The Cookbook Collector: A Novel

By Allegra Goodman

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Emily and Jessamine Bach are opposites in every way: Twenty-eight-year-old Emily is the CEO of Veritech, twenty-three-year-old Jess is an environmental activist and graduate student in philosophy. Pragmatic Emily is making a fortune in Silicon Valley, romantic Jess works in an antiquarian bookstore. Emily is rational and driven, while Jess is dreamy and whimsical. Emily’s boyfriend, Jonathan, is fantastically successful. Jess’s boyfriends, not so much. National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Allegra Goodman has written a delicious novel about appetite, temptation, and holding on to what is real in a virtual world: love that stays.

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Published Jul 12, 2011

432 pages

Average rating: 6.36

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CSG1
Aug 15, 2026
7/10 stars
Loved the story line. Think I need to read the book as I just did audiobook this time around and am always more negative in reviews with such. Especially if I’m not happy with character voices.
Wannabwestern
Jan 19, 2026
7/10 stars
Not about cooking or cookbooks.

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