The 31st Beijing International Book Fair, held from June 18 to 22, 2025, gathered the global publishing community under one roof for a week of cultural exchange, literary discovery, and dialogue. Hosted at the China National Convention Center, this year’s fair featured more than 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries, showcasing over 400,000 titles across 50,000 square meters. With debut participation from countries such as Ethiopia, Chile, Bangladesh, and Jamaica, the event reflected an increasingly interconnected literary landscape. Nearly 300,000 visitors attended on opening day alone, reaffirming the fair’s significance as a world-class platform for the written word.
“Empower book fair with new technology and create a never-ending exchange platform for international book industry.”
– BIBF
Amid this remarkable gathering, Kravitz&Sons joined publishers, authors, and industry professionals in celebrating the enduring power of books. Our involvement at BIBF 2025 was not about spotlighting achievements, but about contributing to a shared space where ideas are exchanged, cultures meet, and meaningful conversations begin—through literature.
For us, this event was an opportunity to thoughtfully present works that reflect diverse perspectives and lived experience. Each book brought to the fair was chosen not only for its literary value but for its ability to resonate across borders. The conversations it sparked—whether about faith, identity, struggle, or hope—reminded us that stories remain one of the most powerful tools for connection in an ever-evolving world.
As BIBF 2025 concluded, it became clear that the fair is more than a showcase—it’s a movement. One that blends tradition with technology, diversity with unity, and publishing with purpose. Kravitz&Sons is honored to take part in that ongoing journey.
Kitty Caley is a Texas-based real estate broker whose professional accolades include Top Producing Agent and Multi-Million Dollar Club Member. But behind the awards and business success is a mother whose life was changed forever by personal loss. When her only child, Chip, was diagnosed with AIDS, Kitty began a transformative journey of love, grief, and advocacy. She became a volunteer with AIDS organizations in Dallas and Fort Worth and gave public talks to combat the stigma and silence surrounding the disease. Writing became her lifeline—a means of coping, honoring her son, and reaching out to others touched by similar tragedy. Ultimate Love is her tribute, her testimony, and her call to empathy.
Ultimate Love: A Life of Soul and Searching is a powerful memoir that lays bare the emotional odyssey of a mother walking beside her son through his battle with AIDS. Told with poetic honesty and unflinching detail, Kitty Caley recounts her son Chip’s life, from joyful boyhood memories to the devastating realities of illness. Through it all, she writes not just as a grieving mother, but as a storyteller with fierce compassion and emotional precision.
This book is not merely a personal chronicle—it’s a window into the collective silence and misunderstanding that still clouds conversations about AIDS. Kitty captures the emotional fragmentation that comes with watching a loved one deteriorate, but she also uplifts readers with stories of resilience, community, and spiritual strength. Ultimate Love is a testimony to what it means to love fully, even when facing the unbearable.
What makes this memoir deserving of international spotlight at the Beijing International Book Fair is its emotional universality. Kitty doesn’t just tell her story—she holds up a mirror to anyone who has ever loved someone through pain. Her story resonates far beyond Texas or the AIDS crisis; it touches on the universal human themes of caregiving, loss, stigma, and, above all, unconditional love.
The lessons are many—how to grieve, how to advocate, how to remember. But perhaps most importantly, Ultimate Love reminds us that courage is often quiet, found not in headlines, but in hospitals, in whispered prayers, in the final squeezes of a fading hand. It is a book for anyone who has ever searched for meaning in heartbreak, and found it through love.
Discover the poetry that speaks beyond the page.
Order a copy today, available from Kitty Caley personal Website.
Ultimate Love
A Life of Soul and Searching
Kitty Caley