Vancouver, British Columbia Aug 5, 2026 (Issuewire.com) - Displayed throughout the five-day fair at Booth 5A.B14, the book formed part of Explora Books’ international showcase of independent authors during the event’s 40th-anniversary edition. Blending history, mythology, religion, and scientific inquiry, Glimpses into Other Worlds explores how cultures across time have sought to explain experiences that seemed to exist beyond ordinary understanding, inviting readers to consider the enduring relationship between curiosity, belief, and discovery.
BIBF 2026 marked the fair’s 40th anniversary and drew over 1,700 exhibitors from 82 countries and regions, with science and technology titles among the event’s strongest-performing rights categories. That emphasis aligned with Glimpses into Other Worlds, which brings together mythology, historical accounts, and scientific inquiry in its exploration of humanity’s enduring fascination with unexplained phenomena.
Separately developed as a screenplay, the book also reflects a growing interest in stories that extend beyond print into other creative formats—a trend highlighted by BIBF’s inaugural IP Licensing Zone.
The book is organized into three interconnected sections. Surveys of heavenly visitors throughout oral traditions, religious texts, and cave carvings make up the first part, “Outer Space (The Heavens),” starting with biblical figures like Enoch and Elijah, progressing through Mesopotamian Anunnaki references, and concluding with the 1947 Roswell incident and recent government disclosures on unidentified anomalous phenomena, all accompanied by visual material from NASA and other space agencies.
Shifting focus from the sky to questions of alternate realms, the second section, “Ultraterrestrials and Other Dimensions,” juxtaposes ancient traditions with contemporary reports and scientific discussions in physics, cosmology, and quantum theory. The last section, “The Inner Dimension,” examines consciousness, spirituality, and human perception through prophetic traditions, remote viewing, Hindu philosophy, classical metaphysics, and modern research on the mind.
Rather than attempting to resolve these questions, Shanahan examines them alongside one another, presenting scientific inquiry and spiritual tradition as parallel ways of exploring mysteries that remain unresolved.
This approach offers readers multiple points of entry into history, science, philosophy, or spirituality.
Kristy Shanahan is a retired medical laboratory scientist and educator, holding degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins University, and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She lives in northern Illinois with her family and her golden retriever, Rosie.
Glimpses into Other Worlds is available on Amazon and other major digital bookstores.
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