I'm not sure what's going on at the Ottawa Public Library but whatever it is, it's exciting for authors. This library has seven copies of Freezing (thank you!), all of which are currently checked out, while there are 21 holds. Waiting for a book can be frustrating, of course, but what's great is that there are so many other books at the library to enjoy in the meantime...plus whatever else the Ottawa Public Library has on offer that's getting so many people to sign up to read a debut mystery novel. Thank you for the enthusiasm and I hope everyone enjoys the book when they get it.
April 27, 2012 marked the publication of Freezing as a paperback in the United Kingdom. I know a number of people were looking forward to a more affordable read; I was also looking forward to seeing a new format. (I was actually looking forward to some day seeing a beaten-up paperback of Freezing being pulled from someone's bag while he or she ate lunch. Someone besides me, that is.) Here are couple of links if you'd like to buy the book: WHSmith or Amazon UK, but you can always ask for it in a bookstore or find it online at many other sites. Thanks to those of you who sent emails about whether you would be able to read Freezing as an ebook from Barnes and Noble. I'm pleased to report that you can. Here's the link: Freezing Nook edition. I've just checked out the Kindle edition of Freezing. Quite an interesting experience! Are those of you with Kindles enjoying the book in this form? Backorders of the hardback have also been filled, plus, library goers can find Freezing in 350 libraries in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. I hope we see the paperback soon...! Hi Luz, you wrote in asking when the paperback of Freezing would be available but you didn't leave an email address so I'm writing back to you here. I hope you see this! The paperback should be out in April/May 2012 and online retailers have it or will have it soon for pre-order, depending on whether you are in the US or the UK. Thanks for asking about it. Meanwhile, I'm told my publisher has already sold all the hardbacks of Freezing that they sent from England to the US! More copies are on the way to meet the demand of the orders that are still coming in. For those of you looking for Freezing at the library: it's now in over 300 libraries worldwide, with the vast majority in the United States. If the book isn't in your nearest library, ask your librarian to order it and they'll take care of the rest. Finally, I'd like to thank everyone who has been writing in comments about Freezing when they've been signing up to the Passing mailing list. It is so much fun, and really meaningful, to hear how much you've enjoyed the book and why. My heart lifts every time! I've been getting questions about why this blog is all about libraries. Well, it's partly because I can see what's going on in libraries. Yeah, I'm watching you. Well, I'm not, but I've got people watching you and they report back to me. Please don't get the wrong idea: they're like big bees, not Big Brother. Library holdings are like flowers for them. But there's more. In addition to my publisher Severn House's focus on the library market, I love libraries. When I was younger, I wanted to be a librarian. I know readers of my memoir are asking, 'But when? You were already digging up dead birds by the age of, like, two.' Listen, it was about the same time as the stuff with the birds. And folks getting the wrong idea again will find an explanation for the birds that doesn't involve serial killers in The Bone Woman. Folks thinking I must be making this up for the blog will see I've tried to tell people before - Stanford Magazine even published it in 2005. People who know I'm a forensic anthropologist always ask me what my favorite pastimes are. When I don't say, 'bungee jumping' or 'parkour' but 'reading and writing,' they wait for me to say more. Their expressions ask if I'm aware I can choose other things now that I'm over 7. But when I walk into a library, I feel I've arrived. The thought of a librarian putting my cherished first mystery novel onto a shelf and then someone checking it out and taking it home is thrilling. The image of that same someone wondering if Freezing is some kind of fictional sequel to The Bone Woman and stepping into another stack to find out brings a huge smile to my face. And that's why I started this blog. See you at the library. Yet more libraries around the world have ordered Freezing and it's been checked out from many New Book shelves! This warms an author's heart but what gets it beating faster than usual are the double-digit holds that have racked up for returns of Freezing even in cities where libraries have multiple copies. Everyone's interest and enthusiasm is appreciated! A big thank you goes to Jane J at the Madison Public Library in Wisconsin for a great review yesterday: "Forensic Science Done Right: A Review of Freezing by Clea Koff," which you can read on the library's website by clicking the review's title. For those of you living in Madison or places that can get cold at this time of year, you may be intrigued to hear that Freezing is set in summertime Los Angeles...that could be a nice warm-up before going out to enjoy the snow you're due later this week. Happy Holidays, everyone. Freezing Goes National on US Publication Date As of today, copies of Freezing are already on order or on the New Book shelves of more than 150 library systems in 49 of the 50 states, as well as libraries in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Since Freezing is a debut mystery novel, thanks are due to great reviews in Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. | AuthorClea 
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