It’s a delightful 25-page Bonus Pack of never-before-seen content, some from the book, and some beloved content that didn’t fit into our 320-page limit!
R.I.P. our 134,000-word manuscript
Here’s a picture of us on August 3, 2021—the day night we wrapped up a marathon writing and editing session, and triumphantly submitted our manuscript. (This page was created by our publisher, Penguin Random House, and it includes a link to their privacy policy.) Downloading the bonus gift PDF will be easier on desktop than on mobile, so grab your computer! *If you haven’t yet pre-ordered, click here or scroll to the bottom of this post! This was before the rude awakening that we had written way, way too much. (Naturally, we celebrated with a giant spread of Chinese takeout.) Ultimately, cooler heads prevailed, and we realized we had to make some cuts to our just-shy-of-134,000-word manuscript. Bear in mind that our publishing contract called for 50,000 to 60,000 words. Ahem. “Overachievers” barely scratches the surface. Happily, squirreling away that content paid off sooner than we’d thought! We’re low-key thrilled about this pre-order gift, because if it had been purely up to us and there were no constraints whatsoever on “reasonable” cookbook lengths, we would have kept all of it!
What’s inside our Cookbook Pre-order BONUS Pack?
If you’ve already pre-ordered a copy of our cookbook or plan to order one soon, you’ll get access to some of the delightful content that ended up on the cutting room floor.
Some cookbook cuts made it to the blog!
Some recipes didn’t make it into the pre-order gift, but we sneakily published them here on the blog! Squirrel Fish in Sweet & Sour Sauce? That was originally destined for the book. But we decided that it was better for the blog, since it is technically challenging (by the way, it’s been super exciting to see people making it successfully in the wilds of their own kitchens). Mango Pudding? Another would-be cookbook recipe that got muscled out by other sweet treats. All in all, we can’t believe we’re 2 weeks away from our publication date, November 1st! We hope you love this pre-order bonus pack! If you haven’t yet pre-ordered The Woks of Life cookbook, you can do so at any of the links below, and get your bonus pack right away. If you want a signed copy, you can order one from these local bookstores and have it shipped to you! We signed book plates for Omnivore, located in San Francisco, and will be signing books at Yu & Me Books in NYC.
