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Martha Has Published 100 Books to Date—See the Entire Collection Here

Martha published her first book in 1982 and has since written 99 more.

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To date, Martha has written and published an astounding 100 books over the course of her nearly 40-year-long career. Writing books served as the bedrock of her vocation—and her first, Entertaining, put her on the map.

"What really changed my life was the publication of Entertaining in 1982," she tells MarthaStewart.com. "That really changed my life. I found my voice—and I think I'd found my career."

When you think of Martha's many volumes, you likely go straight to cookbooks. While she has written plenty of them, there's so much more to her complete book list. Ahead, we're sharing a chronological list of every book written by Martha, from decorating guides and wedding planners to opuses on flower arranging and holiday-centric volumes.

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Entertaining

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This was the entertaining manual to buy upon its release in 1982—and the one that launched Martha's career. It was the first of its kind, a comprehensive tome on hosting parties, big or small, including a series of recipes perfectly suited to entertaining. The book was also the spark behind her next few projects, since it unearthed a myriad of new ideas and topics to explore. "It's a big job taking care of one's home, and one's family, and one's kids—and then do everything else," Martha tells MarthaStewart.com. "And that's what I was trying to do with writing the first book—and then I kept writing books. Finding my voice in terms of the home just made me very happy."

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Martha Stewart's Quick Cook

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Her next book, Martha Stewart's Quick Cook, came on the heels of Entertaining in 1983. With 200 easy, elegant recipes—folded into 52 menus and organized by season—that are ready in one hour or less, it's a staple in American homes to this day.

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Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres

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No one does hors d'oeuvres quite like Martha—and this 1984 cookbook, complete with 150 ideas spread across 13 different party styles (there's an appetizer for every occasion!), is proof.

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Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts

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Mixed fruit, berry, vegetable, chocolate, nut—Martha covers just about every pie or tart type imaginable in this 100-plus-recipe book, which debuted in 1985. Though the majority of Pies & Tarts is achievable for bakers of all skill sets and levels, there are a few next-level options—like the Concord grape pie, for example, featuring a grape cluster, leaves, and tendrils made entirely of pastry.

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Weddings

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Weddings, published in 1987, would go on to inspire an entire magazine (Martha Stewart Weddings ran its first issue less than a decade later, in 1994)—which makes perfect sense when you consider the scope of the source material. Filled with glossy images from over 40 wedding ceremonies and receptions, Weddings is a bride's complete guide to planning any type of event; its many chapters cover it all, from organization, invitations, and bouquets to music, decoration, menus, and cakes (recipes and step-by-step assembly tips, included).

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Martha Stewart's Quick Cook Menus

Martha Stewart's Quick Cook Menus
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A continuation of Quick Cook, 1988's Quick Cook Menus was filled with 230 new recipes (again, segmented into 52 menus) ideated and executed by America's favorite hostess.

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The Wedding Planner

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It was the planner to give a bride-to-be when it came out in 1988—Martha's custom, interactive guide featured tabbed sections with checklists and to-dos; the book was also filled with pockets for storing paper and fabric samples and contracts. A six-month calendar kept couples on track as the big day drew closer.

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Martha Stewart's Christmas

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Our founder's first holiday-centric book, Martha Stewart's Christmas, was released in 1989 and is comprehensive, to say the least. Filled with hundreds of recipes, entertaining tips, decorating, and craft ideas, the tome also encourages American families to make their own traditions.

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Martha Stewart's Gardening

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The first thing Martha did when she purchased Westport, Connecticut-based Turkey Hill—her first of many famous homes—in 1971 was plant an orchard of old-fashioned fruit trees. She continued to acquire acres adjacent to the main property throughout the years, expanding her orchards and gardens onto just about every inch. She had become a master gardener—a keeper of colorful perennials, berry bushes, and everything in between. So, naturally, she wrote a book on the subject in 1991, teaching novice and longtime gardeners alike about creating and maintaining a flourishing, colorful yard.

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Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres

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"I love hors d'oeuvres because they provide an opportunity to be wonderfully creative in the kitchen," Martha wrote in the forward of the 1992 paperback reprint—the first of several softcover reprints that would run that year—of her best-selling book, Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres.

