Explora Books will feature Janis Latimore’s Oh Nigel, Is That You? at its exhibition booth 5A.B14 at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, scheduled for June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Illustrated by Kahmeika Harriatt, the book is an age-by-age poetry collection that traces a boy’s childhood through the tender, funny, and bittersweet moments that shape who he becomes. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Told entirely in verse, the collection follows Nigel from infancy through age twelve, with each short poem capturing…
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Claudette McLennon to Sign Sins of the Parents at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair
Explora Books will host a virtual book signing event with novelist Claudette McLennon at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, held from June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the author and explore her debut novel, Sins of the Parents, at the Explora Books exhibition booth 5A.B14. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Sins of the Parents is a work of literary fiction that follows Marlene Henderson Tulloch as she reflects on her life during her final…
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Explora Books will showcase Mice and the Ice Capade by Carley Smith at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Written predominantly in an AABBA rhyme scheme, the children’s poetry book follows a community of mice who transform winter field scraps into a neighborhood celebration after months of storing rice for the cold season. Determined to reward their hard work, the mice organize a “Rice Capade”—a parade and ice-skating festival…
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