Julia Quinn
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| Pseudonym: | Julia Quinn |
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| Born: | 1970 USA  |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Writing period: | 1994 - Present |
| Genres: | Romance, historial |
| Debut works: | Splendid |
| Website: | http://www.juliaquinn.com |
Julia Cotler Pottinger (born 1970), is a best-selling American historical romance author, who says she chose the name "Julia Quinn" so her Regency romances would be on bookshelves next to those of the successful romance writer Amanda Quick.
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[edit] Biography
Julie Cotler graduated from Harvard with a degree in Art History. During her senior year of college, she realized that she did not know what she wanted to do with her degree and decided to attend medical school. That decision required her to attend two additional years of college to complete the science prerequisites necessary to apply for medicial school.
To occupy herself during the long days of studying science, Quinn began to write light-hearted Regency romance novels. Shortly before she began to apply for medical school, she discovered that her first two novels, Splendid and Dancing After Midnight, were to be published. She postponed medical school for two years while she wrote two more novels.
By the time Quinn finally entered Yale medical school to realize her dream of being a doctor, three of her books had been published. After only a few short months of studying medicine, however, Quinn realized that she would much preferred writing to dissections. She left medical school and devoted herself full-time to her writing.
Quinn considers herself a feminist and gives her heroines feminist qualities that are not necessarily true to the attitudes of the times her novels are set. Her books are noted for being full of humor, with sharp, witty dialog. Most of her books are dedicated to her husband, Paul Pottinger, often with references to amusing alternate titles for the work. She has been a finalist for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award and has been nominated for various other awards. In 2003, she enjoyed the rare honor of being profiled in Time Magazine, an accomplishment few romance novelists have achieved.
Quinn has appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Heartwood, and was a contestant on The Weakest Link. She is an avid reader, posting recommendations of her favorite books on her website.
Quinn and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States.
[edit] Recognition
- 1997- Everything and the Moon nominated for Best Regency Historical by Romantic Times Magazine
- 2001 - Finalist in the Romance Writers of America (RWA)'s RITA Awards
- 2002 - Romancing Mister Bridgerton voted one of the top ten books of the year by RWA membership
Finalist for the RWA RITA Awards in the Long Historical category - 2002 - To Sir Phillip, With Love named one of the six best mass market original novels of the year by Publishers Weekly
- 2003 - Quinn was profiled in Time Magazine (a rare accomplishment for a romance novelist).
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] The Blydon Family Saga Series
- Splendid
- Dancing At Midnight
- Minx
- "A Tale of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? (anthology with Lisa Kleypas and Kinley MacGregor)
[edit] The Lyndon Family Saga Series
- Everything And The Moon
- Brighter Than The Sun
[edit] Lady Danbury's Influence Series
- To Catch An Heiress
- How To Marry A Marquis
[edit] Bridgerton Family
- The Duke and I (Daphne Bridgerton)
- The Viscount Who Loved Me (Anthony Bridgerton)
- An Offer From A Gentleman (Benedict Bridgerton)
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Colin Bridgerton)
- To Sir Phillip, With Love (Eloise Bridgerton)
- When He Was Wicked (Francesca Bridgerton)
- It's In His Kiss (Hyacinth Bridgerton)
- On the Way to the Wedding (Gregory Bridgerton)
Quinn has recently published two "second epilogues" for The Viscount Who Loved Me and It's In His Kiss, available through e-books.
[edit] 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 (anthology with Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins and Mia Ryan)
- "The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back (anthology with Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins and Mia Ryan)
- "Gretna Greene" in Scottish Brides (anthology with Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens and Karen Ranney)
[edit] External links
- Official Julia Quinn Website
- Official Avon Ladies Website
- Chapter excerpts and title list (Official publisher web page)