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Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts

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In many ways, Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts was the first of its kind—it's one of the most inspiring, comprehensive dessert cookbooks of all time. It was reprinted, 160 glossy photos and all, in paperback form in 1992.

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Martha Stewart's Quick Cook

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The quintessential cookbook of the '90s (and beyond!), predicated on how to create flavorful, crowd-pleasing meals in an hour or less, was re-released in 1992.

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Martha Stewart's Quick Cook Menus

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Martha Stewart's Quick Cook's companion book was also reprinted in 1992, this time in a paperback edition, brand-new cover and all.

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Martha Stewart's New Old House

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Turkey Hill, the definition of a fixer-upper, also taught Martha everything there was to know about renovating and preserving a historic residence—and ultimately inspired Martha Stewart's New Old House (1992). This oeuvre tackles one of the most daunting projects any homeowner could ever face: The renovation of an entire house. She took a start-to-finish approach when writing, beginning with demolition and renovation and culminating in decorating and landscaping.

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Martha Stewart's Christmas

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Martha's first dedicated holiday book was reprinted in 1993; the cover features our founder with boughs of pine in hand, likely off to craft a wreath or garland for Christmas dinner (the book is full of festive projects, recipes, gift ideas, and more).

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Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining

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Whatever type of party you are throwing—large or small, casual or ultra-formal—Martha has a menu for it in her 1994 book, Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining; in addition to the 20 menus, the guide also offers food styling and general hospitality tips.

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Holidays

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Culled from the pages of her magazine, Martha Stewart Living (which went into circulation in 1991), this 1994 manual to holiday cooking, entertaining, decorating, gift wrapping, table settings, and so much more takes readers from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day.

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The Martha Stewart Cookbook

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The recipes in the first of three books Martha would go on to publish in 1995 are easy to follow—plus, the book boasts advice on how to embellish, store, and gift the culinary creations.

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Special Occasions

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Spanning New Year's to Halloween, Special Occasions, which was published in 1995, covers 12 of the calendar year's holidays. Full menus and fun projects (on topics such as lighting an outdoor party and dyeing Easter eggs) round out this oeuvre.

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Handmade Christmas

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In Handmade Christmas (1995), Martha walks us through an entirely DIY holiday routine; learn how to make your own, well, everything Christmas-related, from gifts and stockings to ornaments and wreaths.

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What to Have for Dinner

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In 1996, Martha culled all of the recipes printed under the "What to Have for Dinner" vertical of Martha Stewart Living (one of the most popular sections of the magazine) into a beautifully illustrated volume that was organized by season and offered 30 straightforward menus for families of four.

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How to Decorate

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Another 1996 debut, How to Decorate covers several of Martha's and the Martha Stewart Living editors' best home decorating projects. The main focus? How to elevate and optimize a room for its actual use—in practice, not just in theory.

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Great American Wreaths

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Part crafting book, part decorating guide, Great American Wreaths (1996) is a missive on wreath-making. With 51 projects—a nod to the country's 50 states and the District of Columbia—that can work for every season, the book offers step-by-step guides to making locally inspired décor.

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Good Things

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It's a phrase any Martha fan will recognize. At first, "Good Things" was a popular column in the young days of Martha Stewart Living—but it quickly turned into a tenet of Martha's brand. This book, released in 1997, presents some of the earliest "good things" from the magazine in one place and offers lessons, tips, and tricks on all topics related to the home.

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living (Volume 1)

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living
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Folded paper stars, felt bags, Swedish ginger cookies, and boxes of Swiss meringue—these are just a few of the fan-favorite ideas, recipes, and projects in Christmas with Martha Stewart Living (1997). The first of two volumes offers timeless inspiration for the quintessential American Christmas.

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Great Parties

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In 1997, Martha released a missive on everything party-related, complete with unique theme ideas (and menus, recipes, and decorating ideas) for each. A few standouts? The "Mediterranean Buffet" and "Garden Harvest Party"—two parties we'd love to attend today.

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Martha Stewart's Healthy Quick Cook

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Martha has always prioritized healthy cooking—and in 1997, she helped families around the country do so, as well, with the release of Martha Stewart's Healthy Quick Cook. She focused on easy-to-prepare, simple recipes when putting this book together, concentrating more on balancing food groups and eating intuitively than on calorie counts.

