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Explora Books Features Charles Cone’s Burning Desire to Fly at London Book Fair, Highlighting a Century of Service and Family Devotion

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Explora Books will feature Burning Desire to Fly by Charles Cone during the 2026 London Book Fair, taking place March 10-12, 2026, at Olympia London. The book is a memoir that balances the demands of military service with the quiet, persistent commitments of family life, marking the author’s recent 100th birthday on January 5th. The book offers a look at a life shaped not only by aviation but also by responsibility, devotion, and careful attention to those closest to him.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 11th Feb 2026 – From his childhood in rural New York during the Great Depression, Cone’s life was marked by challenge and determination. The loss of his mother, financial hardship, and health obstacles might have closed the path to flight, yet Cone’s determination to fly became a guiding principle. He earned his wings through the Navy’s rigorous cadet program in World War II, then continued his military career in the Air Force, with service spanning Korea, the Cold War, and active duty in Vietnam. In each chapter, service is not presented as duty alone; it is paired with awareness of the costs to his family and the constant negotiation between personal ambition and shared life.

Cone’s family plays a central role in the story. His wife, Jo, and their children endured frequent moves, long absences, and the uncertainty of military life. The memoir does not shy away from these challenges, offering reflections from his children on the strain and the support that defined their household. Through these passages, the reader sees the human side of service—the ways devotion to country intersects with devotion to home.

Beyond military accomplishments, Burning Desire to Fly details Cone’s later years as a volunteer pilot, transporting patients who needed medical care. These acts, quietly rendered, reflect a continuing commitment to service and community. The recently released book trailer offers a visual entry point into this layered narrative, reflecting a memoir that values steadiness over spectacle and experience over performance.

Structured around the themes of persistence, faith, and dedication, the memoir provides a window into both the technical and personal aspects of a life in flight. Readers are invited to consider the balance of duty and family, and the choices that define a life lived in both spheres.

Watch the book trailer and stay tuned to Explora Books’ official platforms for updates on the upcoming new edition of Burning Desire to Fly.

About Explora Books 

Explora Books is a Vancouver-based firm helping authors break through the noise of the self-publishing world. Our mission is pushing the boundaries of creativity in amplifying your story globally. Creativity reimagined. Using focused research and strategic marketing, we give writers clear paths to visibility and measurable growth. Our team simplifies each stage of self-publishing with practical guidance and reliable support. Committed to innovation and high standards, Explora Books works to give authors a real chance to be seen, heard, and published on their own terms.

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Explora Books to Display The Saddlebag Preacher of Pike County at the London Book Fair

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Explora Books will be showcasing The Saddlebag Preacher of Pike County during the London Book Fair, taking place March 10–12, 2026, at Olympia London in Hammersmith, London, UK. Written by C.R. Violet, the novel offers a grounded historical story shaped by faith, moral conflict, and the quiet weight of personal choice.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 11th Feb 2026 – Set in southern Ohio in the 1850s, the book follows Rev. Jacob Chandler, a recent college graduate assigned to a rural preaching circuit near the farm where he grew up. His upbringing has left him unprepared for the lives he now encounters along the Ohio Canal—laborers, families, and travelers whose days are marked by loss, risk, and difficult decisions. Violet places Jacob among them without softening the realities of poverty, isolation, or social tension, allowing the setting to do much of the work.

A central thread of the novel is Jacob’s involvement with a local stop on the Underground Railroad. Asked to minister to people seeking freedom, he becomes personally invested in their escape, even as the consequences threaten his role within the church. These scenes are handled with restraint, focusing less on spectacle and more on the steady pressure placed on a young minister whose beliefs are tested through action rather than sermon.

Alongside these conflicts runs a restrained love story. Jacob’s relationship with a woman whose parents reject him for his lack of status introduces another kind of loss—one shaped by class and expectation. When she is sent away to prevent the match, Jacob must decide whether to wait in silence or act against convention. Violet treats this dilemma with patience, allowing uncertainty to linger rather than forcing a tidy resolution.

The novel is informed by the author’s own family history. Inspired by stories passed down through generations and supported by archival research, Violet draws from real accounts of circuit rider preachers, their routes, and their daily records. Details about the structure of the Methodist circuits, the demands placed on ministers, and the communities that hosted them give the story texture without turning it into a lesson.

At the London Book Fair, The Saddlebag Preacher of Pike County will be presented as part of Explora Books’ curated display, offering international readers a historical novel rooted in American religious and social history. Visitors can expect a quiet but steady narrative—one that favors human consequence over drama, and reflection over certainty.

