Cheers to PRH’s 2026 James Beard Award Nominees!

By Kat La Mantia | May 11 2026 | AdultsAllBlogGeneral

We are so excited to share that 16 Penguin Random House books have made the James Beard Award nominee list this year! From Alison Roman’s new pantry cooking bible Something from Nothing to Umma, a touching Korean cookbook written by social media star Sarah Ahn with her mother, Nam Soon Ahn, all about building connections through food, our 2026 nominee list is full of new food and drink books worth savoring.

See our top five sellers down below, then click into our title list to discover more of the best cooking titles from last year!

All 2026 James Beard Award Nominees

Umma
Umma
A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes
Nam Soon Ahn, Sarah Ahn
9781954210561
New York Times bestsellerLearn Korean cooking alongside social media star Sarah Ahn as her umma passes down 100+ family recipes and decades' worth of kitchen wisdom.
$35.00 US
Apr 01, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
384 Pages
America's Test Kitchen
Something from Nothing: A Cookbook
Something from Nothing: A Cookbook
Alison Roman
9781984826411
Something from Nothing is Alison Roman’s latest book featuring over 100 deceptively simple, casually stylish, impossibly delicious recipes that make the most of your pantry.
$37.99 US
Nov 11, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
320 Pages
Clarkson Potter
By Heart
By Heart
Recipes to Hold Near and Dear
Hailee Catalano
9780593842652
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn to make elevated, professional-quality meals in your own kitchen with over 100 creative, seasonal recipes from Hailee Catalano "Ms. Catalano has a laser-eyed clarity on flavor and a knack for deploying a short list of ingredients to great effect. . . . By Heart [is] not just a trove of delicious ideas but also a reminder of how fun (and personal) cooking can be." —Adina Steiman, The New York Times
$35.00 US
Apr 15, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
288 Pages
DK
The Korean Vegan: Homemade
The Korean Vegan: Homemade
Recipes and Stories from My Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro
9780593541296
Named a Must-Read Cookbook of Fall 2025 by SaveurJoanne Molinaro, author of the New York Times Bestselling and James Beard Award Winning Korean Vegan Cookbook, returns with fresh new dishes with Korean twists
$40.00 US
Oct 14, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
432 Pages
Avery
Turtle Island
Turtle Island
Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
Kristin Donnelly, Sean Sherman, Kate Nelson
9780593579237
Turtle Island is a beautiful exploration of the delicious foods that have for millennia linked the environments, traditions, history, and cultures of the Native communities of the North American continent, with ancestral and modern Indigenous recipes from three-time James Beard Award winner Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota, founder of The Sioux Chef.
$45.00 US
Nov 11, 2025
8 x 10
Hardcover
416 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Tags:

Related articles

Now Available: Fall 2026 Catalogs!
Now Available: Fall 2026 Catalogs!
May 5 2026 | AdultsChildren'sGeneralAllGiftBlog

Take a sneak peek at the books and gifts we have coming out later this year with our new fall 2026 catalogs! Browse our favorite frontlist titles coming up for Food & Drink, Children’s, and Gift. Plus, check out Compendium’s fall 2026 catalog to discover greeting cards, activity decks, and beautifully illustrated inspirational books perfect

Read more

Now Available: Fall 2026 Catalogs!

AdultsChildren'sGeneralAllGiftBlog
Live Inspired with Compendium: Now Available from PRH!
Live Inspired with Compendium: Now Available from PRH!
May 1 2026 | AdultsChildren'sGeneralAllGiftBlog

Exciting news! Compendium has joined the Penguin Random House family, bringing a proven line of bestselling, sentiment-driven gifts to our extensive and ever-growing catalog. Since 1985, Compendium has been creating meaningful moments with beautiful, thoughtfully made gifts that center connection and celebrate occasions both big and small. From greeting cards to inspirational books to impulse-friendly add-ons, Compendium

Read more

Live Inspired with Compendium: Now Available from PRH!

AdultsChildren'sGeneralAllGiftBlog