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Julia Quinn

ジュリア・クイン

Juria Kuin

Aliases: Julie Pottinger / Julie Cotler
Pen Names: Julia Quinn（Pen name for romance novels）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-01-12 （United States）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
New England (childhood) → California (after parents' divorce) → Seattle, Washington

Career

Occupations
Author
Active Years
1994-2024
Affiliations
Romance Writers of America (RWA)
Memberships
Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame
Influenced By
Sweet Dreams series, Sweet Valley High series

Education

Hotchkiss School
Country: United States
Harvard University
History of Art
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: United States
Yale School of Medicine
Medicine
Country: United States
Left after two months

Awards

RITA Award
2007
Work: On the Way to the Wedding
Category: Best Long Historical Romance
Organization: Romance Writers of America
Result: Winner
RITA Award
2008
Work: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
Category: Best Regency Historical Romance
Organization: Romance Writers of America
Result: Winner
RITA Award
2010
Work: What Happens in London
Category: Best Regency Historical Romance
Organization: Romance Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Splendid

1995 Historical romance

Regency-era romance novel.

LoveHumor

The Duke and I

2000 Historical romance

First book in Bridgerton series. Romance between a duke and a lady.

FamilyMarriageSocial norms
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Bridgerton / Shonda Rhimes (producer) (2020)

The Viscount Who Loved Me

2000 Historical romance

Bridgerton series book 2.

LoveChallenge
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Bridgerton / Shonda Rhimes (producer) (2022)

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

2002 Historical romance

Bridgerton series book 4.

SecretsRomance
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Bridgerton / Shonda Rhimes (producer) (2024)

Bibliography

  • Splendid (1995)
  • Dancing At Midnight (1995)
  • Minx (1996)
  • Everything and The Moon (1997)
  • Brighter Than the Sun (1997)
  • To Catch an Heiress (1998)
  • How to Marry a Marquis (1999)
  • The Duke and I (2000)
  • The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000)
  • An Offer from a Gentleman (2001)
  • Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002)
  • To Sir Phillip, With Love (2003)
  • When He Was Wicked (2004)
  • It's In His Kiss (2005)
  • On the Way to the Wedding (2006)
  • The Lost Duke of Wyndham (2008)
  • Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (2008)
  • What Happens in London (2009)
  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (2009)
  • Ten Things I Love About You (2010)
  • Just Like Heaven (2011)
  • A Night Like This (2012)
  • The Sum Of All Kisses (2013)
  • The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (2015)
  • Because of Miss Bridgerton (2016)
  • The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (2017)
  • The Other Miss Bridgerton (2018)
  • First Comes Scandal (2020)

Adaptations

  • Bridgerton (Netflix series)
  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 41 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humor and witty dialogueCharacter-driven narrativesFeminist heroines
Recurring Motifs
Regency eraRomanceFamily

Legacy

Bridgerton series became a global Netflix hit. Inducted into RWA Hall of Fame. Iconic romance author.

In Popular Culture

  • Original author of Netflix's Bridgerton series

Trivia

  • Won $79,000 on The Weakest Link
  • Avid reader who shares book recommendations
  • Father and sister killed by drunk driver in 2021