Inside Bridgerton: Author Julia Quinn on Fame, Shonda & Real-Life Gen Z Princesses

House of Maher

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Society & Culture, Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.9 • 569 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Dearest gentle readers, make way for the queen herself: Bridgerton author Julia Quinn joins the House of Maher today! We dive into how she writes the Regency Era romances that make us swoon, the way she writes dialogue between women, working with Shonda Rhimes on Queen Charlotte, and her hilarious reaction to finding out Julie Andrews was going to narrate the show. We also discuss the new era of Gen Z queens in Europe (and which princess people always compare Dre to!) and 2000s bookstore culture. This episode is brought to you by Intuit TurboTax. Now this is Taxes. Intuit TurboTax: Learn more at https://turbotax.intuit.com/?cid=bn_wk_12 Support the show by supporting our sponsors! Peloton: Let yourself run, lift, sculpt, push, and go. Explore the new Peloton Cross Training Tread+ at ⁠https://⁠⁠onepeloton.com⁠ Book Nook: An Offer From a Gentleman (duh) by Julia Quinn Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson How To Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley And Now Back To You by B.K. Borison Julia's Subscription of her personal picks: https://jqeditions.com/ New episodes of House of Maher release every Tuesday! Come hang at our place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check us out on YouTube @HouseofMaher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more sister chaos, follow along @HouseofMaher on all platforms. House of Maher is a Wave Original.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/houseofmaher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@HouseofMaher⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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