FOOD
Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to be a Great Italian Cook
by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
The last Italian cookbook you will ever need, Emmy-winning television host and best-selling author Lidia Matticchio Bastianich brings us the definitive guide to Italian cooking, co-authored by her daughter Tanya Bastianich Manuali, with the release of Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to be a Great Italian Cook. Beside 400 recipes from classics like Risotto a la Milanese and Tagliatelle with Wild Mushroom Sauce, and Lidia-originals like Bread and Prune Gnocchi and Beet Ravioli in Poppy Seed Sauce, the mother-daughter duo teach the techniques needed to master Italian cooking and introduce us to a full range of standard Italian ingredients and how to buy, store, clean and cook with them. To top it off, we are also given a comprehensive guide to the kitchen tools every chef should have and a glossary of cuisine-related words and phrases to aid in travels and dining experiences in Italy. Available October 27.
$45; penguinrandomhouse.ca
The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO: The Definitive Guide to the Best Wine Deals in the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
by Rod Phillips
The eighth edition of the hugely popular LCBO wine guide, The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO: The Definitive Guide to the Best Wine Deals in the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is newly updated each year. The new edition rates vintages that will be appearing on shelves in 2016 using a five-star, value-for-money scale. Of the approximately 1,500 wines tasted from the LCBO General Purchase and Vintage Essentials lists, author Rod Phillips has selected the year's 500 most notable along with 100 new additions and updated comments and ratings on previous entries. A definitive and comprehensive catalogue providing information on sweetness factor, grape variety, vintage year, and recommended food pairings, the guide even includes space to add your own notes as you taste your way through the best-value wines Ontario has to offer. Available September 15.
$19.95; whitecap.ca
Butter Celebrates: A Year of Sweet Recipes to Share with Family and Friends
by Rosie Daykin
Following the success of her first cookbook, Butter Baked Goods: Nostalgic Recipes from a Little Neighborhood Bakery, Rosie Daykin gives us excuses to gather with those we love in the new Butter Celebrates: A Year of Sweet Recipes to Share with Family and Friends. Alongside more than 100 recipes with easy-to-follow instructions and simple tips are an array of romantic, nostalgia-inducing photographs for recipes like Lemon Drops, Lemon Thyme Scones and Sufganiyot, better known as the jelly doughnut. Uniquely, each section is broken down into specific celebrations with titles like Mother's Day and Thanksgiving with more general festivities including Butter Babies (for those who are expecting in your life), Welcome Wagon and Summer Celebrations. Available October 13.
$35; penguinrandomhouse.ca
ART/PHOTOGRAPHY
The Beatles: Photographs from the Set of Help!
by Emilio Lari, contribution by Alastair Gordon, introduction by Richard Lester
The Beatles: Photographs from the Set of Help! presents an extraordinary collection of mostly unseen photographs taken of the band during the making of the film. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles' second motion picture Help!, the collection of images showcases the band in behind-the-scenes moments as they relaxed in their hotel between takes. Captures a pivotal turning point in band's history as they evolved from beloved musicians into one of the most important musical acts of all time, The Beatles: Photographs from the Set of Help! offers an intimate look into a now iconic band on the cusp of infamy. Available September 8.
$29.95; rizzoliusa.com
FICTION
The Girl In The Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel
by David Lagercrantz
Swedish journalist and bestselling author David Lagercrantz continues the popular Millennium Series with The Girl In The Spider's Web. Genius hacker Lisbeth Saldander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist come together the adrenaline-charged thriller when Blomkvist receives a late night phone call from a trusted source who claims to have information vital to the United States, and who has been in contact with a super hacker Blomkvist knows all too well. The Girl In The Spider's Web is the follow-up to Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest and the fourth installment in the series, available September 1.
$34; penguinrandomhouse.ca
HUMOUR
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling
Creator and star of The Mindy Project and author of New York Times bestselling book Is Everything Hanging Out Without Me? Mindy Kaling returns with a collection of essays that delve into her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life. In Why Not Me? Kaling gives glimpses into Hollywood that are oddly relatable like on the topic of weight in “Unlikely Leading Lady,” where she muses on America's fixation with the weight of actresses saying, “Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they're walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.” Turning the anxieties, glamour and celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a hysterical collection of essays, Kaling has created a work that anyone can connect with. Available September 15.
$32; penguinrandomhouse.ca