Kim McCosker

Kim McCosker is an Australian author, responsible for the popular 4 Ingredients series of cookbooks.[1]

4 Ingredients

McCosker and her co-author Rachael Bermingham have been called "cooking's J. K. Rowling":[2] after being turned down by major publishers, they self-published their first cookbook, 4 Ingredients, which went on to become the best selling self-published book in Australia in 2007, selling 400,000 copies in 2007 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 2.5 million copies.[3] The initial 4 Ingredients book spawned the sequels 4 Ingredients 2, 4 Ingredients Gluten Free, 4 Ingredients Fast, Fresh & Healthy (with co-author Deepak Chopra) and 4 Ingredients Kids. The five books combined for more than 100,000 units sold in 2010,[2] and have been incorporated into a 4 Ingredients iPhone app.[1]

The popularity of the 4 Ingredients series has led to a 4 Ingredients television series, hosted by McCosker, and broadcast in 24 countries including Australia, Africa, the UK, and New Zealand.

In 2011, McCosker bought out Bermingham and has gone on to release four more 4 Ingredients books on her own: 4 Ingredients Christmas, 4 Ingredients One Pot One Bowl, 4 Ingredients Kids in Colour, and 4 Ingredients Gluten Free Lactose Free.

Other titles

In addition to the 4 Ingredients series, McCosker has authored Baby Bowl and Thermostruck.

Personal

McCosker lives Sunshine Coast, Queensland with husband Glen Turnbull and their three children.

References

  1. 1 2 Meares, Joel (6 March 2012). "Cookbook sales are plummeting. Is it time for a new recipe?". The Age.
  2. 1 2 3 Staff (9 October 2010). "Readers digest". The Australian.
  3. ↑ Staff (6 January 2013). "Exclusive world is now an open book". Brisbane Times.
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