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Entertaining

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After 16 years and 27 books, our founder re-released her opus, Entertaining—with a stylish new cover that paid homage to the original—in paperback form in 1998.

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Decorating Details

Decorating Details
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A companion book to How to Decorate, this volume, which debuted in 1998, is full of elegant do-it-yourself projects—like transforming lackluster antiques and curating the ultimate gallery wall—and finishing touches (think elevated throw pillows and decorating with mirrors).

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Decorating for the Holidays Volume 2

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Decorating for the Holidays
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Martha brought some Christmas to July in 1998 with the release of this guide to holiday decorating. With Christmas tree ornaments, traditional garlands, table centerpieces, and more, this book serves as the ultimate how-to for festively decking the halls of your home.

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Desserts

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A dessert for absolutely every occasion—that's what you'll find in this 1998 baking book, which covers everything from birthday cakes to country picnic sweets.

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Arranging Flowers

Arranging Flowers
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Martha debuted her first tome on flower arranging in 1999. It's the ultimate manual for beginners: The photo-driven book, filled with arrangements culled from Martha's garden, walks novices through using floral tools, choosing vessels, harvesting flowers, conditioning blooms, and more essential skills.

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Crafts and Keepsakes for the Holidays

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Crafts and Keepsakes for the Holidays
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Consider this 1999 craft book, the DIY gift-giver's guide to the holidays. Complete with projects on ornaments, stocks, favors, and more; there's a creative, meaningful present here for just about any person on your list.

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Favorite Comfort Food

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The cover (Martha's holding a grilled cheese!) says it all. In 1999, she debuted a collection of her favorite feel-good, soul-nourishing recipes, from savory meals like macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, and pizza to sweet indulgences, including chocolate bread pudding and brownies. It's the only comfort food cookbook you'll ever need to buy—it covers it all.

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Gardening from Seed

Gardening from Seed
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Starting your flowers from seed is an ambitious but achievable task when you're armed with this manual, which Martha and the Martha Stewart Living editors published in 1999. In addition to tips on how to best start seeds indoors and sowing them outside when the time is right, the book offers a glossary of over 100 common plant, flower, and herb varieties.

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The Best of Martha Stewart Living: Weddings

The Best of Martha Stewart Living: Weddings
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In 1999, the Martha Stewart Living team also published a collection of their best big-day tips, recipes, projects, favors, decorations, and more—a culmination of all of the wedding content they'd created since the dawn of the magazine. At this point, Martha's wedding-centric magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, had been in print for five years—it was actually expanded from a yearly to a quarterly issue in 1999.

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Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook

Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook
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Searching for an appetizer? You'll find one—categorized by composition, including layered and stacked; wrapped, rolled, filled, folded, and stuffed; and skewered and threaded—in Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook, the sixth (yes, sixth!) and final book she released in 1999.

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Gardening 101

Gardening 101: Learn How to Plan, Plant, and Maintain a Garden
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Gardening 101: Learn How to Plan, Plant, and Maintain a Garden was published a year later, in March 2000. Complete with illustrated lessons, this book broke down the basics of growing flowers, vegetables, shrubs, and trees. It was apt timing. Martha purchased her Bedford, New York, at the turn of the millennium—a working farm known for its impressive landscaping.

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Parties and Projects for the Holidays (Volume 4)

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Parties and Projects for the Holidays (Volume 4)
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The Martha Stewart Living team's fourth Christmas-centric volume debuted in 2000 and helped holiday hosts bring a dose of festive cheer into every end-of-the-year entertaining endeavor.

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The Martha Stewart Living 10th Anniversary Cookbook

The Martha Stewart Living 10th Anniversary Cookbook
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To celebrate 10 years of Living, Martha and her editors—who had made cooking one of the biggest content areas of the magazine—gathered each and every recipe to ever appear in the publication's pages and organized them into an anniversary cookbook. The result? Over 1,200 recipes, including breakfast, hors d'oeuvres, meat, poultry, fish and shellfish, and dessert (with supporting chapters on soups, salads, vegetables, potatoes, and vegetarian courses) from cover to cover.

