Julia Quinn is the pseudonym used by Julie Pottinger (born Julie Cotler in 1970), a best-selling American historical romance author.[1] Her novels have been translated into 29 foreign languages,[2] and she has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List 19 times.[3] In July 2018, it was announced that her Bridgerton series of books would be adapted for Netflix by Shonda Rhimes under the title Bridgerton.