winner and those nba titles my man simon has 16 awards he is the goat leave some for the rest of us there are a lot of

nominees who are stars of the industry former committee organizers like barack obama with his unique style of speaking what greater expression is not as good as warren buffett. so now the issue the audiobook of the year is kevin hart. why am i yelling? and also marissa told may. you just guilty with that we have lawrence fishburn and mindy kaylee kevin bacon and

alicia keys. jennifer garner, one of the luckiest man in america. also run dmc nominated in the same category as a televangelist. ♪♪ and then to be like if not only given you everything that you need. to about the award but when it comes to bars and now is my honor to give the first award for nonfiction and the finalist are

>> the winner is. [applause] congratulations. i will be back later right now up next is the emmy award-winning author. [applause] still thank you john.

it is great to be here. one of my former life that was a data entry clerk listening to audiobooks was the only thing keeping me alive. up next we have history and biography.

>> this years audie for history and biography goes to. >> his truth is marching on. [applause] >> congratulations. next up his autobiography mmr which is supposed to be fact that sometimes has fiction. the audie awards finalist for autobiography and memoir are

>> the winner for autobiography and memoir is. >> the autobiography of malcolm x. [applause]

♪♪ >> what makes audiobook so special. >> in a nutshell it is a way of escape and departure and away from ordinary life. >> i grew up in vietnam my mother used to tell me stories about the village. and had to leave home for studies i missed being pampered by her voice so i went listen to cassette tape of recorded stories. >> there are things you may have interpreted completely differently and you say it that way. okay i see what you are coming from. >> during the pandemic i escaped the city and spent a lot of time driving which means i got to spend our time listening to audiobooks which is the absolute single best

thing that has happened to me during the pandemic. >> it is one of the heartbeats of humans and how we communicate. audiobooks are just another way of taking that to the next level. [applause] >> it is my great pleasure to hand things over to best-selling author david said areas known for his brilliant observations. david is kind enough to demonstrate the audiobook experience for us by not having his video on. [applause] >> thank you john i am a big audiobook listener especially when i walk. i have to walk 50 miles a day. at the end of the year that is a lot of books that i listen to. when i first started, they were on cassette, then cdn now most of them are downloads. i happen to do that legally. actually paid for the books

that i listen to which is novel, i think right now. and i am really honored to present the finalist tonight for business and personal development. they are . . . .

brian holliday, kevin rose, jay willing, tim kreider, ralph potts, mike belafonte, ray porter and theresa plumber. >> and the audie for business and personal development goes to a gift, 12 lessons to save your life by dr. edith igor. humor has taken a real pounding this year. write something funny about i don't know and people are like what? due to the worldwide pandemic you've obviously never heard of it. i'm holding my pants up with icicles. next i'm going to be resenting the finalist. the six finalists for humor are. >> the new one written and

narrated by jay hopes die in. nothing like i imagined written and narrated by nikita hayling. small doses written and narrated by amanda fields. surrender, white people read byte d.o. hughley and narrated by dl hugley. a very principle face written and narrated by colin jos. wow, no thank you written and narrated by a man derby. amanda irby. >> the audie for humor goes to. >> a very punishable face written and narrated by colin jos. >> congratulations, good for you. back to you john. [applause] >> thank you. so much. we are excited about this next

category. english is my step mother tong and the second-biggest language in the world for good and 80 million strong. the finalist for spanish language arts [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> and the winner is

[speaking spanish] [applause] congratulations to you. ♪♪ >> i love so many things about looks. looks were my lifeline when i was a kid. i was super shy so for me getting to completely emerge inside of the book is my complete fantasy. >> they are something wonderful about that as well. particularly within the world of a world that i love so much and is so important to me and matter so much to me. that's the great privilege for me. >> what i love about recording audio books is the people that i get to create especially for

kids and that i get to do it in my pajamas. >> it's really exciting to be able to come into a group and read the stories and perform them for you out loud and bring them to life. it's also wonderful because there is a lunch for me here every day. they have to give me lunch. >> i feel like it's an active service. the novelist, the writer and also a service to the reader and that just makes me feel really useful in this life. [applause] >> please welcome "the new york times" best-selling author melissa bell accrues. >> thank you. what i love about audio books is they turn a book into a show for your ears and it's quite a wonderful experience.

