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2025 Cookbook Releases I'm preordering
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items I work part time at an indie kids bookstore, and it's the best job I've ever had! Preordering books is a HUGE way to show support for forthcoming releases, especially if it's a newly emerging author. Preorders show the publisher that there are eager ...
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Cooking/Savory
Baking/Desserts
Books with a MESSAGE
Cooking With Kiddos
Cooking/Savory
These cookbooks probably have some desserts included, but the focus is on savory food here.
Roy Choi is the food truck catalyst in the US! He's known for his fusion cuisine and punchy flavors.
The Choi of Cooking: Flavor-Packed, Rule-Breaking Recipes for a Delicious Life: A Cookbook a book by Roy Choi, Natasha Phan, and Tien Nguyen
How gorgeous is this cover?? Traditional Palestinian embroidery is called tatreez, and it's beautiful!
Tanoreen: Palestinian Home Cooking in Diaspora; A New and Extended Edition of Olives, Lemons, and Za'atar a book by Rawia Bishara and Peter Cassidy
Entirely potatoes?? Bold. I'm in.
Poppy Cooks: The Potato Book: 101 Recipes from the Potato Queen a book by Poppy O'Toole
I loved this cover as soon as I saw it! I have a few Pakistani friends, but they live too far away to cook together. I'm hoping that this book will teach me a lot!
Zareen's Pakistani Kitchen: Recipes from a Well-Fed Childhood a book by Zareen Khan and Umair Khan
Baking/Desserts
I used to have a lot more patience for fiddly little pastry tasks, but since I am a home baker primarily now, I pick my longer projects carefully.
ATK does rigorous recipe testing for all of their books, and I love that this makes small recipes for two. Perfect for the (weirdos) people who don't like leftovers quite as much as I do…
Baking for Two: 200+ Small-Batch Recipes, from Lazy Bakes to Layer Cakes a book by America's Test Kitchen
If you didn't know, New Englanders are known for eating ice cream and drinking iced coffee all year long. So, a whole book of frozen desserts?! I'm there.
Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors a book by Pooja Bavishi and Malai
Books with a MESSAGE
These are cookbooks that have recipes of course, but they are unique in the subjects that they focus on in the essays and headnote portions. I don't know about you, but I always read through a new cookbook entirely before choosing a recipe.
I love the idea of creating a cookbook just to shock your grandmother. Such a strong viewpoint!
Italopunk: 145 Recipes to Shock Your Nonna a book by Vanja Van Der Leeden
This is a book unlike any that I've ever seen before. I LOVE how there is a strong emphasis on indigenous ingredients.
Setting a Place for Us: Recipes and Stories of Displacement, Resilience, and Community from Eight Countries Impacted by War a book by Hawa Hassan
In case you REALLY didn't get what a dyed in the wool New Englander I am, more evidence. Looking forward to this one, I love learning about native plants and crops!
The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook: More Than 125 Homegrown Recipes from the Hills of New England (Revised and Updated) a book by Elisa Spungen Bildner, Robert Bildner, and Brian Alberg
I've been hearing about this pizza parlor in recovery spaces for a few years now, but never visited. I'm ECSTATIC that a cookbook is being released!
We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives a book by Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, Michael Carter, and David Joachim
Did you know that St. Lucia is the only country in the WORLD that is named after a woman?
Kwéyòl / Creole: Recipes, Stories, and Tings from a St. Lucian Chef's Journey a book by Nina Compton and Osayi Endolyn
Confession: I hate gardening. Can't stand it. I will never can and preserve a bountiful harvest, curated by my own hand. And that's fine.
Attainable Sustainable Pantry: A Back-To-Basics Guide to Stocking Your Kitchen a book by Kris Bordessa
We took our dogs camping this year for the first time and they absolutely hated it. Luckily we live in the actual woods with a permanent fire pit to cook over!
Outdoor Gourmet: Recipes to Bring Your Love of Good Food to the Campsite, the Backyard, and Beyond a book by Robin Donovan
Cooking With Kiddos
Cooking is a crucial skill for all humans! These are a couple books coming out that I think will be perfect for the young culinary enthusiast in your life.
These are new creators to me, but the preview that I've seen online of this book looks great! Looking forward to seeing the whole thing.
The Best Kids Cookbook: 60 Fun and Simple Recipes to Get Kids Cooking a book by Danielle Kartes and Brooke O'Neill
I couldn't find this one linked on Bookshop, but I can't wait to read it!
Kids Kitchen Cookbook: 50+ Global Dishes
I loved the first title by these creators-Noodles Please!
Eggs, Please! a book by Cheryl Yau Chepusova and Rebecca Hollingsworth
What's better than an experiment that you can eat? Probably a lot of things, but you get the idea.
The Ultimate Science Cookbook for Kids: 75+ Edible Experiments a book by Highlights
This series consults with Deaf Educators and members of the D/deaf community, and I love the funky illustrations.
Nita's Food Signs: An Interactive ASL Board Book a book by Kathy MacMillan and Ekaterina Ladatko