we are here to hear from sally palmer thomasson and joe madison beck about their books. afterwards they will be signing the books in the colony upstairs. the festival will receive a part of the proceeds. and remember well the festival does have some sources have and can some sources of income, and some sources have and can come in the main source and can become an admin system and kindness donations from you. and to try and make it very easy for you to donate coming you can donate on the festival website. you can donate on the facebook page. you can use the apple if you're old-fashioned, you can do it in person at the festival headquarters here. our first author, who will be speaking is joseph madison beck, an attorney in atlanta, harvard university grad. he focuses on intellectual property litigation, particularly copyright and none consumer products. he's also a mediator in the winter of too many awards for me to mention here. he also teaches at emory university school of law. mr. beck will be speaking about his book, "my father and atticus finch", an excellent book. w