Nigella Lawson

The accompanying book to Nigella Express was released in the UK in September 2007, America in November 2007,[43] and later in Australia in 2008.[78] Sharing the same name as the television series, the book became another bestseller in Britain,[79] and was outselling another television chef, Jamie Oliver, by 100,000 copies according to Waterstone's.[37] It was reported that over 490,000 copies had been sold by mid-December in Britain.[37] Furthermore, the book was number one for a period on Amazon UK's bestselling books,[37] and was ninth on their overall list of Christmas bestsellers in any category.[80] Paul Levy from The Guardian wrote that the tone of the recipes was "just right. One of the appealing things about Nigella's brief introductions to each of them is that she thinks not just as cook, but as eater, and tells you whether they're messy, sticky or fussy".[75] Lawson is now estimated to have sold more than 3 million books worldwide,[16][81] and according to The Daily Telegraph, she is collecting recipes and ideas for a new book on Christmas cooking.[82] Lawson is also considering releasing her own food range.[43]