It’s been a good yr for cookbooks, virtually as if authors had a few years of pent-up brilliance simply ready to burst forth. (I’m wondering why?) In reality, 2022 was such a great yr, I snuck in a mid-year roundup as an excuse to jot down about extra of them. Now at yr’s finish, there’s a pleasing continuation of the theme of what it means to be an American, together with some eye-catching and useful design. Finally, I persuaded Celia Sack at San Francisco’s Omnivore Books to share a few of her favorites—thanks Celia! Show native booksellers some love this yr and purchase by Omnivore or your native store. (We’re offered loads of hyperlinks under.) Cheers!