the ideal award finalist for nonfiction are, casey finds written and narrated by beth moore. the missing pieces addition by cd shive narrated by santino fontana. beers, free and full of fire written and narrated by jen hat maker. old-school love, written and narrated by joseph simmons and jeff simonds. the power of favor, written and narrated by joel osteen. >> this year's winner is fierce, free and full of fire written and narrated by jen hat maker area and. >> congratulations.

next up the future of audio books rests in their hands so we hope these finalists appeal. this year's finalists are. >> going down home with daddy by kelly sterling ryan narrated by -- edwards. the overground railroad by lisa cline ransom narrated by shame is small and deion grant. rise, from caged bird to potic the people maya angelou, narrated by charisse booth. say something, written and narrated by peter h. reynolds the sesame street podcast by sesame workshop's narrated by lindsay brace ryan dylan and the full cast. stuck by chris graham and stein

narrated by mark sunderland elizabeth prann at oliver weinman rita wolf carolyn grogan cynthia darlow matteo and d'amato j.j. meyers neal heller jurors genesis oliver and chris raven steen. >> in the 2021 audie for young listeners goes to. >> the overground real road by lisa cline ransom narrated by shame is small and deion grant. >> congratulations. let me handoff theauther and illustrator of the graphic novel new kid in class act. >> thank you melissa. it's great to be here with all of you tonight. you know it started when i used to drive up to maine to my favorite cartoonist and what

that her way to drive up to maine and back then to listen to mr. steven king is sometimes i would get back in a would be over and i would sit in my driveway for another hour just to finish the book is i couldn't wait to hear how it ended. then i was like wait a minute i don't have to listen to it in my car. i can listen at home too. when i became a published author started reading awesome arthur's -- authors and that i was really hooked and now as i'm working 15 hours a day there is nothing better that i like to do it to keep me company than listen to my favorite audio books so thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. our next category is one that i know and love and was a finalist last year. the finalists are. >> genesis begins again written

and narrated by alicia d williams. the good talk by joseph elliott narrated by fiona and gary furlong. king and the dragonfly by castlin callender narrated by rob utley or. say her name by the elliott. a black panther novel book one hi nick stone. narrated by -- we dream of space by aaron kelly narrated by ramon d ocampo. >> in the winner is. >> the good hot by joseph

elliott narrated by fiona floating hammond yuri furlong. >> great job and for next category the age group that parents fear young adult and can i say that i am honored that i was a the judge in this year's young adult category. i got to listen to hours and hours of fantastic audio books. and now here are the finalist. >> clap when you land by elizabeth ahca dado narrated by elizabeth and maria louisa marte. everything said is untrue written and narrated by daniel diary. poison by jennifer darling narrated a rosie jones. the song below water by bethany

c. amaro narrated i'd jennifer herald sun and andrea lange. this is my america by kim johnson narrated by bonnie turpin. and this ears audie for young adults goes to clap when you land by a elizabeth narrated i elizabeth ahca dado. >> congratulations and congratulations to all the finalists and winners this evening. my name is on number reada and i'm the president of the audio publishers association. i am so excited to be celebrating the 26th ear of the audie awards with you. it's been another exciting year for our industry and our organization and i would like to take a moment to thank all of our sponsors who insured the programming including tonight's

as possible. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> thank you from the bottom of our hearts. now please join me in welcoming the choice award winner for best science fiction bt schwab. >> thank you. i'm so happy to be part of this evening as someone who listens to more audio books that i read these days i'm honored to present the audio award for short stories. there's an amazing array of talent in this category and the finalists are -- the checkout

collection of short stories by anton chekoff. inquired readings written and narrated by hq. inside jobs tales from a time of quarantine by ben h. winter. minor feelings and asian-american reckoning written and narrated by kathy park hong. >> the winner is the check off. >> next up is one of the most competitive categories this

year's finalists for fiction are. >> big lies in the small town by diane chamberlain narrated via susan bennett. the last story by nancy kim narrated a greta toll. the midnight library imad hague narrated by carey mulligan. and entity by kevin quam narrated by lydia. such a fun age by kylie reid narrated by nicole lewis. >> the audi for fiction goes to. >> such a fun age by kylie reid. narrated by nicole lewis. >> congratulations. let me turn things over to the national book critics circle awards and president of penn

america jennifer. >> thank you victoria paper may audio books solve the problem i'd been wrestling with for years, how can i possibly read more if i don't have more time to actually sit down and read? i love physical books as much as i'd have but i use audio books to pull books into my life when it would have been impossible or dangerous walking, cooking, gardening, driving, house cleaning and even showering. my favorite audio books to listen to her fiction and i think maybe part of that is storytelling began as an oral tradition and hearing fiction a lot helps me listen to the sound of the ride the manta language in ways that sometimes don't as much of a page especially fam reading fast. the right reader is everything and when text and readers come

