Molly, Kate and Kristin speak with Martin Sorge, the winner of The Great American Baking Show, about his debut cookbook while he is still in the thick of creating it. Martin talks about getting started on his baking journey, the role the show played in his career and what he's taken away from the experience before diving into the process of developing, pitching, testing and writing his cookbook. He shares specific pain points of the process, his approach and then turns the tables onto the hosts as he asks them for advice and insights as he begins this new venture.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

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Martin Sorge

• Website
• Instagram
• TikTok
• Substack: Great Bakes

Sally Ekus

Dianne Jacob, writing coach, author and teacher

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• The Secrets of Cooking by Bee Wilson
• Green City Market Cookbook
• Preservation Kitchen, by Paul Virant and Kate Leahy

Kate and Kristin speak with cookbook author Maria Zizka about writing her solo projects as well as the more than forty collaborations she's worked on so far in her career. They chat about the challenges inherent in collaborations, how Maria got her start in the food world and the role letter writing played in getting her incredible internship—recipe testing alongside Suzanne Goin. Maria shares how she balances collaborations and solo projects, the lessons, systems and habits she's established because of her range of experiences, and the projects she will and won't take on. She talks about the process of switching agents, why she celebrates even the little milestones and the advice she has for aspiring authors.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

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Maria Zizka

• Website
• Instagram
  

University of Gastronomic Sciences

Episode 32: Co-Authoring Cookbooks with JJ Goode

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• The Newlywed Table by Maria Zizka
• Boards, Platters, Plates by Maria Zizka
• One-Bowl Meals by Maria Zizka
• Cook Color by Maria Zizka
• The Hostess Handbook by Maria Zizka
• Sunday Suppers at Lucques by Suzanne Goin
• I Love You: Recipes from the Heart by Pamela Anderson

This episode Molly, Kate, Kristin and Andrea chat all things comp titles, but first they talk about a recent plagiarism controversy that is rocking the cookbook world. They share their thoughts on copyrighting recipes, including attribution and having respect for 'the canon' of cookbooks. Then they move on to the subject of comp titles: what they are, what they are used for, how to identify them, some dos and don'ts and why publishers may come up with a list of their own. The hosts share some examples from their own projects, list a few potential resources to help authors find them and share how the role of comp titles is more important than ever in publishing.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

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Nagi's statement: When you see your recipes in a $4 million book

Edelweiss

Circana Book Scan

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