Compiled by Bob Howard

— Southern My Way: Food & Family by Gena Knox. Georgia’s own Gena Knox offers her third cookbook with a fresh spin on three generations of family favorites and a few new ones. $34.95

— Betty Crocker’s Christmas Cookies. Just in time to plan for your holiday baking – a collection of must-have recipes along with decorating how-to’s and baking secrets. $16.99

— Southern Fried by James Villas. More than 150 recipes for crab cake, fried chicken, hush puppies and more. The author also covers all the frying basics from the best equipment to techniques. $29.99

— Southern Italian Desserts/ Rediscovering the Sweet Traditions of Calabria, Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, and Sicily by Rosetta Costantino with Jennie Schacht. The author offers a follow-up to her acclaimed My Calabria with 76 dessert recipes from her southern Italian homeland. $29.99