Better Than a PSL: The 12 Best Fall Cookbooks

Julia Turshen spent 10 years cooking as a private chef and has coauthored reputable cookbooks like Spain . . . A Culinary Road Trip by Mario Batali and It's All Good by Gwyneth Paltrow. Her new release, Small Victories ($35), is fit for both new cooks who need informative explanations of the basics and confident ones who could use fresh inspiration. As Julia expertly states in the cookbook's introduction, "The only way to become a cook is to cook, and the road to becoming a good cook is paved not only with repetition but also with the intuition you gain along the way." As the title implies, it's all about celebrating small victories and realizing that executing an amazing home-cooked meal doesn't have to be complicated. — EC

Release date: Sept. 6