Kim McCosker

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

4 Ingredients[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

McCosker lives Sunshine Coast, Queensland with husband Glen Turnbull and their three children.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Meares, Joel (6 March 2012). "Cookbook sales are plummeting. Is it time for a new recipe?". The Age.
  2. ^ a b Staff (9 October 2010). "Reader's Digest". The Australian. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
  3. ^ Staff (6 January 2013). "Exclusive world is now an open book". Brisbane Times.
  4. ^ "Simplicity, the recipe for success". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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