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Good Things for Organizing

Good Things for Organizing
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Martha has always been an organizational maestro, and this book, which hit shelves in 2001, gave her fans practical, attainable storage solutions for their own homes. Predicated on the ever-popular Good Things column, this book is a treasure trove of organization tips for every room (think your closet or home office) and collection, from silverware to spools of thread.

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Halloween

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Take a look at Martha's impressive roster of Halloween costumes to date (it's impossible to pick a favorite), and it's easy to see that she loves this holiday. This 2001 book's cover, featuring a red-eyed Martha in costume, speaks to the spooky, creative delights inside, including holiday-ready recipes like "mauled" apple cider and spiderweb sundaes and overarching tips on how to decorate or create a haunted house.

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Classic Crafts and Recipes for the Holidays (Volume 5)

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Classic Crafts and Recipes for the Holidays
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The fifth installation in Martha Stewart Living's Christmas book series was released in 2001. In this tome, Martha and her team focused on the classics on both the craft (think making wreaths and garlands with berries) and cooking fronts (think fruitcake you actually want to eat).

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Annual Recipes 2002

Annual Recipes 2002
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Looking for every recipe featured in Martha Stewart Living magazine in 2001? You'll find all 500-plus of them—organized by month—in this yearly volume, the first in this new series.

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Decorating with Color

Decorating with Color
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Martha has always understood that the right shade can transform a room. In 2002, she released a book on all things bold and bright, with chapters on culling a color palette, drawing interior design inspiration from bright (and up until then, banal) everyday objects, and recreating prints on furniture.

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Good Things from Tag Sales & Flea Markets

Good Things from Tag Sales & Flea Markets
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Martha has been an avid collector all her life. In this book, published in 2002, the master shares her method, including sourcing, identifying, caring for, and transforming valuables scooped up at yard sales and flea markets—and offers her expert insight into the hunting and bargaining process.

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Classic Crafts and Recipes Inspired by the Songs of Christmas (Volume 6)

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Classic Crafts and Recipes Inspired by the Songs of Christmas
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In 2002, the Martha Stewart Living today released one of their most creative Christmas editions to date: Every project and recipe was inspired by a popular carol. The book opens on a high note with "The 12 Days of Christmas"—a craft based on the gifts listed in the song.

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Annual Recipes 2003

Annual Recipes 2003
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This book, which debuted at the end of 2002, listed every recipe (over 500!) that made it into the pages of Martha Stewart Living that year.

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Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining

Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining 2002 book cover
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In 2002, Martha's 1994 hit, Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining (filled with 20 inspiring ideas for a myriad of the year's celebrations), was reprinted in a special paperback edition with an updated cover—we love how the bright gingham background pays homage to the original, as does Martha's prop (a beautiful basket of produce!).

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Martha Stewart Collection of Writing Papers

Martha Stewart Collection of Writing Papers 2002 book cover
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It wasn't a book, but it was certainly treasured. In 2002, Martha released a stationery collection featuring luxurious papers covered in botanicals. The set, complete with writing sheets, cards, postcards, envelopes, and seals, was packaged in a beautiful portfolio—and was the ultimate gift for Martha lovers. Unfortunately, this keepsake is out of print.

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Good Things for Easy Entertaining

Good Things for Easy Entertaining
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The next book in Martha's Good Things series, which was published in 2003, focused on the tips, tricks, and recipes—from appetizers to desserts—hostesses need to make entertaining a regular practice.

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The Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook

The Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook
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In 2003, Martha culled over 600 of her favorite Christmas recipes to ever run in the pages of Martha Stewart Living, which had been in print for over a decade at the time. In other words, this is the Christmas cookbook of all Christmas cookbooks.

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Annual Recipes 2004

Annual Recipes 2004
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Martha and the Martha Stewart Living team did it again—at the end of 2003, she published a book filled with a year of good food, along with cooking tips, techniques, and shortcuts.

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Simple Home Solutions

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This 2004 book is full of "good things" to help homeowners tackle the most common domestic challenges, from messy, wayward linen closets to spacing seedlings, practically and efficiently.

