August 2025 New Cookbook Review

August 27, 2025 by
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Are you ready for our favorite time of year Cookbooktober season? August ushers in the best time of the year. We have loads of new releases to ease us into the heavy months of September, October and November. Our 2025 Cookbook Preview Post is continually updated and I will soon begin our 2026 post! Don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share… read more

Persiana Easy – Cookbook Giveaway

August 26, 2025 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies Persiana Easy by Sabrina Ghayour. Please note the author's EVENTS to see if she will be in your area. This title will be featured in our EYB Cookbook Club in November.  Sabrina Ghayour has written a total of eight cookbooks beginning with Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond in 2014.… read more

New blog index: Ali Slagle’s 40 Ingredients Forever

August 25, 2025 by
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We have today added a new blog index, Ali Slagle's 40 Ingredients Forever. Ali Slagle is a Brooklyn-based recipe developer, the author of I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes, contributor to The New York Times, editor, food and prop stylist, and project manager. She cut her teeth on the editorial and creative teams at Food52… read more

CookShelf app, GBBO returns, IACP 2025 Cookbook Award finalists, events and more

August 22, 2025 by
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A mobile app has been a top Eat Your Books member request for years, and it's finally here! We're calling the app CookShelf, and you can subscribe in the app, or access it as part of your Eat Your Books Premium membership. You can download the app on the Apple App Store here and on Google Play Store here. If you're… read more

The Giveaway Roundup

August 20, 2025 by
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All of our current giveaways are now on one convenient roundup which will be continually updated! If you are having any difficulties with entering our giveaways, please see our step-by-step help post. Giveaways are tagged by the countries the contests are open to. Bookmark the searches below for easy reference! To enter our contests click on the blue link beneath the… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Season 16 Returns

August 19, 2025 by
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Mark your calendars and set your recording devices - the kick-off date for the next season of The Great British Bake Off is set - September 2nd at 8pm on Channel 4 in the UK. As in past years, the show is planned to be streamed on Netflix on the Friday following the Tuesday airing. Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond… read more

August 2025 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

August 18, 2025 by
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Each month we allow posting in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club from any cookbook, magazine or blog and we also offer one featured cookbook -most months. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members discover new cookbooks and recipes to try. Also please see our August 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary which is now organized by location and includes… read more

Dolci Italiani – Cookbook Giveaway

August 17, 2025 by
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Enter our US/CA/UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Dolci Italiani: Desserts, Cakes & Other Sweet Bakes from Italy by Ursula Ferrigno. Almost exactly a year ago, we featured a Quick Bites with Ursula and if you missed it - head over to that link to find our more about this prolific cookbook author. Ursula's latest cookbook is… read more

September 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

August 15, 2025 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around world and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  I will update this post as clubs make their additional choices. Something that has… read more

In for Dinner, Author Article and Cookbook Giveaway

August 13, 2025 by
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Enter our US/UK giveaway to win one of four copies of In for Dinner: 101 Delicious & Affordable Recipes to Batch Cook, Share and Enjoy by Rosie Kellett. Be sure to check out the author's US events here. For the past five years, home cook Rosie Kellett has been living communally with six others, making delicious seasonal food on a… read more

Finding joy in Baking and the Meaning of Life

August 9, 2025 by
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Helen Goh became a household name - at least those households that harbor a cookbook fan - when Sweet was released in 2017. She co-authored the book with Yotam Ottolenghi and it has become beloved in many bakers' homes. She is a genius with flavors and textures and now her long-anticipated solo offering is nearly here! Baking and the Meaning… read more

Cookbook Deals

August 8, 2025 by
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I will update this post when time permits – new additions are always at the top of each bulleted list below. If no update is available, be sure to check the publisher links and "cookbook deals" links under each region as they are updated periodically. If you spot a deal that isn't in the links below (publishers and or separate entries)… read more

CookShelf, events, Member communications and more

August 8, 2025 by
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This week we want to acknowledge our appreciation to all our Member Indexers who work diligently at helping us index more titles including those who edit indexed books adding page numbers. A special shout out to one of our pro-indexers (Helen in Australia) who Member Indexed Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 6th Edition, New and Revised which had a grand total of… read more

