i'm danny winborn, and i am a planning commissioner in the city of gaithersburg as well ass a member of the book festival committee. this is our eighth annual book festival, and we are so happy to have everyone here. gaithersburg is a wonderful city that proudly supports the arts and humanities. we are pleased to bring you this fabulous event thanks in part to the general support of our sponsors and volunteers. when you see them, please say thank you. a few announcements. for the consideration of everyone here, we'd like for you to silence all devices. and if you're tweeting today, use hashtag gbf. we also have a survey that we'de like your feedback so we can keep making this a better and better festival every year. and ms. olsen will be signing books immediately following her presentation. a quick word about buying books. i just bought about five myself, so i'm not just asking -- i'm not preaching to the choir, i'm part of the choir. [laughter] but it really helps book festival. so when you have an opportunity, please go over to the politics & prose tent and purchase some books. as

i'm danny winborn, and i am a planning commissioner in the city of gaithersburg as well ass a member of the book festival committee. this is our eighth annual book festival, and we are so happy to have everyone here. gaithersburg is a wonderful city that proudly supports the arts and humanities.