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Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Holiday Celebrations (Volume 7)

Christmas with Martha Stewart Living: Holiday Celebrations
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Brimming with festive ideas and holiday cheer, this 2004 tome is a comprehensive manual to celebrating Christmas on the recipe, craft, and décor front (that picture-perfect gingerbread house on the cover, included).

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Martha Stewart's Keepsake Wedding Planner

Martha Stewart's Keepsake Wedding Planner 2004 book cover
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Martha's second wedding planner hit stands in 2004, this time in an updated three-ring binder form. The 10-chapter guide also included planning information, timelines, diagrams, checklists, and inspirational photos—plus our founder's signature flower glossary, which boasted 100 varieties. The planner, unfortunately, is no longer in print.

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Annual Recipes 2005

Annual Recipes 2005
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A delicious Bundt cake took the cover of 2004's Annual Recipes edition, which rounded up every recipe that appeared in that year's issues of Martha Stewart Living.

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The Martha Rules

The Martha Rules book
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In 2005—six years after Martha took her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, public, which made her America's first self-made female billionaire—she published a very different kind of book. A departure from her usual tomes on homemaking, cooking, and decorating, The Martha Rules focused on our founder's finesse for all things business. On the heels of two new television shows (The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and Martha, her daytime show), this guide walked fans—and fellow business builders—through her secrets to and rules for success.

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Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook

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From the simplest crumb cakes to the most sophisticated specialty cakes, this 2005 dessert cookbook walks beginner and expert bakers alike through just about every sweet treat imaginable—cookies, pies, tarts, scones, muffins, popovers; you name it. If there's a recipe for it, it's in Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook.

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Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook

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Martha's 2006 volume on caring for and maintaining a beautiful, sparkling home takes us room by room and breaks down even the most challenging of household tasks. Ultimately, it's an expert guide to cleaning absolutely everything in your house—literally. There's an A-Z glossary in the back that details how to clean every object type, from abalone to zinc.

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The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics

The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics
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There are a whopping 1,100 recipes in this cookbook, a massive compendium (released in 2007) that gathered the best of the best recipes to appear in Martha Stewart Living between 1990 and 2000. It's the ultimate volume to buy if you want to experience the culinary trajectory of the magazine's first decade.

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The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics

The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics
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The former cookbook's companion, this 2007 volume offers a contemporary spin on the recipes included in The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics, with everything from family-pleasing weeknight meals to entertaining menus (all of which originally appeared in the magazine).

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Everyday Food: Great Food Fast

Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
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Looking to put dinner on the table, stat? This 2007 cookbook—the first from Everyday Food, another Martha-run magazine that launched in 2003—comes with 250 simple recipes to help you do just that, all year long.

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Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes

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Choosing a wedding cake—the confection that represents the beginning of a couple's married life—is no small feat. That's why Martha and Wendy Kromer, the master baker who created cakes seen in the pages of Martha Stewart Weddings for over a decade, put together this 2007 opus with over 100 tiered treats to inspire your own. And if you walk away so inspired, you want to make your own wedding cake? Martha can help; there are step-by-step guides to every part of the baking and decorating process here, too.

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Martha Stewart's Cooking School

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We've all wished we could have Martha right by our side as we whip up some of her signature recipes. In many ways, Martha Stewart's Cooking School, which hit stands in 2008, is the next best thing—and it offers aspiring chefs something different. It doesn't just tell you what to cook but also teaches you how. Arranged by cooking technique, the book walks you through must-master skills, from stewing and sautéing to steaming and poaching.

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Martha Stewart's Cookies

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There's nothing quite like a mouthwatering cookie. And in Martha Stewart's Cookies (2008), which is organized by texture (genius!), there are recipes for 175 of them. The volume hits the classics, like snickerdoodle, gingerbread, and madeleines, and unexpected options, including cherry tuiles and cappuccino-chocolate bites.

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Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts

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Looking for, well, just about every craft under the sun? You'll find it in Martha's 2009 missive on all things crafting, complete with step-by-step projects organized by topic from A to Z.

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Martha Stewart's Cupcakes

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In 2009, Martha released a book on all things cupcakes, complete with 175 recipes and tips for making and mixing frostings, fillings, and toppings to create masterful miniature confections.

