Judy Piatkus

Judy Piatkus is a British publisher, entrepreneur and author who founded Piatkus Books in 1979.

Career Piatkus founded Piatkus Books from the bedroom of her home in Loughton, Essex, in 1979.

Piatkus published a wide range of titles, from cookbooks by Mary Berry to fiction by Nora Roberts. Piatkus Books became known in the area of personal growth and lifestyle when it published mindfulness titles by Jon Kabat-Zinn, alongside business books such as David Allen's Getting Things Done. Piatkus explored a wide range of subjects such as feng shui, spirituality, alternative health, the mind-body connection, detoxing, and other topics that were relatively unknown in the UK at that time. Many leaders in their fields of expertise such as Seth Godin and Dr Irvin Yalom were on the Piatkus list.

In 2007, Piatkus completed a successful exit sale to Little, Brown, who have continued to publish books under the Piatkus imprint.

Recognition In December 2005, Piatkus was awarded the Women in Publishing Pandora Award. In February 2009, she received a lifetime achievement award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.