together perfectly the experiences transcend the end so memorable. i am delighted to be presenting the award for a category that i'm always trying to know better literary fiction and classics. the finalist are. >> the color purple by alice walker narrated by s wiley. >> eakin king kong i james meade ride narrated by dominic hoffman. the death of five back og. q [inaudible] these goes our family narrated

by carl o'brien williams. and this ears audie goes to. >> in a challenging year fantasies and happy endings have never been more welcome and essential. the finalist for romance are. >> call me maybe narrated by lucy christian and neal hallock or. chasing cassandra by lisa narrated die mary jane wells. letters by penelope ward narrated by andy arduin jacob morgan. get a life chloe brown by talia

hibbert narrated by -- the honey don't list by christina lawrence narrated by patty murray and john roots. >> in the 2020 audie for romance goes to. >> letters narrated by andy arndt and jacob morgan morgan. >> now it's my pleasure to introduce one of the voiceover announcers a double narrator paul hall-of-famer and all-around excellent humus. >> thanks jennifer. one of the advantages of being one of the voices of the audie as i got to know all the nominees where we are and when the winners are announced it's like being taken away to another world. with that being said i'm honored to be presenting the audie award in the fantasy category. the finalists are.

>> the city we became by nk jennison and narrated the robert miles. the house in the serene see i.t. j. clinton narrated by daniel henning. the invisible life of addie lerew by bea schwab narrated by julia waylon. the last smile and thunder city written and narrated by luke arnold. >> this ears audie award goes to. >> the city we became by nk jennison narrated by robin miles. >> congratulations. a special thanks to two organizations scholastic audio

and audible whose volunteer work made tonight possible. we appreciate the assists. next up science fiction. here we take a moment to truly thank our judges as the titles to these categories can be long. not to mention the made-up names. we are truly grateful for their dedication to all audio looks in all categories is over 14,000 hours competed to make tonight's judging possible. the finalist for science fiction are "axiom's end" by lindsay ellis narrated by stephanie willis and abigail thorne. the deep by river solomon william hudson and john snipes narrated by deadbeat digs.

"heaven's river" by dennis e. taylor narrated by array mortar. ruins of the galaxy by jm cheney and christopher hopper narrated by rc brave. "star wars: thrawn ascendancy" "chaos rising" by timothy zahn narrated i marked thompson. >> and the winner is. >> the deep by river solomon narrated by david digs. >> congratulations to our winners. next up is one of my fellow announcers for the evening narrator in actor jane de santos. >> thank you. i'm so honored and happy to be here tonight. one of the most popular genre's

is the next category. our finalists for mysteries are. >> a bad day for sunshine by low when the jones narrated by lauren king. confessions on the 745, by lisa unger narrated by vivian lane. fair warning by michael connolly narrated via peter giles and zach fila. the guest list by lucy foley narrated by chloe mathis, olivia dowd sara unger rich kehoe and john davies. trouble is what i do by walter mosley narrated by dionne graham area and. >> and the winner is fair warning by michael connolly narrated by peter giles and zach

fila. >> i do want to keep you in suspense on this one. >> come on it's an award show. the finalist for trailers suspense are. >> if it leads by stephen king narrated by will patton danny burstyn and steven weber. the only good -- by steven graham jones narrated via sean taylor corbett. the sentinel by lee child and andrew child narrated by scott brick. when no one is watching by a list of coal narrated by susan gallion and jay osteen. yardwork by david narrated i kevin bacon.

>> and the winner is when no one is watching by a list for coal narrated i susan balyan nj off thing >> there's something about hearing a skilled reader read into one character and the entire cast. it elevates the work and makes you feel like the movie truly is playing through your head as you're listening. >> when i first listened to i heard my ancestors voices in narration or the audio book is a part of the constellation. we have family members who fought against each other during the vietnam war.