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Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home

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Love hosting family style, but find that your best parties often come together last minute? This 2009 compendium of quick, share-friendly dinners (arranged into 52 menus, one for every week of the year) is for you.

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Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast

Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast
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You'll find those familiar foods your family turns to most (think pizza, stews, approachable finger foods) in Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast (2010), complete with 250 recipes spanning from breakfast through dessert. In many ways, it's the book that's predicated how we cook and eat today, when we're short on time but dedicated to flavor and nutrition.

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Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts

Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts 2010 book cover
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This 2010 guide to all things sewing and fabric crafts takes you well beyond your sewing machine—you'll learn how to appliqué, embroider, quilt, dye, and print, too.

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Power Foods

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Harnessing the health power of some of the best ingredients, like berries, nuts, and vegetables, Martha's 2010 cookbook is all about health—it will keep you inspired to eat well at any time of the day.

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Martha Stewart's New Pies and Tarts

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In 2011, Martha and the Martha Stewart Living editors compiled 150 of their favorite pie recipes in one place. In this book, you'll find every imaginable pie.

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Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts

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Make every holiday—from Easter to Halloween—more memorable with Martha's 2011 guide on special occasion crafts.

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Everyday Food: Light

Everyday Food: Light
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Each recipe in this 2011 healthful cookbook (even the mini mocha cheesecakes!) produce servings that are 500 calories or less. The volume is also a guide on making simple adjustments for cooking more mindfully—which can be as simple as switching from stir-frying to steaming.

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Martha's Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations

Martha's Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations book
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Get a glimpse into how America's favorite hostess entertains in her 2011 book, Martha's Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations. With beautiful photographs of her famous breakfasts in Maine (at Skylands) or holiday parties at her home estate, Bedford, this volume shows Martha fully in her element.

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Martha's American Food

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Throughout her career, Martha has inspired the way Americans all across the country cook and eat. So, in 2012, she took a broader approach and decided to write down her spin on a myriad of the country's regional classic dishes—and they're all pretty inventive. From her take on grilled fish tacos and New England clam chowder, these traditional creations are also distinctly Martha.

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Meatless

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A cookbook that satisfies both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike? It sounds too good to be true. But Martha made it in 2013. With over 200 recipes (including several gluten-free, low-fat, and vegan options) from cover to cover, Meatless is all about embracing a plant-based lifestyle (something integral to Martha's own way of eating).

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Living the Good Long Life

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Martha lives well—it's something she has always prioritized (for example, her day, which begins promptly at 4 a.m., typically kicks off with a workout). Her 2013 book, Living the Good Long Life, shares some of her rituals for staying healthy long-term, from maintaining a nourishing diet and keeping a positive outlook to maintaining her skin. Supported by tips and resources from leading doctors and wellness experts, this guide is a manual on taking control of your health, wherever you are in life.

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Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids

Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids 2013 book cover
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Two years after she became a grandmother—her daughter, Alexis, gave birth to a daughter, Jude, in 2011—Martha released a comprehensive crafts book for kids in 2013. The guide, filled with projects that little ones (ages three to 12) can make with their parents, is fun but practical, too. Kids can wear, use, and play with the things they make.

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Martha Stewart's Cakes

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Believe it or not, Martha and the Martha Stewart Living team released their very first book entirely dedicated to cakes in 2013. From Bundts and loaves to layers and coffee cakes, there's every type of confection imaginable in this 150-recipe strong guide.

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One Pot

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Busy nights call for simple, hearty recipes that come together in just one (yes, one!) pot. In this 2014 cookbook, you'll find 120 dishes that require minimal prep work and utilize just one piece of kitchenware: a pan. The best part of these meals, besides their incredible flavor? Minimal cleanup.

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Clean Slate

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When you need to hit the reset button, turn to this 2014 missive on all things wellness. With menus for three-day cleanses and a 21-day program for a whole-body detox, the cookbook, packed with whole, unprocessed ingredients, will have you feeling like you again in no time.

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Martha Stewart's Appetizers

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Dips, spreads, snacks, small plates, you name it—you'll find it all (and more!) in Martha's 2015 guide to every appetizer under the sun, which also includes 30 cocktail recipes to start your meal off right.

