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 weeks in a New York hospice. Born in Jamaica and orphaned at a young age, Marlene grew up under the care of a grandmother who blamed her for her mother’s death in childbirth. The novel traces her experiences through childhood hardship, migration, family life, and adulthood as she works to reconcile painful memories and relationships shaped by loss and resentment.

Structured around Marlene’s reflections near the end of her life, the narrative moves between her upbringing in Jamaica and her years in New York, exploring the long-term effects of family conflict, displacement, and emotional trauma across generations. Through Marlene’s perspective, the novel examines themes of forgiveness, resilience, and personal reconciliation.

One pivotal moment in the novel features a conversation between Marlene and her grandmother, who admits responsibility for years of emotional harm. The exchange illustrates the novel’s exploration of accountability and forgiveness within fractured family relationships.

McLennon writes in the acknowledgments of the novel, “May we learn the act of true charity and kindness in loving our neighbors as ourselves,” reflecting the compassion and reflection that inform the story’s emotional core.

The novel is expected to appeal to readers of Caribbean diaspora, multigenerational family fiction, and character-driven literary narratives centered on identity, migration, and healing.

Born in Islington, St. Mary, Jamaica, Claudette McLennon later migrated to the United States, where she built a career in public service spanning more than three decades. She holds degrees from Medgar Evers College and Long Island University. In addition to her fiction writing, McLennon has published poetry featured in an anthology. Sins of the Parents is her first novel.

Visitors to the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair are invited to attend the signing event at the Explora Books booth to meet Claudette McLennon virtually and obtain signed copies of Sins of the Parents. For those unable to attend, the book is also available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major book retailers.

About Explora Books

Explora Books is a book marketing firm located in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company specializes in self-publishing and marketing, taking pride in its exhaustive research and creative strategies that provide wider avenues for aspiring authors to gain recognition for their works. Explora Books aims to guide authors through the complexities of self-publishing, offering convenient solutions to navigate this process. The firm fosters and redefines creativity and innovation, setting new industry standards. Explora Books is dedicated to empowering authors globally.

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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 a distinct season of his life—biting and climbing as a baby, running the stairs at one, losing a beloved grandmother at nine, and missing friends during the COVID-19 pandemic at ten. The recurring refrain “Oh, Nigel, is that you?” gives the book its heartbeat: a gentle, knowing question that acknowledges how children grow through their mischief and their grief alike.

What distinguishes the collection is its emotional range. Latimore does not soften the harder passages of childhood. Nigel’s world includes real loss and real disruption, set alongside the joys of drumming, sports, and learning French. That balance gives the book an authenticity that will resonate with children who recognize their own lives on the page, and with the adults who remember theirs.

The final poem—depicting Nigel at twelve as an altar boy who prays, sings, reads, and rings the bell—marks a quietly powerful turn. The refrain shifts from question to affirmation: “Oh, Nigel, this is you!” It is a moment of recognition and arrival, suggesting that identity is not assigned but accumulated through all the years that came before.

Harriatt’s illustrations complement the verse with warmth and specificity, grounding each poem in a visual world that feels immediate and real. Photographs of the real Nigel appear throughout, bridging the illustrated story and the life behind it—an unusual choice that deepens the book’s sense of personal testimony.

Latimore dedicated the collection to her nieces and nephews, and that dedication is felt throughout. Oh Nigel, Is That You? is the work of someone who has paid close attention to the ordinary details of a child’s life and found in them something worth celebrating and preserving.

Explora Books will feature the title at its exhibition booth 5A.B14 at the 2026 Beijing Book Fair. Oh Nigel, Is That You? is also available through Amazon and BookBaby Bookshop.

About Explora Books

Explora Books is a book marketing firm located in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company specializes in self-publishing and marketing, taking pride in its exhaustive research and creative strategies that provide wider avenues for aspiring authors to gain recognition for their works. Explora Books aims to guide authors through the complexities of self-publishing, offering convenient solutions to navigate this process. The firm fosters and redefines creativity and innovation, setting new industry standards. Explora Books is dedicated to empowering authors globally.

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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 built entirely from repurposed materials gathered from their surroundings.

Rags become gowns and suits, rubber scraps are fashioned into skates and boots, cardboard is repurposed into sleds for the youngest mice, and cattail stalks are turned into flutes. Grandma prepares rice puddings, cookies, and savory dishes from a campfire oven while floats decorated with rice, nuts, and fruit glide across the frozen landscape. Beneath the full moon, the community gathers to skate and sing alongside the music of the frogs.

The book’s poetic structure reinforces its playful storytelling. The rhythmic AABBA rhyme scheme gives the verse a read-aloud quality designed to engage young listeners, while the imagery of moonlit skating scenes and handmade parade floats lends itself naturally to visual imagination and shared reading experiences.

At its center, Mice and the Ice Capade highlights cooperation, creativity, and resourcefulness. By transforming ordinary objects into something joyful and communal, the story emphasizes the value of collective effort and imaginative problem-solving.

Carley Smith spent her career as a special education teacher in Missouri and published Mice and the Ice Capade at age 77 as her debut book. A lifelong writer of poetry, Smith drew on decades of experience supporting literacy and language development in classroom settings while crafting the book’s rhythmic and accessible verse.

Explora Books will feature Mice and the Ice Capade at Booth 5A.B14 during the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair. The book is also available on Amazon and other major digital bookstores.

About Explora Books

Explora Books is a book marketing firm located in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company specializes in self-publishing and marketing, taking pride in its exhaustive research and creative strategies that provide wider avenues for aspiring authors to gain recognition for their works. Explora Books aims to guide authors through the complexities of self-publishing, offering convenient solutions to navigate this process. The firm fosters and redefines creativity and innovation, setting new industry standards. Explora Books is dedicated to empowering authors globally.

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Organization: Explora Books Ltd

Contact Person: Simon Pratt

Website: https://explorabooks.com/home

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Address:Jameson Offices, 838 W Hastings St w, Vancouver, BC V6C 0A6, Canada

City: Vancouver

State: British Columbia

Country:Canada

Release id:45304

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