Joanna Gaines had the No. 1 cookbook of 2018, so why did food media ignore it?

The Washington Post

The former Fixer Upper star's cookbook, Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering, was the No. 2 bestselling book overall in 2018, behind Michelle Obama's memoir. It sold more than 1.3 million copies last year. Yet it was mostly ignored in the food media. Why? As one blogger explains, “I think the Gaineses might be the Nickelback of the cookbook world."