Julia Quinn

About

Novelist behind the Bridgerton books that Shonda Rhimes converted into the hit TV show Bridgerton. She is best known for writing historical romance novels. She has over 420,000 followers on her juliaquinnauthor Instagram account. 

Before Fame

She was nominated for Best Regency Historical by Romantic Times Magazine for Everything and the Moon in 1997.

Trivia

Her work has been translated into over 40 languages and she has been a New York Times Bestseller over 18 times.

Family Life

Her sister, Ariana Elise Cotler, and her father, Stephen Lewis Cotler, were killed by a drunk driver in 2021. 

Associated With

She appeared on The Weakest Link in 2001 with host Anne Robinson where she won over $70,000.