 Hi everybody. My name is Leslie Tenorio. I am the author of the novel, The Son of Good Fortune, which came out in 2020 just as the pandemic hit. So I appreciate this opportunity to share the book with all of you. The Son of Good Fortune tells the story of a 19-year-old Filipino guy named Excel and his mother, Maxima, who live in Colma, which is this tiny town right outside San Francisco. Excel has returned after nine months living off the grid and he's come back in order to earn money to repay a debt for a terrible accident that he caused while he was away. Maxima, who is a former B-Action movie star from Manila, she is currently running online scams, catfishing men, and duping them into sending her money. Realizing that he has no other recourse, Excel seeks out Maxima's help and joins her in one of her scams in order to make the money he needs to repay his debt. Further complicating matters is the fact that both Excel and Maxima are undocumented and they're doing all they can to get by and somehow make a life for themselves in America. The book is about what it means to be a son, what it means to be a mother, and the various ways that Excel and Maxima both fail and champion one another. And also, fun fact, the Son of Good Fortune is currently in development as a sitcom for Amazon produced by Riz Ahmed. So if indeed that happens, I hope you'll read the book as well. Thank you so much and stay safe out there.