Explora Books will feature Vonda Crocker’s mystery thriller novel at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), taking place June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. The title will be presented as part of Explora Books’s international showcase at one of the publishing industry’s leading global events.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 4th Jun 2026 – Set in the quiet southern town of Clinton, the novel follows a tight-knit circle of women—an attorney, a dress shop owner, an investment advisor, a food critic, and a flower shop proprietress—who have jokingly adopted a remarkable name after a memorable night of public embarrassment at a local theatre production. What begins as a humorous origin story rooted in friendship and shared history becomes the foundation for a much deeper bond.

Beneath their regular gatherings, shared meals, and lighthearted banter, an unsettling pattern begins to emerge. A series of strange incidents—including unclaimed fudge deliveries, a frightened housekeeper, a tattooed stranger killed in a highway crash, and a disturbing overheard conversation—slowly connect into something far more serious than small-town gossip. As the tension builds, the women are drawn into a situation that tests both their instincts and the loyalty that holds their circle together.

Crocker blends Southern cozy fiction with the pacing of a mystery thriller, creating a setting that is both familiar and increasingly unsettling. The town of Clinton is portrayed with strong local texture, where reputation, humor, and loyalty shape daily life as much as the unfolding mystery. The ensemble cast is distinct and grounded, led by characters such as Belle, a Harvard-trained attorney known for her courtroom precision and private warmth, and Tiffany Ann, an investment advisor navigating professional ambition and family expectations.

At its core, Crocker’s novel is a story about enduring friendship under pressure—the kind of bond that holds steady when circumstances shift from ordinary life into uncertainty. The novel balances humor, character-driven storytelling, and suspense as the women are forced to confront whether their ties are strong enough to withstand what they uncover.

Smartly paced and character-focused, the novel delivers both an engaging mystery and an ensemble-driven portrait of chosen family. Attendees at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair are invited to visit the Explora Books booth 5A.B14 to learn more about the title.

Vonda Crocker’s mystery thriller novel is also available through 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.

Media Contact

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:45302

The post Explora Books to Feature Vonda Crocker’s Mystery Thriller at the BIBF 2026 appeared first on King Newswire. This content is provided by a third-party source.. King Newswire makes no warranties or representations in connection with it. King Newswire is a press release distribution agency and does not endorse or verify the claims made in this release. If you have any complaints or copyright concerns related to this article, please contact the company listed in the ‘Media Contact’ section

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 4th Jun 2026 — Explora Books will present The Mountain of Miracles by Cleous G. Young at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, held June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Centered on spiritual awakening and the enduring power of community, this inspirational novel follows the journey of a young boy, David, and his ailing grandfather. Published in 2025 by ARPress and illustrated by Robert Schoolcraft, The Mountain of Miracles draws readers into a transformative narrative about faith, redemption, and personal growth.

What begins as a daily search for herbal medicine on a mountain’s slopes leads the pair to a hidden village founded on principles of brotherly love, mutual respect, and shared faith. Unknown to the world below, this extraordinary community becomes the setting for a story of spiritual awakening, divine gifting, moral failure, and redemption.

A central feature of the novel is its portrayal of village life. The mountain community is more than a backdrop to the story. Young depicts its vine-built shelters, riverside baptisms, communal meals, and shared responsibilities, all guided by Shaheim’s leadership, who refuses to place himself above any other villager. Governed by equality, generosity, and collective purpose, the village serves as the foundation for many of the novel’s lessons about faith and community.

At the heart of the story is David’s emergence as an artist. An early sketch inspired by a dream develops into a gift that earns the admiration of those around him. His drawings capture the life of the village through family portraits, scenes of daily work, animals, harvests, and community gatherings. Young explores how this talent is nurtured through faith, encouragement, and responsibility, eventually becoming a defining element of David’s personal journey.

