The Most Popular Cookbooks Around the Country

While the internet and e-readers have hurt some parts of the publishing industry, cookbooks are still going strong. Many people still value the authority that comes with a published book of recipes from their favorite cook, but the type of recipes they look for varies from state to state.

Furniture retailer Joybird recently broke down Barnes & Noble's 100 top-selling cookbooks from the past year by region. According search data from Google Trends, The Whole 30 Cookbook is most popular in western and Midwestern states, dominating searches in Nevada, New Mexico, and the Dakotas. Also popular in the West is Thug Kitchen, the preferred cookbook of Montana and Arizona.

In the South, the books Whiskey in a Teacup, Magnolia Table, The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul, and 10 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse make up the top searches, and in the Northeast, the classic home cooking bible The Joy of Cooking comes out as the clear favorite.

Joybird also noted some general cookbook trends from the past year: Celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Joanna Gaines, and Chrissy Teigen are some of the country's best-selling cookbook authors, accounting for 29 percent of the top-searched cookbooks. Health-conscious recipes also sell well, with the top-searched books in one third of all states focusing on cleaner eating.

Find the most popular cookbook in your state on Joybird's map.