Kim McCosker
Kim McCosker is an Australian author, responsible for the popular 4 Ingredients series of cookbooks.[1]
4 Ingredients
Kim McCosker has been called "cooking's J. K. Rowling."[2] After being turned down by every major publisher in Australia, she self-published her first cookbook, 4 Ingredients, which went on to become the best selling self-published book in Australian history, selling 400,000 copies in 2007 alone and placing second in overall sales only to Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows released the same year.[2]
4 Ingredients has gone on to reach a total sales mark of over 3 million copies.[3] The initial 4 Ingredients book has spawned 37 cookbooks and made 4 Ingredients a very successful publishing house and one of the most trusted cookbook brands in Australia.
The collective sales across all titles now exceeds 9 million copies. The brand's popularity having extended to a cookware range, 4 Ingredients iPhone app.[1] and large social media reach; with an active daily presence on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and their own website.
The popularity of the 4 Ingredients series has also led to a 4 Ingredients television series, hosted by McCosker, and broadcast in 24 countries including Australia, Africa, the UK, and New Zealand.
In 2020 4 Ingredients has significant market penetration, brand awareness and relevancy. It appears people's interest in cooking at home is only intensifying, along with their love of all things easy!
Other publications
- 4 Ingredients
- 4 Ingredients 2
- 4 Ingredients Gluten Free
- 4 Ingredients Fast, Fresh & Healthy (co-authored by Deepak Chopra)
- 4 Ingredients Kids (black & white)
- BABY BOWL
- 4 Ingredients Christmas
- 4 Ingredients KiDS (illustrated)
- 4 Ingredients Herb it Up (written for Gourmet Garden)
- 4 Ingredients One Pot One Bowl
- 4 Ingredients Chocolates, Cakes & Cute Things
- 4 Ingredients Menu Planning
- ThermoStruck
- 4 Ingredients YIAH
- 4PLAY
- 4 Ingredients Gluten Free Lactose Free (endorsed by Coeliac Australia)
- 4 Ingredients Diabetes (endorsed by Diabetes Australia - Victoria)
- 4 Ingredients Allergies (endorsed by Allergies & Anaphylaxis NZ)
- 4 Ingredients Cook 4 A Cure (written to raise funds for the NBCF)
- 4 Ingredients Celebrations
- 4 Ingredients The Easiest One Pot Cookbook Ever!
- The Easiest Slow Cooker Book Ever!
- 4 Ingredients Healthy Diet
- PET COOKBOOK
- 4 Ingredients KETO
- 4 Ingredients Veggie & Vegan
- The Easiest Pie Maker Book Ever!
- The Easiest Air Fryer Book Ever!
- 4 Ingredients MORE Diabetes (due out April 2021)
Personal
McCosker lives Sunshine Coast, Queensland with husband Glen Turnbull and their three children.[4]
References
- Meares, Joel (6 March 2012). "Cookbook sales are plummeting. Is it time for a new recipe?". The Age.
- Staff (9 October 2010). "Reader's Digest". The Australian. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
- Staff (6 January 2013). "Exclusive world is now an open book". Brisbane Times.
- "Simplicity, the recipe for success". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2019.