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Judith Wills (born 1949 - ) is a British author, food and health journalist, magazine editor and columnist. She was born in Oxfordshire, the youngest child of a telephone salesman and an ex-primary schoolteacher, and was educated at the Oxford College of Technology (now Oxford Brookes University . She lives on the borders of Herefordshire and Wales.
In 1967, at age 17, she moved to London and became a secretary, then a writer, for the UK’s pop culture magazine Fabulous [1] at the end of the Swinging Sixties, and spent many years in the London media and show business scene. [2]
Wills was editor of Slimmer magazine for over 10 years and then wrote a weekly food column in The Daily Express. She writes for several websites including Netmums and Saga and for magazines including Saga and Candis.
Her books have been published in 14 languages. [3] The best known book is The Food Bible, which is held by 1400 libraries according to WorldCat [3]
She has also written numerous related diet books, cookbooks, and an autobiography, Keith Moon Stole My Lipstick, published by UKA Press in 2008 and by The History Press in 2016, and held in 10 libraries according to WorldCat [4] The book has been featured in Women’s Weekly and Candis Magazine.
Wills' autobiographical story Keith Moon Stole My Lipstick, about her life in her late teens and early twenties working for one of the leading pop magazines of the 60s/70s was first published by UKA Press in 2008 and then in 2016 by The History Press.
Her books have been serialized in many UK national newspapers, including The Sunday Times, The Mail on Sunday and The Daily Mail.
Wills has written for many national magazines and newspapers, including The Times , The Daily Mail , The Mirror , Daily Express , Good Housekeeping , Woman’s Weekly, Zest, Slimming, Marie Claire , Saga Magazine and Waitrose Food Illustrated. She has a regular blog on the Saga organisation website.
Wills has starred in three Top 10 videos adapted from her books and has made many TV appearances and over 500 radio broadcasts. [5]
Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye view of the Second World War. Born in the Weimar Republic and a Jew, she came to Britain with her family in 1935 during the rise of the Nazis.
Gillian McKeith is a Scottish television personality and writer. She is known for her promotion of various pseudoscientific ideas about health and nutrition. She is the former host of Channel 4's You Are What You Eat (2004–2006), Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever (2009–2010), and W Network's Eat Yourself Sexy (2010). In 2008, McKeith regularly appeared on the E4 health show Supersize vs Superskinny, and in 2010, she was a contestant on the tenth series of the ITV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Hester Sophia Frances Grigson is an English cookery writer and celebrity cook. She has followed the same path and career as her mother, Jane Grigson. Her father was the poet and writer Geoffrey Grigson, and her half-brother was musician and educator Lionel Grigson.
Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings, known professionally as Mary Berry, is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she studied catering and shipping management at college. She then moved to France at the age of 22 to study at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, before working in a number of cooking-related jobs.
Workman Publishing Company is an independent publisher of trade books and calendars, known primarily for non-fiction books along with calendars. Located in New York City, New York, US, the company includes several imprints with offices located throughout the United States. Peter Workman founded the company in 1968 when he published the book Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan. As of July 2007, two-thirds of the books published by the company remained in print.
Norene Lynn Gilletz was a Canadian Jewish cookbook writer, food consultant, and food writer.
Manuela Darling-Gansser is a writer of food and travel cookbooks, a contributor to lifestyle magazines and has appeared as a repeat guest on Australian television shows. She has written four books: Under The Olive Tree (2003), Autumn in Piemonte (2005), Winter in the Alps (2007) and TOP 10 Surviving in Style: Recipes and Instruction for the Beginner Home Chef (2008)
Ruth Watson is an English hotelier, broadcaster and food writer.
JoAnna Margaret Lund was the author of many books, including Healthy Exchanges Cookbook, HELP: Healthy Exchanges Lifetime Plan, and Make a Joyful Table.
Joy L. Bauer, MS, RD, CDN, is the host of NBC's "Health & Happiness" and the health and nutrition expert on The Today Show. Bauer is the author of 12 bestsellers.
Judith Jones was an American writer and editor, best known for having rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile. Jones also championed Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She retired as senior editor and vice president at Alfred A. Knopf in 2011. Jones was also a cookbook author and memoirist. She won multiple lifetime achievement awards, including the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
Everything Tastes Better with Bacon: 70 Fabulous Recipes for Every Meal of the Day is a book about cooking with bacon written by Sara Perry. She is an author, food commentator and columnist for The Oregonian. The book was published in the United States on May 1, 2002, by Chronicle Books, and in a French language edition in 2004 by Les Éditions de l'Homme in Montreal. In it, Perry describes her original concept of recipes combining sugar and bacon. Her book includes recipes for bacon-flavored dishes and desserts.
Ian Marber, is a nutrition therapist, well-known author and one of the founders of The Food Doctor, developing the brand from its inception in 1999 until his departure in December 2011. The Food Doctor positioned itself in the field of healthier eating with a range of both of fresh and dried food products, online consultancy as well as personal consultations.
Annabel Rose Langbein is a New Zealand celebrity cook, food writer and publisher. She has published 25 cookbooks and fronted three seasons of her TV series, Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook, which launched on the TV One network in New Zealand and has since screened in more than 90 countries.
Janet Laurence,, also known by her pen name Julia Lisle, is a British author and cookery writer.
Tessa Traeger is a British photographer. She is known for her still life and food photography, and has worked as an advertising photographer. Her work has been published in two books of her own; included in a number of books with others on gardening and food; exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions; and is held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Julie Le Clerc is a New Zealand food writer, chef, caterer, restaurateur and a presenter on TV food shows.
Pamela Clark is an Australian chef, cookbook author and food presenter, and has been associated with The Australian Women's Weekly for 50 years.
Ten Talents is a vegetarian and vegan cookbook originally published in 1968 by Rosalie Hurd and Frank J. Hurd. At the time, it was one of the few resources for vegetarian and vegan cooks. The cookbook promotes Christian vegetarianism and a Bible-based diet, in keeping with teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. By 1991, the 750-recipe cookbook was entering its 44th printing and had sold more than 250,000 copies. An expanded edition with more than 1,000 recipes was issued in 2012.
Audrey Eyton was an English animal welfare campaigner, journalist and writer. She is best known for creating the F-Plan diet, a high-fibre diet that has been criticized as a fad diet.
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