The narrative also traces David’s gradual moral decline. As greed takes hold, his relationships begin to unravel, including his bond with his grandfather. His growing isolation eventually leads to the loss of the artistic gift that once defined him. The story follows his long path toward repentance and renewal, illustrating how personal transformation often emerges through reflection, perseverance, and humility rather than sudden change.

Woven throughout the novel are themes of faith, healing, personal responsibility, and the power of community to support reconciliation. A recurring proverb introduced by David’s grandfather—“Learning has no age limit”—serves as a guiding principle throughout the story, connecting its characters across generations and reinforcing the novel’s message that growth and renewal remain possible at every stage of life.

At the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, Explora Books will showcase The Mountain of Miracles as part of its international presentation of works that explore spiritual growth, personal transformation, and the values that unite communities.

The Mountain of Miracles is available through Amazon and other major digital bookstores. For more information, visit www.cleousyoung.com and www.themountainofmiracles.com.

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.

Media Contact

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:45688

The post Explora Books to Feature The Mountain of Miracles at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair appeared first on King Newswire. This content is provided by a third-party source.. King Newswire makes no warranties or representations in connection with it. King Newswire is a press release distribution agency and does not endorse or verify the claims made in this release. If you have any complaints or copyright concerns related to this article, please contact the company listed in the ‘Media Contact’ section

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 4th Jun 2026 –  Explora Books will feature three books by award-winning scientist and independent author Geoffrey Bott at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Spanning memoir and thriller fiction, the titles collectively reflect a body of work shaped by lived experience, scientific inquiry, and narrative imagination.

Together, the three works offer a cross-section of Bott’s writing from personal memoir to speculative and science-driven fiction.

Uphill is the book that launched Bott’s writing career and remains his most personal work. Combining memoir, recovery narrative, and endurance sports writing, it recounts his survival through thirteen left knee surgeries, a precedent-setting divorce, a forest fire that destroyed his neighborhood, jail, business collapse, and international upheaval. Through it all, Bott continued cycling, ultimately completing California’s infamous Death Ride, a 129-mile, 15,000-foot climb across five mountain passes, after being told he would never ride again. Uphill is written with English humor, candor, and resilience, offering an account of perseverance through extraordinary personal and physical challenges.

Biological Deception introduces Daniel Cross, a renowned British scientist tasked with verifying a multimillion-dollar diamond in Namibia. When the tests prove inconclusive and a Russian operative is assassinated on the streets of Windhoek, Cross becomes entangled in an international conspiracy involving the development of a deadly virus across multiple countries. Drawing on Bott’s scientific background and extensive world travel, the novel combines suspense, political intrigue, and scientific speculation in a fast-moving thriller.

Art of Deception, the second installment in the Daniel Cross trilogy, opens with the destruction of one of the world’s largest container ships in the Panama Canal. As Cross investigates the attack, he discovers that artificial intelligence has been programmed to eliminate him. What follows is a global race against increasingly sophisticated machines capable of infiltrating critical systems, disrupting supply chains, and manipulating world events from a remote island base. Fast-paced and technically grounded, the novel expands the series’s exploration of technology, power, and deception.

Geoffrey Bott is an award-winning scientist, independent author, and electronic engineer trained at the University of Sheffield. He is internationally recognized in the field of mass spectrometry and has contributed to two world-first scientific developments. Bott continues to write from his home in South Lake Tahoe, California, where he develops both memoir and thriller fiction.

Attendees at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair are invited to view Geoffrey Bott’s memoir, Uphill, and his Daniel Cross thriller series at Explora Books’s exhibition booth 5A.B14 at CNCC in Beijing.

Uphill, Biological Deception, and Art of Deception are 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.

Media Contact

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:45686

The post Explora Features Geoffrey Bott’s Works at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair appeared first on King Newswire. This content is provided by a third-party source.. King Newswire makes no warranties or representations in connection with it. King Newswire is a press release distribution agency and does not endorse or verify the claims made in this release. If you have any complaints or copyright concerns related to this article, please contact the company listed in the ‘Media Contact’ section