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Martha Stewart Weddings: Ideas and Inspiration

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2015 saw the release of Martha's first wedding-centric book—timed to coincide with Martha Stewart Weddings' 20th anniversary—in two decades. Designed to inspire and guide couples through every step of the planning process, this manual is the modern bride and groom's guide to planning a meaningful, bespoke celebration.

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Martha Stewart's Vegetables

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So many of the recipes inside this plant-based cookbook, which debuted in 2016, are vegetarian. Ultimately, though, it's a guide to cooking straight from the garden or market and is filled to the brim with healthful, unique dishes that utilize both traditional and atypical varieties. A few of our favorites? The Swiss Chard Lasagna and Smoky Brussels Sprouts Gratin.

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A New Way to Bake

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A New Way to Bake (2017) outlines a better way to bake. The recipes—all 130 of them—go beyond white flour and sugar, including whole-grain iterations of the former and natural options for the latter.

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Martha Stewart's Slow Cooker

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Your favorite kitchen appliance is about to see some overtime: Armed with Martha's 2017 cookbook, complete with 110 recipes, you can easily maximize your slow cooker's potential.

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Martha Stewart's Newlywed Kitchen

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Whether you're searching for ways to kick nightly dinners for two up a notch or looking for the ultimate first-time hostess menu, this 2017 compendium for the modern couple is a must for any newly engaged or newlywed duo.

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Martha Flowers

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Martha teamed up with Kevin Sharkey, her friend and brand executive, to write Martha's Flowers (2018), an elegant guide to the arts of gardening and flower arranging. Learn how to plant, cut, and style—the book is filled with beautiful displays that will surely inspire your own.

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Martha Stewart's Pressure Cooker

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With this 2018 cookbook in your kitchen, the only question you'll have is, "What can't my pressure cooker do?" The manual takes you from the basics (think beans, stocks, and grains) all the way through main courses (created entirely in the appliance) and dessert.

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Martha Stewart's Flowers, Deluxe Edition

Martha Stewart's Flowers, Deluxe Edition
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This photo-driven book—it's a beautiful addition to a coffee table—is an extended iteration of the flower-arranging opus Martha released in February 2018 and is full of images taken in Martha's homes.

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The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything

The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything
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Learn how to do, well, just about everything—from setting a table or a campfire ablaze—in this 2019 manual to life's essential skills.

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Martha Stewart's Grilling

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This 2019 book has over 100 recipes courtesy of the Martha Stewart Living team to choose from. And if it's missing from your arsenal? Scoop it up now to prepare for barbecue season!

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Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection

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Eleven years after she wrote her first cookie-centric cookbook, Martha debuted Cookie Perfection (2019), complete with recipes for a new generation. It's replete with updated, unexpected twists on the classics.

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Martha Stewart's Organizing

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This 2020 volume on getting (and staying) organized walks you through every part of the neat-making process, from purging and sorting to simplifying and tidying. Consider it your guide to how and when to tackle virtually every area of your home, thanks to seasonal and room-by-room tips.

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Martha Stewart's Cake Perfection

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Martha's 97th book—Martha Stewart's Cake Perfection (2020)—is a total must-buy if you're an avid baker. Master tiers, torts, and sheets with ease, and learn how to whip up the icing on top, too.

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Martha Stewart's Very Good Things

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Filled with genius tricks for everything from workspace ideas and smart kitchen storage tips to DIY furniture how-tos and cleaning time savers, this 2021 tome will make your daily life easier.

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Martha Stewart's Fruit Desserts

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Our founder's 99th book to date is a celebration of easy-to-prepare recipes that make use of the fresh, vibrant flavors of fruit at its peak. With dishes that utilize peaches, figs, apples, citrus, and more, this collection teaches you how to savor the flavor of every season's bounty.

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Martha: The Cookbook

Martha: The CookBook

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Martha's biggest milestone in the publishing world—her 100th book—features 100 of her very favorite recipes, along with invaluable tips and photos from her private archives. Recipes range from breakfast and brunch to appetizers, cocktails, dinner, and dessert.

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