Award-winning author, including the international bestseller My Oxford Year (a soon-to-be-released Netflix film), the critical darling Thank You For Listening, and her latest, the Audie nominated Casanova LLC.
Dubbed “The Adele of Audiobooks” by The New Yorker, Whelan has performed in over 600 audiobooks, narrated long form journalism for NYT, and is the founder of her own audio publishing company, Audiobrary.
An award winning child actor in ABC’s cult classic Once and Again. She has also starred in a number of TV movies and guest starred on TV shows like NCIS, The Closer, and Castle to name a few.
Accolades & Awards
- Her performance of My Oxford Year garnered a Society of Voice Arts award.
- Her second novel, Thank You For Listening, was a best-of-the-year pick at Amazon, Audible, and NPR.
- She most recently received the first-ever Gracie Award for Best Fiction Narrator (presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation).
- She also recently received the SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts) Lifetime Achievement Award and the Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator of 2025.
- She is also a Grammy-nominated audiobook director, a former writing tutor, a half-decent amateur baker, and a certified tea sommelier.
Casanova LLC Catches Fire!
“Casanova LLC is destined to be an instant romance classic! I’ve never had my toes curl so hard while listening to an audiobook. Casanova LLC has a killer premise, unforgettable characters, and a Venetian setting so vivid you can taste the food and feel the sun-baked stones under your feet. Julia Whelan delivers exquisite prose and immaculate chemistry. She is spellbinding as an elegant and vulnerable Claire, and Sebastian York smolders as the filthily tender Alessandro — and the duet narration between the two of them is incandescent. The story shivers with sensuality from start to finish (…and I do mean finish). All of my spicy Julia Whelan dreams have come true! Five stars!”
— Sierra Simone, USA Today bestselling author of Priest and A Merry Little Meet Cute
“Julia Whelan’s sexiest, most dazzling book yet!”
— Abby Jimenez, New York Times – bestselling author of Yours Truly