Marcus Samuelsson Books in Order
Marcus Samuelsson has written 9 books, published between 2003 and 2020. The first book is Aquavit (2003) and the newest is The Rise (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2003–2020
- Pages on record
- 2,260 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,260 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Cooking runs through the nine books catalogued under Marcus Samuelsson, published between 2003 and 2020. Aquavit (2003) opens the run and The Rise (2020) closes it, with The Soul of a New Cuisine (2006), New American Table (2009), Yes, Chef (2012), Marcus Off Duty (2014), Make It Messy (2015), The Red Rooster Cookbook (2016) and Our Harlem (2019) in between. Catalogue subjects record American and Scandinavian cooking, African American cooks, biography, the Aquavit restaurant and New York restaurants.
How many Marcus Samuelsson books are there?
Marcus Samuelsson has 9 books, released between 2003 and 2020.
Marcus Samuelsson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Marcus Samuelsson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Aquavit2003 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420033121/4
- 2The Soul of a New Cuisine2006 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420063441/4
- 3New American Table2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 4Yes, Chef2012 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/420123191/4
- 5Marcus Off Duty2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420143521/4
- 6Make It Messy2015 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/420152131/4
- 7The Red Rooster Cookbook2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420163841/4
- 8Our Harlem2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 9The Rise2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420203361/4
Marcus Samuelsson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
9 books9 Marcus Samuelsson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Marcus Samuelsson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Marcus Samuelsson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Marcus Samuelsson
Start with Aquavit (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Marcus Samuelsson book?
The Rise (2020) is the newest Marcus Samuelsson book released so far.
Is there a new Marcus Samuelsson book coming?
No next Marcus Samuelsson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Marcus Samuelsson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Marcus Samuelsson title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Marcus Samuelsson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,260 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Marcus Samuelsson books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Marcus Samuelsson books are about
8 of the 9 Marcus Samuelsson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african american cooks is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.