About us
Becker Joest Volk Verlag (BJVV) is today one of the most important publishers of non-fiction and advisory books in the fields of nutritional science, health, cooking, and baking in the German-speaking world. Topics such as psychology, yoga, gardening, and lifestyle are also key components of our publishing program.
What drives us
We select only around 20 new titles each year, doing so with great care and a deliberate focus on quality, inspirational value, and attention to detail. Our books are created with the aim of genuinely helping people—in their kitchens, their health, and their everyday lives. Whether cooking, bread baking, plant-based nutrition, conscious living, or medical topics, we want to inspire, inform, and support our readers. In doing so, we feel a special sense of connection to both our readers and our authors.
Our circle of authors includes renowned and successful personalities such as Lutz Geißler, Anne Fleck, Patricia Kelly, Christian Henze, Martina Meuth & Moritz Neuner-Duttenhofer, as well as outstanding influencers like Gina Sandrin, Sven Teichmann, Claudia Bastone (Mamma Culinaria), Marcel Paa, and Serayi. Another key focus is on physicians and scientists such as Prof. Dr. Stephan Martin, Daniela Kielkowski, Dr. med. Cordelia Schott, Prof. Dr. Dr. Henrik Walter, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Grönemeyer, Dr. Franziska Rubin, Doc Esser, and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Vormann, who enrich our program with medical and scientific topics.
Our DNA
Our credo is the idea of creating books with a lasting impact—both in content and in design. Each of our works is produced with the greatest care in-house—usually printed in Germany—with lovingly crafted design and photography that makes the value of the subject matter visible and tangible. We support our authors closely and personally, from the initial idea through to long after publication.
Our motto for more than two decades has been:
“A book is finished when there is nothing left that can be improved.”
This is the standard we live by—day after day.
We also think big when it comes to visibility: our PR concepts are individual and comprehensive, with presence across TV, radio, print, and online media—often spanning many years. This is reflected in the book trade as well: our titles are valued not just in the moment, but very often as long-term sellers. This success is also evident in figures we are proud of: over the past ten years, no other non-fiction publisher has sold more copies per published title (source: Media Control). The ratio of Spiegel bestsellers per published title is also outstanding.