we could have been enemies that we came together to offer the world our story. >> discussing something as vulnerable as family history and the history of america period. >> it just gave me goosebumps. to this day when i read class act and still is me goosebumps so it's amazing to have an audio book to join so many other wonderful audio books. [applause] >> prize-winning author and teacher alicia b. williams. >> thank you john. i want to tell you i sigh your broadway show way back in 1998 and i introduced my daughter 21 years old so you are legendary. i'm also excited to say i'm here

to present audio awards this evening. first off is audio drama. in this category the production usually involves sound effects and music. our finalists tonight are. >> that a girl to by goldwyn and louise jamison performed by cori chambers kate copeland amy dylan helen goldwyn holly jackson walters luis jamison wills golding and eleanor lalas. come find me by aaron mallon performed by cynthia darlow jonathan davis caitlyn kelly aaron mallon and theresa plumber. dr. who, stranded bayh fan david kay barnes lisa mcmullen and

john dorney performed by paul mcgann nicola walker patty morhan rebecca roots tom price and tom baker. the burn a pile experiment episode two, that long sad when by michael brainard and bernie pyle performed by red a win, michael brainard kate von andrew bowen josh hogan tim graham and peters fellows. frankenstein the stage adaptation adapted by a. s. peterson are formed by joe reinfeldt henry o. arnold kim breton morgan davis matt rose mike williams brooks bennett austan olive and garrett wimmer.

>> and the winner for audio drama is. >> dr. who, stranded one by david kay barnes lisa: mellon and john ernie performed by paul mcgann nicola walker padding warhead rebecca roots pump price and tom baker. >> next up is original work which is a growing category. here the script is not developed from a book. this ears finalist for original works are. >> a rock obama 60 minute interview by steve cross narrated -- barack obama and steve kroft. the confederacy, truth and reconciliation written and narrated by t-bone burnett. the end of my heart by gayle

forman narrated by diane krueger, gabriel bond elizabeth evans josh hurley amanda rowan county emily bauer neal of your and jesse einstein. getting started with sourdough from flower to one great loaf written and narrated by chad robertson and jennifer latham. when you have finished saving the world by jesse eisenberg, narrated by catherine deaver and jesse eisenberg. >> and the winner is. >> when you finish saving the world by jesse eisenberg narrated by caitlyn deaver and jesse eisenberg. >> to receive this award is award-winning actress and last year's audie winner for best

female narrator moore ran ireland. >> thank you so much alicia. i am so honored to be here with all of you tonight. i'd like to present the award for multi-voice performance entitled showcase of many exciting voices. the finalists are. >> clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo narrated by elizabeth acevedo and melania marte. how the penguins saved from it to buy hagel kreier narrated by kelly lloyd and mandy williams. no name by wilkie collins narrated by nicholas fulton, lucy stone rachel atkins david winfield russell bentley and john foley. the switch by beth o'leary

narrated by davy edgar jones and alison steadman. the trial of the chicago 7 edited by mark al levine, george messe me and daniel l. greenberg narrated by jk simmons, jeff daniels, chris jackson, corey stoll, john hawks, chris chok, luke kirby, norbert buts george newburn and a full cast. women who wrote by louisa may alcott jay austan emily brontë gertrude stein and phyllis wheatley narrated by chloe d landis june mason and tyra kennedy. >> and the winner for best multi-voice performance is. >> clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo narrated i elizabeth acevedo and melania

lisa marte. >> 2020 was your applause for many people. let's take a quiet moment to remember all those that we lost whether they be family or friends or are beloved members of our industry. we are thinking of you. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> we now transition into the moment where we get to hear from

our winner. winning last year for me was a huge, huge honor. i feel like the relationship between a writer and an individual reader is one of the most sacred that there is. for me getting to be the direct conduit between the two is a sweet honor in itself and being recognized for that is something i will carry with me always. thank you. this ears finalist for best male narrator are. >> all the devils are here by louise penny. narrated by robert packers to. the auto by garfield malcolm x is told to alex haley by malcolm x as told to alex haley narrated by lawrence fishburne. the glimpse narrated by andrew

scott. a man called -- by frederick lachman narrated by jk simmons. by carl hyacinth narrated by scott rick. >> in the winner for us to male narrator is. it the autobiography of knock him x. as told to alex haley narrated via lawrence fishburne. >> hello everyone. lawrence fishburne here. thank you so much for this youthful award for best male narrator. it was truly an honor for me to be able to read these words until malcolm story. i'd like to thank the chabot family and my director nicole

