Talia Hibbert
Born1995 or 1996 (age 27–28)[1]
Occupationnovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreRomance fiction
Years active2017–present
Notable worksGet a Life, Chloe Brown
Website
www.taliahibbert.com

Talia Hibbert is a British romance novelist.[2] She writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Critics describe her as a writer of diverse narratives, with characters of varying race, ethnicity, body shape, sexual orientation, and life experience.[3][4][5] She is best known for her 2019 novel Get a Life, Chloe Brown.

Career

During her childhood, Hibbert dealt with negative comments about her dream to be a writer.[6] She used an inheritance from her great-grandmother to finance the beginning of her writing career.[6] She began self-publishing in 2017, putting out ten books in that first year.[7] Her first traditionally published book, Get a Life, Chloe Brown, was released in 2019 with Avon Romance, and is the first book of a family romance trilogy.[3][8][9]

Themes

Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag #OwnVoices, meaning they are part of a marginalized group Hibbert identifies with.[10] Many of her protagonists are black women. The main character in Get a Life, Chloe Brown lives with chronic pain.[3][11] In her book A Girl Like Her, the main character, Ruth, is autistic.[6] The third book in The Brown Sisters series, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, features two autistic leads.[2][12]

Hibbert's stories include characters with a diverse range of body types.[11] She has stated, "...it's always been really, really important to me that I represent diverse body types in my romance to show that all different kinds of people can be attractive and all different kinds of people deserve happy endings."[3]

In Hibbert's book Get a Life, Chloe Brown, she demonstrates the strain that chronic pain can place on both familial and romantic relationships. But, as a romance novel, Get a Life, Chloe Brown also shows how someone with chronic pain is deserving and capable of having a loving relationship. The book explores methods of reasserting a sense of control within a life that was once ruled by illness.

Hibbert's books reflect a change in the romance genre toward explicit consent during intimate scenes.[13] In the author's LGBTQ romance Work For It, one of the protagonists deals with finding love even while living with depression.[5]

Personal life

For much of her life, Hibbert struggled with undiagnosed health issues, until she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.[3][4][14] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors inspired the topic of medical discrimination in Get a Life, Chloe Brown.[4]

Hibbert is autistic.[6][15]

Bibliography

TitleSeriesPublication YearISBN/ASIN
Always with You2017B074P1NY4T
Operation Atonement2017B075W2PL6N
Bad for the BossJust for Him #12017B076XJJZHT
Merry Inkmas2017B077NTCPVP
Undone by the Ex-ConJust for Him #22018B078JM9D7Y
The Princess TrapDirty British Romance #12018B079K8MFJD
A Girl Like HerRavenswood #12018B07B9Z6846
Wanna Bet?Dirty British Romance #22018B07C5LMBJ6
Damaged GoodsRavenswood #1.52018B07DFQXNM9
Sweet on the GreekJust for Him #32018B07FK6LQ7V
UntouchableRavenswood #22018B07G4KDTKK
Mating the Huntress2018B07HLV1R85
Rogue NightsRogue #62018B07JKQPZ9B
Work For It20191230003333167
Get a Life, Chloe BrownThe Brown Sisters #120199780062941220
Take a Hint, Dani BrownThe Brown Sisters #220209780062941237
Act Your Age, Eve BrownThe Brown Sisters #320219780062941275
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute20239780593482339

Awards

Work Year Award Result Ref.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown 2019 The Ripped Bodice Award for Excellence in Romance Fiction Winner [16][17][18]
Take a Hint, Dani Brown 2019 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction Finalist [19]

References

  1. ↑ "All About Eve: Talia Hibbert on the Final Book in 'The Brown Sisters' Trilogy". Goodreads. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Talia Hibbert". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Lenker, Maureen Lee (20 March 2019). "How Talia Hibbert's own experiences with chronic pain inspired her latest romance heroine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Vivona, Veronica (26 March 2019). "Author With Fibromyalgia Writes Romance Novel Featuring Protagonist With Chronic Pain". The Mighty. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 Geller, JeriAnn (14 February 2020). "Eight Romances to Swoon Over for Black History Month". BookTrib. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Krohn, Suzanne (11 March 2018). "Good Rep, Captain America, and What's Next - An Interview with Talia Hibbert". Love in Panels. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Muchnick, Laurie. "The Joys of Romance (and Representation)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Get a Life, Chloe Brown". Avon Romance. 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Olmstead, Barrie (13 February 2020). "Commentary: Rom-coms making a comeback". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Perchikoff, Sarah (8 November 2019). "Get a Life, Chloe Brown is an exploration of romance, chronic pain, and living on your own terms". Fansided. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. 1 2 Tanabe, Karin (15 November 2019). "In 'Get a Life, Chloe Brown,' a woman transforms her Earl Grey life into something bolder". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Reading Order". Talia Hibbert. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Lynch, Emily Hessney (12 February 2020). "Safe sparks". City Newspaper. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Lenker, Maureen Lee (3 December 2019). "Hot Stuff: Five new romances tackle the struggle to feel deserving of love". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Joys of Romance (And Representation)".
  16. ↑ Doherty, Alison (14 February 2020). "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction Announced". Book Riot. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "Publishing Industry News: Feb. 21, 2020". Door County Pulse. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction". The Ripped Bodice. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Gentes, Brian (15 March 2021). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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