Pooja Bavishi, founder and CEO of the artisanal ice cream company Malai, has released a new cookbook of the same name, containing 100 recipes featuring the vibrant flavors of South Asian cuisine. Showcasing such enticing ingredients as cardamom, rose, almond, pepper, mango, chai, orange, lychee, fennel, and saffron, this first-of-its-kind cookbook describes how to prepare ice cream bars, pies, cakes, cookies, and more, all while sharing the personal stories that have shaped Bavishi on a highly fulfilling culinary journey (which she described on a recent episode of NPR’s “Morning Edition”).
Ozoz Sokoh’s CHOP CHOP Published by Artisan and Appetite Canada
Culinary anthropologist and creator of the Kitchen Butterfly website Ozoz Sokoh has published her first cookbook, CHOP CHOP, released in the U.S. by Artisan and in Canada by Appetite, an imprint of Random House Canada. A Warri native and Ontario resident, Sokoh has put together a colorful compendium celebrating classic Nigerian cuisine from all six of the country’s primary regions. She recently discussed this rich diversity on an episode of WNYC’s “The Splendid Table” while earning praise from the Los Angeles Times (“Pages devoted to plantains, grilled meats, leaf wraps, steamed puddings and Nigerian breakfasts are interspersed with historical and cultural context for deeper understanding beyond a delicious meal”) and the Toronto Star (“Both a cookbook and culinary textbook — crafted by a lifelong home cook tracing the roots and stories behind the dishes she makes”), among others.
Molly Yeh’s Sweet Farm! Published by HarperCollins
Molly Yeh kicked off the release of Sweet Farm! last week with national TV appearances on “Today” and “The Drew Barrymore Show.” Her new cookbook showcases more than 100 tantalizing recipes with flavors drawn from her Asian and Jewish backgrounds, as well as food traditions of the local community on the Minnesota / North Dakota border where her husband’s family has been growing sugar beets since the 1930s. Named by Eater as one of The Best Cookbooks of Spring 2025, it prompted Publishers Weekly to proclaim that “Yeh proves a fearless, out-of-the-box baker with a breezy voice. Home cooks who are looking to get creative should check this out.”
Lídia Jorge’s Mercy Sells to Archipelago
Lídia Jorge’s Mercy, translated by Margaret Jull Costa, has sold to Archipelago Books. Originally published in Portuguese as Misericórdia by Dom Quixote in 2022, the novel has also been published in Spanish and French, and has won several awards including the Grand Prize for Fiction from the Associação Portuguesa de Escritores (Portuguese Writers Association), the Urbano Tavares Rodrigues Literary Prize, and the Prix Médicis Étranger (France’s most prestigious prize for foreign literature). Intended as a memorial to elderly people ignored at the end of their lives, Jorge wrote the novel at the behest of her late mother, who passed away in a nursing home in southern Portugal early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kyle Paoletta’s American Oasis Published to National Acclaim
Released January 14, Kyle Paoletta’s new book from Pantheon, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest, has been racking up accolades, including glowing reviews in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Associated Press, Kirkus, the Chicago Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, and other media outlets following advanced praise from Beto O’Rourke, Rivka Galchen, Hampton Sides, Ross Andersen, Jay Caspian Kang, and Andy Borowitz, who wrote, “Kyle Paoletta has written a phenomenal book. American Oasis is much more than a sweeping and brilliant account of the Southwest. It’s essential reading about our past, present, and — if we have one — future.”
Voracious Acquires Paola Briseño González’s Pacífico in Auction
Paola Briseño González’s first cookbook, Pacífico: Bright Recipes from Vallarta and the Mexican Coast, has sold at auction in a six-figure deal to Raquel Pelzel in one of her first acquisitions at Voracious. Born in Puerto Vallarta, Briseño González will bring her extensive expertise — as a recipe developer, Los Angeles Times and New York Times contributor, and author of the Substack newsletter Fresca — to the new cookbook, which will feature more than 100 dishes highlighting the ingredients, artisans, and cultural traditions of the unique tropical region of the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
English Edition of Pascaline Lepeltier’s Magnum Opus on Wine Published by Mitchell Beazley
This month marks the highly anticipated arrival of One Thousand Vines from internationally celebrated sommelier and Decanter Rising Star Pascaline Lepeltier. Originally published in French as Mille Vignes in 2022 by Hachette Pratique, this ambitious book answers the important questions about wine and offers key tools to better understand it, all from a uniquely philosophical perspective. Feted by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), this groundbreaking volume has been praised by industry experts and media outlets such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, International Wine Review, JancisRobinson.com, Library Journal, and The New York Times, which called it “extraordinary,” declaring that “wine lovers who read this book will deeply, richly profit.”
Chronicle Books Acquires Kristen Morita’s Mochitsuki
Kristen Morita has sold Mochitsuki: Sweet and Savory Mochi Recipes from My Japanese American Kitchen to Chronicle Books. Capturing the dazzling spectrum of this beloved food in a collection of recipes that reflect both a deep understanding of tradition and an eye for innovation, the forthcoming cookbook will showcase the rice-based staple of Japanese cuisine and culture in a variety of forms for a variety of occasions: sweet or savory; baked, steamed, broiled, grilled, boiled, or stuffed; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or dessert. Founder of the culinary website Mochi Mommy, Morita will instruct readers how to make mochi magic in the home kitchen with minimal fuss and maximum fun in this charming and informative offering.
DK Publishing Buys Kyle and Katina Connaughton's Single Thread Cookbook
SingleThread — the three-Michelin-starred restaurant run by chef-farmer couple Kyle and Katina Connaughton in Healdsburg, California — will unpack the wonders of its amazing menu and the philosophy behind it in a new book SingleThread: A Seasonal and Intentional Approach to Food and Hospitality from the Celebrated Sonoma Restaurant and Farm. World English rights were pre-empted by the Penguin Random House imprint DK Publishing. Along with co-writer Georgia Freedman, the Connaughtons will share their unique story and vision for growing, sourcing, and preparing food, offering 120 recipes, 200 tantalizing photos, and 15 botanical illustrations to inspire readers interested in cooking seasonally, using local ingredients, and sourcing their food in environmentally and ethically responsible ways.
David Bockino Sells Over/Under to Pegasus Books
Pegasus Books has won the rights to publish David Bockino’s Over/Under: An Unexpected History of Sports Betting, which seeks to change the conversation around the fast-growing and controversial gambling industry. In the forthcoming book, Bockino will advance the theory that gambling has served as the main catalyst for the multi-billion-dollar professional sports industry as he takes readers along a rollicking journey through the shadowy gambling halls of 19th century New York, the glitz and glamour of Churchill Downs in the 1920s, the twinkling lights of Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s, the makeshift offices of offshore Caribbean sportsbooks in the 1990s, and beyond.