Bruusta Mixologist Magic Starter Kits – Giveaway

August 7, 2025 by
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Kombucha lovers…there’s a new, easier way to make kombucha at home! (Be sure to enter our US giveaway for a chance to win one of three Bruusta Mixologist Magic Starter Kits at the bottom of this post.) We’re delighted to introduce bruusta the new all-in-one homebrew kombucha kit. Sleek and stylish it combines smart tech with ancient craft to give… read more

Potluck Desserts Giveaway, Quick Bites and Recipes

August 5, 2025 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of two copies of Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride by Justin Burke. Justin Burke credits his first queer potluck with changing his life. Gathering around a table piled high with homemade food evoked a sense of unity that bridged individuals beyond societal norms, sparking within him a passion for food… read more

July 2025 New Cookbook Review

July 28, 2025 by
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Much like June, July is a light month for cookbook releases but there are some outstanding titles that warrant our attention. A few books that our Members will want to know about include: Bitter by Alexina Anatole (US release), Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine by Sami Tamimi (US release), Craveable – All I Want to Eat by Seema Pankhania (US release),… read more

July 2025 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

July 24, 2025 by
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Each month we allow posting in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club from any cookbook, magazine or blog and we also offer one featured cookbook -most months. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members discover new cookbooks and recipes to try. Also please see our August 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary which is now organized by location… read more

A love letter to Sift by Nicola Lamb with a giveaway

July 23, 2025 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lamb. Two copies set out for the UK and two copies worldwide outside of the UK. If you are a baker, you most likely know about Nicola Lamb and her amazing book Sift. This book has won numerous awards including a… read more

The Salad Lab Cookbook Giveaway

July 22, 2025 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of The Salad Lab - Whisk, Toss, Enjoy!: Recipes for Making Fabulous Salads Every Day by Darlene Schrijver. When Darlene Schrijver was compiling her favorite salad recipes for her daughter who was off to college a friend asked, “Why don’t you film the directions for making recipes instead and post… read more

So Easy So Good Cookbook Giveaway

July 21, 2025 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of So Easy So Good: Delicious Recipes and Expert Tips for Balanced Eating by Kylie Sakaida. Kylie Sakaida is a registered dietitian, content creator, and the New York Times bestselling author of So Easy So Good. Her popular TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube accounts feature tips, tricks, and nutrition advice mixed… read more

A preview of Dorie’s new book, adding photos to the Library, events and more

July 18, 2025 by
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Our beloved Dorie Greenspan's new book Dorie's Anytime Cakes will be released on October 21st, 2025! Dorie's book tour has been added to our Calendar. Be sure to see if Dorie will be in your area. Preorders are very important to authors and publishers so if you are going to order this book do so now. Using our BUY BOOK… read more

Pull Up a Chair – Cookbook Giveaway

July 10, 2025 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Pull Up a Chair - Recipes for Gatherings Big and Small, Morning to Night by Martha Collison. At just 17, Martha Collison became the youngest contestant ever on The Great British Bake Off's fifth series in 2014. Since then, she's built an impressive career as a food writer, broadcaster,… read more

August 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

July 8, 2025 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around world and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  I will update this post as clubs make their August choices. Something that has… read more

UK Food Festivals

July 5, 2025 by
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I was going to highlight these events in my next weekly roundup but as one of these festivals is coming up soon - I wanted to alert our UK Members who may wish to make plans to attend. Delicious has an exhaustive list of food festivals that you can check out as well organized by region including Scotland and Ireland.… read more

Four outstanding independently published cookbooks worth your attention

June 29, 2025 by
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Independently published cookbooks offer authors greater control over their work and the publishing process. This approach allows creators to maintain creative control, retain more rights, and potentially earn higher royalties. While traditional publishing provides wider distribution networks, self-publishing has become an increasingly viable option for culinary authors. We love our cookbook publishers and work closely with them to promote their… read more
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