small but mighty staff of the national book foundation and the leadership of executive director ruth dickeythank you, ruth. thanks so much, david. i'm so grateful. get to work with you and our incredible and alongside the amazing of team book. huge thanks to team book two jordan smith, meredith andrews. meg tansey. natalie green. alia. amanda. julianna lee marino. anya clippers. emily lovett. and a special huge thank you to our awards and honors madeline shelton for coordinated and right. for coordinating so many details big and small to make tonight's festivities possible. it is truly astonishing that this team of ten, along with the invaluable support interns, volunteers and program partners on all corners of the country, can accomplish so much. together, we reach over 2 million readers a year through our work. thank you. thank you. thank you. maybe you're here with us tonight because you're an whose work is being honored. maybe you're here because you're part of a publishing team who work to get an important out into the world. maybe you're tuning in because you work books as a teacher o