Julie Pottinger (; born January 12, 1970), better known by her pen name, Julia Quinn, is an American author. Her novels have been translated into 41 languages and have appeared on The New York Times Bestseller List nineteen times. She has been inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Her Bridgerton book series has been adapted for Netflix into a television series of the same name.
Early life and education
Quinn was born as Julie Cotler in 1970 to Jane and Stephen Lewis Cotler. She has three sisters: Emily, Abigail, and Ariana. She is Jewish. She was raised primarily in New England, although she spent much of her time in California after the divorce of her parents.
Quinn's favorite books as a child included the Sweet Dreams and the Sweet Valley High series, which inspired her to begin writing at age 12.
Quinn graduated from the Hotchkiss School and Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in History of Art. During her senior year of college, she decided to become a doctor. A few weeks after her acceptance to medical school, she discovered that her first two novels, Splendid and Dancing At Midnight, had been sold at auction, an unusual occurrence for a new romance author. By the time Quinn entered medical school, three of her books had been published. She left medical school after two months to become a full-time writer. She is an avid reader and posts recommendations of her favorite books on her Facebook page.
Quinn resides in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, infectious disease specialist Paul Pottinger, and two children.
On June 29, 2021, Quinn's sister and father, Ariana Elise Cotler and Stephen Lewis Cotler, respectively, were killed by a drunk driver in Kaysville, Utah.
Bibliography
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| May 1, 1995
| Splendid
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| December 1, 1995
| Dancing At Midnight
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| September 1, 1996
| Minx
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| March 1, 1997
| Everything and The Moon
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| December 1, 1997
| Brighter Than the Sun
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| July 1, 1998
| To Catch an Heiress
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| March 9, 1999
| How to Marry a Marquis
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| June 1, 1999
| Scottish Brides
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| January 5, 2000
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Duke and I
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| December 1, 2000
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Viscount Who Loved Me
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| July 3, 2001
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| An Offer from a Gentleman
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| July 2, 2002
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Romancing Mister Bridgerton
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| January 28, 2003
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| June 24, 2003
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| To Sir Phillip, With Love
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| September 1, 2003
| Where's My Hero?
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| April 27, 2004
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Lady Whistledown Strikes Back
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| June 29, 2004
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| When He Was Wicked
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| June 28, 2005
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| It's In His Kiss
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| June 27, 2006
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| On the Way to the Wedding
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| May 27, 2008
| The Lost Duke of Wyndham
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| September 30, 2008
| Mr. Cavendish, I Presume
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| June 30, 2009
| What Happens in London
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| October 13, 2009
| The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
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| May 25, 2010
| Ten Things I Love About You
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| December 28, 2010
| The Lady Most Likely...
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| May 31, 2011
| Just Like Heaven
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| May 29, 2012
| A Night Like This
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| December 26, 2012
| The Lady Most Willing...
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| April 2, 2013
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After
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| October 29, 2013
| The Sum Of All Kisses
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| January 27, 2015
| The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| March 29, 2016
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Because of Miss Bridgerton
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| December 27, 2016
| Four Weddings and a Sixpence
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| May 30, 2017
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| November 20, 2018
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Other Miss Bridgerton
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| April 21, 2020
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| First Comes Scandal
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| May 26, 2020
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collection Volume 1
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| March 30, 2021
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collection Volume 2
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| March 30, 2021
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collection Volume 3
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| November 9, 2021
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| March 15, 2022
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Box Set 1-4
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| May 10, 2022
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron, a Graphic Novel
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| October 18, 2022
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Box Set 5-8
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| May 2, 2023
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Prequels Collection
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| May 9, 2023
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Queen Charlotte
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| July 23, 2024
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 1
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| August 13, 2024
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 2
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| September 17, 2024
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 3
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| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| September 17, 2024
| style="background-color:#DDCCFF"| Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 4
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All books from Splendid through First Comes Scandal are mass market paperbacks published by Avon Books; <br />
Bridgerton Collection Volume 1 through Bridgerton Collection Volume 3 and The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton are e-books; <br />
Bridgerton Box Set 1-4, Miss Butterworth and Bridgerton Box Set 5-8 are mass market paperbacks; <br />
Bridgerton Prequels Collection is an e-book; Queen Charlotte is a mass market paperback; <br />
and the last four collection books, also by Avon, are hardcover books.
Splendid Trilogy
- Splendid (1995)
- Dancing at Midnight (1995)
- Minx (1996)
- "A Tale of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? (2003, anthology with Lisa Kleypas and Kinley MacGregor)
Lyndon Sisters
- Everything and the Moon (1997)
- Brighter Than the Sun (1997)
Agents of the Crown
- To Catch an Heiress (1998)
- How To Marry a Marquis (1999)
Bridgerton series
- 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 Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (2013)
Two Dukes of Wyndham
According to Quinn, this two-book set was based on the premise, "Two men say they're the Duke of something. One of them must be wrong," inspired by a lyric from the Dire Straits song, "Industrial Disease". The events are concurrent and the plots are intertwined, with some scenes appearing in both books but from different perspectives.
- The Lost Duke of Wyndham (2008)
- Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (2008)
Bevelstoke series
- The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (2007)
- What Happens in London (2009)
- Ten Things I Love About You (2010)
Smythe-Smith quartet
- Just like Heaven (2011)
- A Night like This (2012)
- The Sum of All Kisses (2013)
- The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (2015)
Rokesby series
The Rokesby series is often considered a prequel series as it follows the Rokesby and Bridgerton families.
- Because of Miss Bridgerton (2016)
- The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (2017)
- The Other Miss Bridgerton (2018)
- First Comes Scandal (2020)
Collections
- Bridgerton Collection Volume 1 (2020) –
- Bridgerton Collection Volume 2 (2021) –
- Bridgerton Collection Volume 3 (2021) –
- Bridgerton Box Set 1-4 (2022) –
- Bridgerton Box Set 5-8 (2022) –
- Bridgerton Prequels Collection (2023) –
- Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 1 (2024) –
- Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 2 (2024) –
- Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 3 (2024) –
- Bridgerton Collector's Edition, 4 (2024) –
Lady Whistledown
The witty gossip columnist "Lady Whistledown" from the Bridgerton series ties together these two anthologies of interlinked novellas:
- "Thirty-Six Valentines" in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown (2003, anthology with Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins and Mia Ryan)
- "The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back (2004, anthology with Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins and Mia Ryan)
::and also
- The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton (2021)
The Lady Most...
- The Lady Most Likely... (December 28, 2010 a novel in three parts with Connie Brockway and Eloisa James)
- The Lady Most Willing... (December 26, 2012 a novel in three parts with Connie Brockway and Eloisa James)
Novellas
- "Gretna Greene" in Scottish Brides (June 1, 1999 an anthology with Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens and Karen Ranney)
- "... and a Sixpence in Her Shoe" in Four Weddings and a Sixpence (December 27, 2016 an anthology with Elizabeth Boyle, Stefanie Sloane and Laura Lee Guhrke)
Graphic novels
- Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron, a Graphic Novel (illustrated by Violet Charles) (2022)
Adaptations
- Queen Charlotte (2023 TV tie-in for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, with Shonda Rhimes)
Other
- Contributor to Encounters with Jane Austen: Celebrating 250 years. (2025)
Recognition
- 1997 – Everything and the Moon nominated for Best Regency Historical by Romantic Times Magazine
- 2010 – Quinn was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame
References
External links
- Official Julia Quinn Website
- Chapter excerpts and title list (Official publisher web page)
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