Joan Gili i Serra (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaɲ ˈʒili i ˈsɛrə]), also known as John Gili (1907 – 6 May 1998), was a Catalan antiquarian book-seller, publisher and translator. Joan Gili was born in Barcelona in 1907. His father, Lluis Gili, ran a religious publishing house which also published a cookery book, Sabores, written by his mother, which became a bestseller. While working for his father's company, he developed an interest in English literature, which he wrote about in the Catalan newspaper La Publicitat.