July 5, 2026
Mangia! Cookbooks for Summer
It’s hot out there! It is slightly maddening that all the best food comes into season at the same time the temperatures are so high no one wants to turn on an oven. Here are three cookbooks from hot places — Italy, Mexico, and the Caribbean — that indie booksellers love, and more to the point, use.
Featured Reviews
Salt, Sweat & Steam
Jan, Main Street Books, Davidson, NC
Cooking the Borderlands
Julia, Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA
AMMAZZA!
Mevelyn, Square Books, Oxford, MS
Moss’d in Space
Ellie, A Novel Romance LLC, Louisville, KY
Father Material
Jennifer, Bookmiser, Marietta, GA
Stranded in the Future
Doron, Octavia Books, New Orleans, LA
Every Exquisite Thing
Lara, Copperfish Books, Punta Gorda, FL
Toad on the Go
Erika, Righton Books, St. Simons Island, GA
Clap When You Land
Asia, Square Books, Oxford, MS
Bookseller Buzz
Agnes Lives!
Recommended by Southern indie booksellers: Jenny, Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC; Joshua, The Underground Bookshop, Carrollton, GA; Doron, Octavia Books, New Orleans, LA; Savannah, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC