Good afternoon. My name is barbara and i am a bilingual educator, interpreter, organizer and work with the Madison Public LibraryCommunity Engagement with the design and implementation of spanish bilingual storytimes. Im very honored to introduce the conversation between david, great writer and historian of madison and many other parts of the world for works with the Washington Post and maria. Both david and read our colleagues at the Washington Post. Im very humbled to introduce author, editor, journalist, literary critic and member of the Scholars Council of the library of congress. Marie is peruvian american and her work and bodies who she is as a historian, novelist, essayist and human being in this modern world. Her books include cellophane, lehman nights, the rioting, american liberator, silver sword and stone, three crucibles in the story. Silver sword and ston in the stn ethic that. Its a history not only of latin america for over a thousand years going back, that brings all this history into the present day through the lives of three people