Thursday January 17, 2008, 1:38 pm
from the Newsletter:

Book Blitz

Early reports indicate that 2008 will be a very vegan year. To wit, there are two vegan books in the top five of The New York Times bestseller list. As previously mentioned, Skinny Bitch in the Kitch is sitting pretty at number five, while the writing duo's first effort, Skinny Bitch, is right at the top at number one. While the Bitch's successes are certainly noteworthy, they are hardly alone in the record-breaking-and-making category. (See below for how to win your own copy of Skinny Bitch in the Kitch!)

Fellow VN columnist Robin Robertson's book Quick-Fix Vegetarian was recently awarded the title of Best New Cookbook in PETA's 5th annual Proggy Awards. The book, which was published last March, contains 150 dishes that are ready-to-eat in less than 30 minutes. In a year busting with vegan cookbook publications, this is a big-time achievement. Congrats to Robin!

Speaking of successful cooking manifestoes, there are three vegetarian cookbooks currently in the top ten bestseller list of Amazon.com. If this isn't a harbinger of vegan greatness in the year to come, we just don't know what is. Now that the market is primed and ready for a deluge of fantastic animal-free feasts, it's the perfect time to get out and pen that cookbook you've always wanted to write but never thought would sell. Kudos to all the amazing authors, and here's to more to come!

For a quick refresher of the bounty of vegan cookbook publication goodness that graced us in 2007, check out these outstanding titles:

The Joy of Vegan Baking (VegNews' Cookbook of the Year)
Veganomicon
Eat, Drink & Be Vegan
Quick-Fix Vegetarian
My Sweet Vegan
Cozy Inside
I Am Grateful: Recipes and Lifestyle of Café Gratitude

Friday January 18, 2008, 3:25 am
thanky larry