Fall is for many things—back to school, longer evenings, and a cooking frenzy. This sampling of the season’s hottest cookbooks will help stock displays and get your patrons excited about what's new in food. 
 

• Pastry Love: A Baker's Journal of Favorite Recipes by Joanne Chang (Houghton Harcourt). 
  James Beard Award winner Chang's recipes first teach the basics then advance to the more challenging as a way to test the home cook's kitchen skills. Deft instruction, high expectations, and plenty of hands-on tutorials are abundant throughout this lovingly crafted collection.
   
• Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar by Amy Chaplin (Artisan: Workman).
  For your next delicious and healthful meal, skip the refined sugar and turn to veggies, urges Chaplin. Here, the James Beard Award–winning chef guides us through plant-forward recipes and the steps to transform our eating habits while enjoying rich and flavorful meals. Also note Sean Brock's South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations, another standout offering this fall (Artisan: Workman).  

• Canal House: Cook Something; Recipes To Rely On by Christopher Hirsheimer & Melissa Hamilton (Voracious: Hachette).
  The cofounders of the Milford, MA–based culinary studio/restaurant offer tips designed for home cooks to master key ingredients and techniques and elevate recipes with taste and confidence.
   
• Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman (Avery: Penguin).
  Israeli food is having more than a moment, and to celebrate all this scrumptiousness comes Sussman’s guide to the country's culture and cuisine, a collection of winners to add to your staple rotation.

• Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking: A Cookbook by Toni Tipton-Martin (Clarkson Potter: Crown).
  Another James Beard Award winner, Tipton-Martin here presents a collection that spans time and flavor profiles, all adapted for home cooks. As much a history as a cookbook, this work is destined to become a core title. Complementary titles include Alison Roman's Nothing Fancy: The Art of Having People Over; A Cookbook (Clarkson Potter: Crown) and Aran Goyoaga's Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood (Sasquatch). 

Bonus title: Maegan Brown's Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion is a great resource for those embarking on what could be called high-aesthetic cleaning, à la Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin's The Home Edit, (Rock Point: Quarto).