“What is that you so beautifully do?” Henry James is said to have once asked someone, somewhere or other. And for no tribe of workers does the question make more sense than for book editors. What is ...

From weeknight-friendly dishes to low-stress baking, today’s most influential cookbooks are meeting readers where they are.

In the years following the pandemic, many cookbooks have shifted their teaching approach, focusing on simple, accessible recipes that empower home cooks and get them back in the kitchen. This ethos ...