[applause] good evening everyone. My name [applause] good evening, thank you. Thank you. I have the tremendous pleasure serving as executive director of seattle arts and lectures im thrilled to welcome you to our 30th Anniversary Season and evening with isabellda thanks to brick mayer for making it for us we literally would not be here without you. And were so grateful for all of you who have been part of our 30year journey of reading and writing and listening and conversation. To let you know how much we particularly appreciate you subscribers weve created a special 30th anniversary notebook just for you if you have not already picked yours up you can pick it up after tonights event. Subscribers at the grand patron, patron founders tear and general levels please a little pick up your copy of isabel new book if you didnt get it on the way in, and finally, we hope that youll join us after the event to continue the conversation at our new saloon afterparty by heading to triple door or wi
This year's Society of Authors Translation Prizes honor literary translation into English from Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, French, Spanish, Arabic, and German.