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Talia Hibbert
Born1995 or 1996 (age 28–29)[1]
Occupationnovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreRomance fiction
Years active2017–present
Notable worksGet a Life, Chloe Brown
Website
www.taliahibbert.com

Talia Hibbert (born 1995/1996) 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.

Early life and education

Hibbert was born to a half Roma, half Sierra Leonean mother and a father of Jamaican heritage, whose parents arrived in Britain as part of the Windrush generation. Hibbert studied at the University of Leicester.[6] It was during her final year at university that she decided to pursue writing professionally.[7]

Career

During her childhood, Hibbert dealt with negative comments about her dream to be a writer.[8] She used an inheritance from her great-grandmother to finance the beginning of her writing career.[8] She began self-publishing in 2017, putting out ten books in that first year.[9] 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][10][11]

Themes

Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag #OwnVoices, meaning they are part of a marginalized group Hibbert identifies with.[12] Many of her protagonists are black women. The main character in Get a Life, Chloe Brown lives with chronic pain.[3][13] In her book A Girl Like Her, the main character, Ruth, is autistic.[8] The third book in The Brown Sisters series, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, features two autistic leads.[2][14]

Hibbert's stories include characters with a diverse range of body types.[13] 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.[15] 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][16] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors inspired the topic of medical discrimination in Get a Life, Chloe Brown.[4]

Hibbert is queer and autistic.[17][8][18]

Bibliography

Title Series Publication Year ISBN/ASIN
Always with You 2017 B074P1NY4T
Operation Atonement 2017 B075W2PL6N
Bad for the Boss Just for Him #1 2017 B076XJJZHT
Merry Inkmas 2017 B077NTCPVP
Undone by the Ex-Con Just for Him #2 2018 B078JM9D7Y
The Princess Trap Dirty British Romance #1 2018 B079K8MFJD
A Girl Like Her Ravenswood #1 2018 B07B9Z6846
The Roommate Risk (previously named Wanna Bet?) Dirty British Romance #2 2018 B07C5LMBJ6
Damaged Goods Ravenswood #1.5 2018 B07DFQXNM9
The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco (previously named Sweet on the Greek) Just for Him #3 2018 B07FK6LQ7V
Untouchable Ravenswood #2 2018 B07G4KDTKK
Mating the Huntress 2018 B07HLV1R85
Rogue Nights Rogue #6 2018 B07JKQPZ9B
That Kind of Guy Ravenswood #3 2019 9781916404335
Work For It 2019 1230003333167
Get a Life, Chloe Brown The Brown Sisters #1 2019 9780062941220
Guarding Temptation 2020 1230003816226
Take a Hint, Dani Brown The Brown Sisters #2 2020 9780062941237
Wrapped Up in You 2020 9781774532645
Act Your Age, Eve Brown The Brown Sisters #3 2021 9780062941275
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute 2023 9780593482339

Awards

Work Year Award Result Ref.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown 2019 The Ripped Bodice Award for Excellence in Romance Fiction Winner [19][20][21]
Take a Hint, Dani Brown 2019 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction Finalist [22]

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. ^ a b "Talia Hibbert". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c Vivona, Veronica (26 March 2019). "Author With Fibromyalgia Writes Romance Novel Featuring Protagonist With Chronic Pain". The Mighty. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Geller, JeriAnn (14 February 2020). "Eight Romances to Swoon Over for Black History Month". BookTrib. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ Córdova, Zoraida (11 December 2020). "Talia Hibbert Keeps On Writing On". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ^ Grant, Kayla (5 January 2023). "Brown Sisters Series Author Talia Hibbert Makes Her Debut in the YA Genre With 'Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute'". Shondaland. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d 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.
  9. ^ Muchnick, Laurie. "The Joys of Romance (and Representation)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Get a Life, Chloe Brown". Avon Romance. 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ Olmstead, Barrie (13 February 2020). "Commentary: Rom-coms making a comeback". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b 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.
  14. ^ "Reading Order". Talia Hibbert. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. ^ Lynch, Emily Hessney (12 February 2020). "Safe sparks". City Newspaper. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Talia Hibbert: An Author Diversifying The Romance Genre On Their Own Terms". Pulse Spikes. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ^ "The Joys of Romance (And Representation)".
  19. ^ Doherty, Alison (14 February 2020). "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction Announced". Book Riot. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Publishing Industry News: Feb. 21, 2020". Door County Pulse. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  21. ^ "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction". The Ripped Bodice. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  22. ^ Gentes, Brian (15 March 2021). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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