The most popular cooking books of 2026

Cookbooks give you recipes and the skills to cook them well. Quick weeknight meals, family favorites, world cuisines, special diets and ambitious weekend projects are all here. Beginners will find books that teach the basics, and confident cooks will find new flavors to explore. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

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The Ethiopian Kitchen
Cover of The Ethiopian Kitchen

The Ethiopian Kitchen

Shan Wong, Fasicka Hicks, Metasebia Afework

Published 2026

240 pages

Sonoma
Cover of Sonoma

Sonoma

Charlie Palmer

Published 2026

240 pages