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34 Works 990 Books 18 Reviews ½ 4.0
It’s every reader’s favorite time of year. December rolls around and every media outlet from NPR to the New York Times shares their best books of the year. We can check off those we’ve read, show more debate over the omissions, and add plenty of books to our to-be-read list for the following year!

This year, we surveyed MCPL staff about their favorite reads of 2023 and we’re sharing the results here and in our MCPL Readers’ Lounge Facebook group throughout the month of December and January. We’d love to hear your favorite reads of the past year—join us in the Facebook group and/or share your feedback on our website! If you’d like to see last year’s lists, check out our Best Books of 2022 page.
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All, 2023 (24), 2022 (10)
Announced:
December 2023: 2023 Recent
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The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope by José Andrés
2023
From Our Family's Table to Yours: A Cookbook by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
2023
The Best American Food Writing 2023 by Mark Bittman
2023
Cooking for the Culture: Recipes and Stories from the New Orleans Streets to the Table by Toya Boudy
2023
Love and Lemons: Simple Feel Good Food: 125 Plant-Focused Meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead by Jeanine Donofrio
2023
Invitation to a Banquet: A History of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop
2023
Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-Waylly
2023
50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie by Stacey Mei Yan Fong
2023
The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading by Dwight Garner
2023
Indian Flavor Every Day: Simple Recipes and Smart Techniques to Inspire by Maya Kaimal
2023
The Milk Street Cookbook: The Definitive Guide to the New Home Cooking, Featuring Every Recipe from Every Episode of the TV Show, 2017-2021 by Christopher Kimball
2023
The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001–2024: Every Recipe from the Hit TV Show Along with Product Ratings Includes the 2024 Season by America's Test Kitchen
2023
Bake Your Heart Out: Bakeshop Favorites and New Classics You'll Make on Repeat - A Baking Cookbook by Dan Langan
2023
Christmas with Southern Living 2023 by Editors of Southern Living
2023
The Global Pantry Cookbook: Transform Your Everyday Cooking with Tahini, Gochujang, Miso, and Other Irresistible Ingredients by Scott Mowbray
2023
The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table by Andi Oliver
2023
20-40-60-minute Dinners: Meals to Match the Time You Have by Kate Otterstrom
2023
Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings by James Park
2023
Pomegranates and Artichokes: A Food Journey from Iran to Italy by Saghar Setareh
2023
Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals by Nik Sharma
2023
The Perfect Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook by Nancy Silverton
2023
Taste of Home Boards, Platters & More: 150 Party Perfect Boards, Bites & Beverages for any Get-together by Taste of Home
2023
The Great British Baking Show: Kitchen Classics: The Official 2023 Great British Bake Off Book by The Bake Off Team
2023
Africana: Treasured recipes and stories from across the continent by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
2023
The Best of America’s Test Kitchen 2022: Best Recipes, Equipment Reviews, and Tastings by America's Test Kitchen
2022
Is This A Cookbook?: Adventures in the Kitchen by Heston Blumenthal
2022
How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence by Sumner Brooks
2022
Fix-It and Forget-It Holiday Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Festive and Delicious Favorites by Hope Comerford
2022
Betty Crocker Simply Delicious Diabetes Cookbook: 160 Nutritious Recipes for Foods You Love by Betty Crocker
2022
Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals: A Cookbook by Tieghan Gerard
2022
Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans [A Cookbook] by Mason Hereford
2022
Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars: Super-Fast, Made-from-Scratch Sweets, Treats, and Desserts by Dorothy Kern
2022
Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies by Meri Raffetto
2022
Taste of Home 30-Minute Cookbook by Julie Schnittka
2022

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