Editor Isabel McCarthy joined the Avery team in 2023. Isabel acquires for Avery’s cookbook list and is especially interested in plant-forward cooking and books that make healthy living accessible and fun for the home cook. She loves food stories with a strong perspective and her upcoming books include Eat with Afia by Afia Amoako, The Vegan Asian Kitchen by WoonHeng Chia, May it Nourish Your Soul by Mana Shamshiri, This Cookbook Rocks by Sara Tane, and more. She has also worked with authors like Joanne Molinaro (The Korean Vegan), Jeanine Donofrio (Love & Lemons), and more.

In addition to cookbooks, Isabel is interested in health, wellness, and self-help books in the categories of women’s health, psychology, nature, self-help, and more. Upcoming in this space she is working on Amy West, MD’s Durable, and she is keen on anything that examines new research or highlights underrepresented voices and ideas.