shelton whose -- are superlative. thank you everyone and enjoy the evening. god bless you all. >> all. >> now lookahead things off to the 2020s audie award winner for best male. >> thank you very much and yes it was anon or two when the audie for best male narrator but that was last year and this is this. i was last year and it's ancient history of everyday i keep the audience in my pocket or a titlist for this year's narration by an author or authors are. >> acid for the children written and narrated by -- hollywood park written and narrated by mchale joe way. poems britney narrated by amanda smith. in, dependent written and narrated by sara -- little

years. more myself written and narrated by alicia keys area and. >> in the winner by author or authors is more myself written and narrated by alicia keys. [applause] >> wow. thank you. thank you so much. thank you to the judges and to everybody. it was an absolute joy to make it was such fun to make as an audio book. it was a team effort in every sense. thank you to the team and all of my colleagues at mcmillion -- mcmillan audio. thanks to our publisher married that the rauch.

and thank you to alicia. it really was an incredible performance and the naturals dorie teller. the singing she gave us the original music that she added to this program, this was so much fun to make one of the best things i've ever made and what can i say? thank you alicia. and now i'm pleased to present the 2021 finalists for best female narrator. >> the city we became buy and pay genesis narrative by robin miles. the color purple by alice walker narrated by samara wiley. the lime life of adults translated by ann goldstein

narrated by marisa tome made. one by one by ruth where narrated i imaging church. such a fun age by kyrie read narrated by nicole ruth. >> an amazing field of talented narrators and the winner for the best female narrator are 2021 is. >> the city we became by nk jemison narrated a robin miles. [applause] >> wow thank you. oh my goodness thank you for this deeply satisfying honor and

for recognizing the work that i love so much, the work that i think narration audio book saved my life. and thank you to the lease and michelle because we absolutely collaborated on this and the best that a girl could ever ask for dream of. thank you to my extended family for gracious and generous artist that anyone could ask for and i'm grateful for my new husband who started helping me with the company. you are just so good at this we would add your own narrative.

really all of my colleagues. thank you so much. >> i just want to say congratulations to all the nominees. you did amazing stellar work. >> thank you very much for all that you guys do. >> congratulations all the finalists and winners tonight. you are amazing. you do such great work. you are making the world a better place. >> i so wanted to be part of this storytelling community. congratulations to all the winners. cheers. >> congratulations to all the winners.

>> congratulations. >> i voted for you. [applause] so here we are protein and a wonderful evening whether it's one very important audio book award to present, the word for audio book of the year and to present that please welcome back john. >> thank you robert very much. and now the finalist for the audio book of the year are spent the decision overcoming today's for tomorrow's success written and narrated by kevin hart. more myself by alicia keys written and narrated by alicia keys. the mountains --.

the mountains thing by winds and. we are better than this i elijah cummings narrated by nancy pelosi lawrence fishburne and maya cummings. >> drumroll please, and the winner is --. [applause] >> thank you so much. this is amazing at such an honor to accept this award. it's a very important but. it's the first book 15 years ago

and shortly after susanna -- and then in 2019 and magical masterpiece strangely what would become for the world in the year ahead or family moment we acquired it we would knew we'd have a real challenge and fun begin narrator who could capture the magical complex form. it's hard to believe this is the only audio book she has ever recorded. it's a tour de force of her performance. she makes a strange adventures so moving. it's been a pleasure and honor to see such a claim for this audio book not least including pride. i give credit for this audio book and recognize in its own right the financial times saying the joy here as nader who

brilliantly captures his enigmatic allusive thoughts. the thing i will close with is this note is this not the susanna wrote when she heard the recording for the first time. it is quite beautiful and at times heartbreaking. they did a magnificent job and i'm truly grateful for them. this really is the joy being of publisher and an audio and reticular. her writers give us the gift of their books and we have a deft of giving their books back in a new form with new layers new possibilities. thank you for their work into bloomsbury. >> congratulations. on behalf of the audio publishers association like to thank you all for joining us for the audie awards gala. and want to thank the colleagues and the audience.

remember where your mask socially distance and keep on keeping us. when companies use profits to measure their success in the medical arena the problem is that we can't expect companies

to care about us. we can't expect companies to sublimate and make them money as they care about our health. they have shown us they don't care about our health better government and the people that we pay paid that we should expect to care about our health or government should be reining in these companies that are government should force him to develop things that fit the public need and it's not.

>> hello everyone. welcome to our event this evening. to beautiful beautiful day here in sacramento. i'm sorry if you are not run here. we are experiencing snow because we had an absolutely gorgeous day here today and a lot of people are out shopping. safely for covid of course. my name is heidi and i'm the owner of capitol books in