The Saddlebag Preacher of Pike County is available on Amazon and other major 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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Contact Person: Simon Pratt

Website: https://explorabooks.com/home

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Contact Number: +16043306795

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

City: Vancouver

State: British Columbia

Country:Canada

Release id:41268

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Explora Books to Showcase William Sandberg-Maitland’s The Golden Codex at London Book Fair

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Explora Books will be displaying The Golden Codex by William Sandberg during the London Book Fair, taking place March 10–12, 2026, at Olympia London in Hammersmith, London, UK. The fair offers readers, booksellers, and publishing professionals a chance to encounter a novel that values depth, structure, and long-form imagination over easy answers.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 11th Feb 2026 – The Golden Codex is a work that rewards attention. Rather than racing through events, it builds meaning through language, ritual, and accumulated consequence. Sandberg’s writing is careful and deliberate, inviting readers to sit with ideas rather than skim past them. The novel is less concerned with spectacle than with systems—of power, of knowledge, of obligation—and how individuals are shaped by them over time.

At the center of the book is a sustained inquiry into freedom and ownership. Characters exist under rules they did not design, bound by claims that operate beyond the visible and the immediate. Knowledge is never abstract; it has weight, cost, and risk. To learn something true is to accept that it may change what can never be restored. These concerns give the novel a steady gravity, even in its quieter moments.

One of the book’s defining strengths is its treatment of transformation. Change here is not sudden or decorative. It unfolds through training, secrecy, and loss. Language itself becomes a tool and a boundary, shaping what can be known and who is permitted to know it. Gold, recurring throughout the novel, functions less as wealth than as a philosophical material—linked to memory, endurance, and permanence.

Sandberg’s style is precise without being cold. The prose avoids excess and trusts the reader to stay present. Familiar genre markers are used sparingly and often reworked, creating a story that feels structured rather than formulaic. Relationships develop slowly, and loyalty is rarely simple. Even moments of connection carry uncertainty, shaped by pressures that extend far beyond the personal.

The display of The Golden Codex at the London Book Fair places the novel in conversation with readers who value thoughtful fantasy and speculative fiction that takes its ideas seriously. It is a book that does not rush to explain itself or promise comfort. Instead, it offers coherence, internal logic, and a clear sense of purpose.

Visitors to the Explora Books booth during the fair will be able to explore The Golden Codex as part of a catalog that favors considered storytelling and careful craft. For those seeking fiction that unfolds through meaning rather than momentum, this novel makes a quiet but lasting case for attention..

The Golden Codex is available on Amazon and other major 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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Organization: Explora Books Ltd

Contact Person: Simon Pratt

Website: https://explorabooks.com/home

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Contact Number: +16043306795

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

City: Vancouver

State: British Columbia

Country:Canada

Release id:41267

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Explora Books to Showcase Dathan Beckett’s Vision Unseen Becomes Seen at London Book Fair

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Explora Books is pleased to announce that Dathan Beckett’s book, Vision Unseen Becomes Seen, will be displayed at the London Book Fair from March 10–12, 2026, at the Olympia London in Hammersmith, London, UK.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 11th Feb 2026 – Beckett’s work is a comprehensive reflection on his life and the profound beliefs he holds regarding existence. It is a book written from intense personal experience and a quest for spiritual truths, which led the author to release deeply held beliefs to embrace a new reality. The book’s central idea is that everything we perceive in our external reality is a manifestation of an internal, unseen vision.

Vision Unseen Becomes Seen defines vision not merely as physical sight but as the capacity to see what could be and what will be. The author argues that our lives are governed by consciousness, and the mind shapes what we envision. This process is presented through concepts like “The Lying Twins,” which represent dual sight that can lead us astray and keep the true vision confined.

The book challenges the idea that belief relies only on what the five senses can perceive, suggesting that a greater mystery exists that can liberate the mind. Beckett uses personal experiences, such as witnessing a bald eagle in an unexpected area and a waking vision where a voice commanded “ON,” as catalysts for his spiritual journey. These moments led him to find deeper connections to thinkers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Joseph Murphy.

One of the book’s clear themes is that individuals are creators. Beckett states that what people perceive and believe, they actively create. The book encourages readers to expand their vision and integrate new ideas and feelings to change their current reality. It suggests that the perceived struggles of life, including those found in places like Oakland, California, and its surrounding cities, stem from the collective vision of the people.

This book is a testament to the transformative power of awakening. It invites the reader on a journey toward an understanding that, for many, remains obscured. Vision Unseen Becomes Seen offers a perspective that views thoughts, feelings, and beliefs as the foundation for creating one’s existence.

Vision Unseen Becomes Seen is available on Amazon and other major 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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Organization: Explora Books Ltd

Contact Person: Simon Pratt

Website: https://explorabooks.com/home

Email: Send Email

Contact Number: +16043306795

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

City: Vancouver

State: British Columbia

Country:Canada

Release id:41266

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