Julia Quinn, THE WIT AND WISDOM OF BRIDGERTON: Lady Whistledown's Official Guide (The Bridgertons)

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🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Bestselling author of the Bridgerton series Julia Quinn joins Zibby to talk about her latest book, The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton: Lady Whistledown's Official Guide, which features a collection of quotes and snippets about the show's characters. Julia also shares how she almost gave up writing to attend medical school, the ways in which the popular Netflix adaptation of the books have impacted Julia's own perception, and why she's a huge advocate for treadmill desks. Julia also discusses the recent tragic loss of her father and sister due to a drunk driver and how she plans to honor them. Read more about the Steve Cotler Scholarship set up in her father's name here.

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0:41.2	Julia Quinn is the author of the wit and wisdom of Bridgeton, Lady Whistledown's
0:45.6	official guide, The Bridgetons.
0:47.9	Number one, New York Times best-selling author Julia Quinn loves to dispel the myth that smart
0:52.7	women don't read or write romance.
0:55.0	And in 2001, she did so in grand fashion, appearing on the game show The Weakest Link and
0:59.9	walking away with the $79,000 jackpot.
1:03.2	She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball, country music, and plush toys,
1:07.8	but she is proud to say that she aced all things British and literary,
1:15.7	answered all of her history and geography questions correctly, and knew that there was a Da Vinci long before there was a code. In the United States alone, there are over 10 million
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