HarperCollins signs Devlukia's 'unique' cookery debut

HarperCollins has agreed a deal for JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly, the debut by cooking influencer Radhi Devlukia. 

Thorsons publishing director Lydia Good negotiated the deal for UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada with Nicole Bond, v.p. and director of subsidiary rights at Simon & Schuster US. JoyFull will be published globally on 27th February 2024 in hardback and e-book.  

“With over three million followers across her social platforms, Radhi has amassed a huge global audience with whom she shares her passion for food, conscious cooking and daily wellness rituals,” HarperCollins said. “JoyFull is her much-awaited debut cookbook and contains more than 125 plant-based recipes, using accessible ingredients to balance health and satisfaction; include all the key nutrients necessary to feed your body and mind; and bring vibrant flavours to every meal of the day.”  

The publisher added: “As a student of Ayurveda, Radhi offers mindful practices around cooking and explains how, as we connect to our food and understand our body, we can improve our health.

"Alongside the recipes, JoyFull includes daily wellness practices: Radhi’s revitalising morning skincare routine, ancient rituals to nourish and strengthen your hair, meditations and prayers for staying present, and breathwork that will carry you through each phase the day.” 

Devlukia said of JoyFull: “What you eat – along with your daily habits and the thoughts you think – has the ability to completely transform every aspect of your health. I couldn’t be more excited to publish my debut cookbook and hope that it’ll help transform your kitchen from a place of cooking to a place of nourishment in all parts of your life, as it has mine.”  

Good says: “Radhi’s debut cookery book is not only packed full of delicious recipes and beautiful photographs, it is entirely unique and fills a gap in the market for a complete holistic lifestyle cookery book.

"Inspired by Ayurvedic concepts, healing spices and incredible flavours, this book shares the secrets of Radhi’s soulful, playful and inspirational way of life, and we can’t wait to publish it.”