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.
John L. Campbell is a writer with range. While many may know him for his thrillers and horror fiction (sometimes under the name Atticus Wulf), this time he takes readers somewhere completely different: the world of science. With academic roots in both North Carolina and New York, and a career that spans everything from dark fantasy to historical research, Campbell brings his signature depth and clarity to a topic that too often gets buried in jargon—science and how it actually works. Now living in Ohio with his family, he continues to write across genres while engaging with fans at comic book and horror conventions.
Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method isn’t your dry, academic, eyes-glaze-over textbook. It’s a thought-provoking and surprisingly readable guide to the “how” and “why” behind scientific thinking. Campbell breaks down not just what science knows—but how it comes to know it. From ancient Greek natural philosophy to modern-day lab work and theoretical physics, he maps out how we got from asking, “Why does the sun rise?” to modeling gravitational waves.
The book digs into the philosophical and historical roots of science, touching on Aristotle, Bacon, Newton, and Descartes—not to show off, but to lay the foundation for something deeper: understanding the scientific method as a flexible, evolving tool for uncovering truth. Campbell shows how observation, reasoning, experimentation, and even imagination all play a role in building scientific knowledge—and why misconceptions about these processes matter in today’s society.
What makes this book a strong contender at BIBF? It doesn’t just teach science—it teaches how to think critically, question assumptions, and understand where information comes from. In a world drowning in data and misinformation, that’s not just useful—it’s essential. This book doesn’t aim to turn readers into scientists, but it absolutely aims to make them more scientifically literate humans.
This is a must-read for students, teachers, science communicators, or anyone who’s ever wondered how science really works beyond the experiments and formulas. It tackles complex ideas—empiricism, rationalism, reductionism, determinism—without losing the reader in technical weeds. And it speaks plainly about how we develop knowledge, why method matters, and what it means to “know” something in a scientific way.
The bonus? It’s written in an engaging, conversational tone that feels more like a fascinating lecture than a textbook. Campbell challenges readers to rethink what they thought they knew about science, its history, and its role in society.
Whether you’re brushing up on your basics or diving deeper into scientific literacy, this book delivers the clarity and context you’ve been missing.
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Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method
John L. Campbell