All Articles & Media Coverage

IndieWire

‘Bridgerton’: Everything You Need to Know About Shonda Rhimes’ First Netflix Show

Oct 28, 2019

Good news: Shondaland has aggregated every actor you’ve ever liked in a small role and elevated them to a lead, put them in glorious costumes and filmed them in some of the most scenic parts of England, like Bath. If there is one show next year that is going to push costume drama glam to the max and make stars out of its cast, it is this one.

Click over for photos of pretty much the entire cast.

DEADLINE | HOLLYWOOD

Julie Andrews To Voice-over Lady Whistledown In Shondaland’s Bridgerton Series For Netflix

Jun 19, 2019

Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews is the first actor officially cast in Shondaland’s Untitled Bridgerton Project, an hourlong period series for Netflix based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling series of novels. Andrews will voice the pivotal character of Lady Whistledown in eight-episode series, slated to premiere in 2020.

NPR

This Valentine’s Day, Make A Date With A Book

Feb 13, 2019

“The number of romance novels I have read is vast; the number I have reread again and again is about five. One of those is Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn.”

Women's World Magazine

Women’s World Features The Other Miss Bridgerton in Top Spot for Romance

Dec 3, 2018

No other romance beats it — The Other Miss Bridgerton is Women’s World Magazine’s Top Pick in Romance for their December 3, 2018 issue. Click through to see the page from the printed issue.

Entertainment Weekly

How Hollywood is rekindling the rom-com — with the help of romance novels

Aug 16, 2018

“All you need is love — a precept romance novels live by with the notion of the HEA (happily-ever-after) embedded in their DNA. But it’s a message Hollywood seemed to forget over the past decade, with mourners tolling the bell for the death of the rom-com.”

Deadline | Hollywood

Shondaland Unveils Netflix Series Slate

Jul 20, 2018

“From the world of Regency England all the way to present day Manhattan, we at Shondaland have a wonderful opportunity to explore new worlds and tell these stories in many different ways,” said Shondaland’s Betsy Beers.

The New York Times

Shonda Rhimes Describes Her Grand Netflix Ambitions

Jul 20, 2018

In this in-depth interview with Shonda Rhimes, the star producer reveals the eight shows she plans to make for Netflix, one of which is: “An adaptation of a group of lush romance novels set in Regency England — the Bridgerton Series, by Julia Quinn — that Scandal veteran Chris Van Dusen will turn into a dramatic series.”

Shondaland.com

The Books Behind Shondaland’s New Netflix Shows

Jul 23, 2018

“Before you binge, read these first.”

Town & Country

Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Family Series Is Heading to Netflix

Jul 23, 2018

The streaming platform is bringing a new adaptation of the historical romance to the small screen.

Podcast: Julia Quinn talks about being a writer

Jun 22, 2017

Audible.com

Authorized: Sex and Romance

Apr 11, 2017

Grab your earbuds and listen as JQ shares what it’s like to be published all over the world, and plays a trivia game with Faith about Romance novel titles.

Capitolina

Capitolina entrevista: Julia Quinn

Mar 13, 2017

Online magazine Capitolina interviewed JQ about during her recent Brazilian book tour.

Antelope Valley Press

Hearts Flutter, Pulses Quicken

Apr 22, 2016

Palmdale, California’s Antelope Valley Lifestyle magazine ran a lovely feature on JQ when she did a book signing at the local Barnes & Noble.

Vai Lendo

The Strength and Courage of Julia Quinn

Sep 9, 2015

An interview with Julia Quinn, in Portuguese.

The Washington Post

If You’ve Never Read Romance Novels, Start Here

Aug 8, 2015

So says The Washington Post about the Bridgerton series in a recent Act Four Opinion piece by columnist Alyssa Rosenberg.

Romance Writers of America

JQ is RWA’s national conference 2015 featured speaker

Aug 12, 2015

Every year at RWA’s national conference, Friday begins with a featured speaker chosen for her achievements in the writing world. For the 2015 conference in New York City, JQ was that speaker.

NPR

The Bridgertons turn 15, and NPR throws a party

Mar 21, 2015

“With the Bridgertons, Quinn has created a family so likable and attractive, a community so vibrant and engaging, that we want to crawl into the pages and know them.”

USATODAY happy ever after blog

We Want Our Julia Quinn … on MTV (Hive)

Aug 30, 2015

JQ spoke with USA Today about how she ended up in the music video for the song Belle of the Ball by Ephrata, and why music videos have been on her radar since the 1980s.

Tulsa World

Romance authors visit Tulsa Central Library

Jun 6, 2012

JQ was interviewed by Tulsa World and talked about her earliest efforts at writing.

USA Today Happy Ever After

Julia Quinn still can’t turn a cartwheel.

Jun 3, 2012

Also, find out what she would sing on The Gong Show in this irreverent interview for USA Today‘s Happy Ever After blog.

International Business Times

The Romancing Of Julia Quinn: A Night Like This Author Talks Genre, Critics, Downton Abbey

Apr 24, 2015

In a funny and revealing interview, JQ spoke with International Business Times about A Night Like This, the romance genre, her dad’s appearance on The Gong Show, and gushed about Downton Abbey.

RT Book Reviews

Quinn of the Pack

Oct 25, 2011

JQ shares about her books, her career, and her inability to turn a cartwheel.

Hotel Angeline

HOTEL ANGELINE

Jan 1, 2011

In early 2010, Julia Quinn received a very strange email from her friend and neighbor, Garth Stein (author of The Art of Racing in the Rain). Would she be interested in participating in a group writing project, with the proceeds going to charity? It would require not much more than an afternoon of her time.