Cookbookery Catch-Up: September
Another excellent month for cookbooks! Plus, a call for upcoming releases and a few fun listens
Hello! And welcome to your monthly recap of Cookbookery newsletters. Congratulations to all of the authors whose books launched this month, including three of my guests below. October is another big month of new releases, and I’m excited to bring you more great interviews, and yes, another round-up of upcoming titles.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, are you a publicist or an author with a cookbook out in November or December? If yes, and if we haven’t already been in touch1, please fill out this extremely short form, and I’ll make sure the book is on the list.
September Newsletters
Cookbooks Don't Have Delete Buttons
Jenny Rosenstrach on family dinners, the new release she's giving everyone on her list this year, and her honest feelings about the ubiquitous equipment section in cookbooks.
Cookbooks Are a Little Like Video Games, Says Polina Chesnakova
The author of the new cookbook Chesnok shares how the book's gorgeous cover evolved and the cookbooks she thinks didn't get enough attention.
The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Jacques Pépin
The culinary icon talks about his new book of recipes and paintings The Art of Jacques Pépin and that time when he wrote about how to skin a frog.
David Lebovitz on Boring Headnotes, New Editions, and the Cookbooks That Got Away
One commenter said she'd read David writing about vacuuming his apartment. Same. He's smart and funny—no wonder people love his books and Substack.
5 Good Listens
Another
plug! This conversation between and is very fun. (I know, I know, the fact that this pairing is very fun is zero surprise.)The New Yorker’s Critics at Large podcast talks cooking and cookbooks, specifically
’s Good ThingsBecause ‘tis the season, more Samin. Here’s her Fresh Air interview
I’m listening to the audiobook of Food Person by
. Has there ever been a novel with more cookbooks and cookbook authors mentioned?? This is a rhetorical question, because it doesn’t seem possible.- ’s interview with on The Dinner Plan podcast
Thanks for reading and being part of this lovely community! “See” you on Thursday. ❤️
I have info already from Potter, Ten Speed, Hardie Grant, and Union Square.
Will never get over the incredible feeling of seeing Sesame in and amongst this collection! Thank you Jenna!
Just subscribed today! Excited to be on the journey