presented by georgia power david and nancy cintron. we are especially grateful to jack in mary romanus our sponsors for this beautiful venue. we would also like to welcome our members and individual earners today. it is through your support that we are able to make festival events this saturday free to the public. 90% of our revenue comes from our donors and members and we thank you. before we get started i have some housekeeping notes. miss diaz will be signing festival copy purchases. if you are planning to stay for the next author michelle sullivan after this presentation please move forward to fill seats as the venue empties. this will help the ushers get them for the next session. please turn off your cell phones so they don't disrupt the cell phones. later, as you exit the venue you will see the volunteers in the back with buckets. they would be happy to accept the generous donation. you can always donate through the festivals book and app. please help us to continue sharing the love of books with the public. we will have the opp