The Indie Holiday Cooking & Entertaining Bestseller List

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The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.

Here is the Indie Holiday Cooking & Entertaining Bestseller List, based on sales for the eight-week period ending December 2, 2018.

1. Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines, Marah Stets, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062820150

2. The Christmas Chronicles
Nigel Slater, Fourth Estate, $35, 9780008298494

3. Winter Drinks: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails
Editors of PUNCH, Ten Speed Press, $19.99, 9780399581663

4. Estela
Ignacio Mattos, Artisan, $35, 9781579656706

5. The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow From the Inside Out
Angela Liddon, Avery, $25, 9781583335277

6. Home Made Christmas
Yvette van Boven, Abrams, $35, 9781419732386

7. Pull Up a Chair: Recipes From My Family to Yours
Tiffani Thiessen, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30, 9781328710307

8. Vegan Christmas: Over 70 Amazing Recipes for the Festive Season
Gaz Oakley, Quadrille Publishing, $19.99, 9781787132672

9. The Great Minnesota Cookie Book: Award-Winning Recipes From the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest
Lee Svitak Dean, Rick Nelson, University of Minnesota Press, $24.95, 9781517905835

10. The Artisanal Kitchen: Sweets and Treats: 33 Cupcakes, Brownies, Bars, and Candies to Make the Season Even Sweeter
Griffith Day, Cheryl Day, Artisan, $12.95, 9781579658601

11. The Little Book of Jewish Feasts
Leah Koenig, Chronicle Books, $18.95, 9781452160627

12. Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian: 220 Foolproof Recipes That Make Every Meal a Party: A Cookbook
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, Knopf, $35, 9780385349482

13. Out of the Box Holiday Baking: Gingerbread Cupcakes, Peppermint Cheesecake, and More Festive Semi-Homemade Sweets
Hayley Parker, Countryman Press, $19.95, 9781682683255

14. On Boards: Simple & Inspiring Recipe Ideas to Share at Every Gathering
Lisa Dawn Bolton, Appetite by Random House, $20, 9780147531148

15. Forest Feast Gatherings: Simple Vegetarian Menus for Hosting Friends & Family
Erin Gleeson, Abrams, $35, 9781419722455

16. Favorite Recipes from Melissa Clark’s Kitchen: Family Meals, Festive Gatherings, and Everything In-Between
Melissa Clark, Black Dog & Leventhal, $29.99, 9780316354141

17. Easy Gingerbread Houses
Lisa Anderson, Gibbs Smith, $14.99, 9781423650348

18. ScandiKitchen Christmas: Recipes and Traditions from Scandinavia
Bronte Aurell, Ryland Peters & Small, $19.95, 9781788790253

19. Festive Holiday Recipes: 103 Must-Make Dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve Everyone Will Love
Addie Gundry, St. Martin’s Griffin, $19.99, 9781250146366

20. Taste of Home Christmas 2E: 350 Recipes, Crafts, & Ideas for Your Most Magical Holiday Yet!
Taste of Home (Ed.), Reader’s Digest/Taste of Home, $17.99, 9781617657641

21. The Southern Living Party Cookbook: A Modern Guide to Gathering
Elizabeth Heiskell, Southern Living, $35, 9780848756659

22. Thug Kitchen Party Grub: For Social Motherf*ckers
Thug Kitchen, Rodale Books, $25.99, 9781623366322

23. Friendsgiving: Celebrate Your Family of Friends
Alexandra Shytsman, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062698193

24. The Instant Pot Holiday Cookbook: 100 Festive Recipes to Celebrate the Season
Heather Schlueter, Sterling Publishing, $19.95, 9781454933137

25. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays
Ree Drummond, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062225221