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APPETITE ANNOUNCES NEW COOKBOOK FROM NIGELLA LAWSON

Appetite by Random House, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada, today, Thursday 25
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September 2014, announces the acquisition of a new book by Nigella Lawson. SIMPLY
NIGELLA: FOOD TO NOURISH BODY & SOUL, an inspirational and practical cookbook
from one of the worlds bestselling cookery writers, will be published in Fall 2015.

SIMPLY NIGELLA is about cooking food that makes our lives easier, the sort of cooking that
can be incorporated into our daily lives and celebrated without any stress. Its about food that
will make everyone feel better, both in body and mind. In SIMPLY NIGELLA there will be
everyday recipes that are lighter and easy to prepare and cook, but also indulgent dishes for
special occasionsthe message is simple: balance is all!

Containing 150 recipes for nourishing oneself, friends and family, SIMPLY NIGELLA will
include: breakfasts and brunches; fast, easy and light suppers; a feasting chapter for entertaining
a group; and a section dedicated to Bowlfood, to be eaten in comfort with a fork or spoon, from
light soups and near-instant stir-fries, to pasta and one-pot dishes. There will also be a wide array
of sweet treatsincluding fabulous dairy-free and gluten-free recipes.

Robert McCullough, Publisher of Appetite, Vice-President of Random House of Canada, with
Louise Dennys, Executive Publisher and Executive Vice-President of Random House of Canada
acquired Canadian rights from Ed Victor Ltd. News on an accompanying television series to be
announced later.

Robert McCullough said: I fell in love with Nigella reading the first paragraphs of HOW TO
EAT, and I have been smitten ever since. I feel incredibly proud and lucky to have such a force
in the culinary and food writing world join the Appetite by Random House list in Canada. This is
a book for everyoneit celebrates how we eat and live today.

Louise Dennys said: Its a joy as well as a privilege to have published Nigellas books at Knopf
Random Canada for the last 14 yearsher beautiful, inimitable sense and sensibility and her
stylistic genius make her one of the greatest modern food writers. She is a beloved writer in-
house, as she is for countless readers and families in Canada who welcome every new book. So,
with the recent formation of our celebrated Appetite by Random House list, it gives us great
pride to uphold that treasured relationship under the expert direction of Robert McCullough.



Nigellas first book, HOW TO EAT (1998), has been hailed by chefs, reviewers, writers and
millions of home cooks worldwide as one of the best cookbooks ever written. Shortlisted for
Observer Food Monthlys Chef of the Decade Award, Nigellas relaxed cooking style and
evocative writing have captured the mood of the world with sales in excess of 12 million copies.

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NIGELLA LAWSON www.nigella.com

Nigella Lawson is the author of nine bestselling books, which have sold over 12 million copies
How to Eat (may just be the best cookery book ever Daily Telegraph), How to be a Domestic
Goddess (British Book Awards 2001), Nigella Bites (WHSmith Award 2002), Forever Summer
(images of warmth and Mediterranean climes Time Out), Feast, (a voluptuous and delicious
piece of food writing The Guardian), Nigella Express (a no. 1 bestseller, and the biggest-selling
cookery book of 2007 with over 1 million sales), Nigella Christmas (everything to make your
Christmas sparkle The Independent), Kitchen (the second biggest-selling cookery book of
2010), and Nigellissima which, together with Nigellas successful TV series and her Quick
Collection apps, have made hers a household name around the world.

For further information please contact:

Cathy Paine cpaine@penguinrandomhouse.com / 416-957-1571
#SimplyNigella