Talia Hibbert
Talia Hibbert | |
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Born | 1995/1996 (age 25–26)[1] |
Occupation | novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Romance fiction |
Notable works | Get a Life, Chloe Brown |
Years active | 2017–present |
Website | |
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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] and began self-publishing in 2017, She put out her first nine books within one year. 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][7][8]
Themes[]
Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag #OwnVoices, meaning they are part of a marginalized group Hibbert identifies with.[9] Many of her protagonists are black women. The main character in Get a Life, Chloe Brown lives with chronic pain.[3][10] 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][11]
Hibbert's stories include characters with a diverse range of body types.[10] 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.[12] 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 as fibromyalgia.[3][4][13] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors inspired the topic of medical discrimination in Get a Life, Chloe Brown.[4]
Hibbert is autistic.[6]
Bibliography[]
Title | Series | Publication Year | ISBN/ASIN |
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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 |
Wanna Bet? | Dirty British Romance #2 | 2018 | B07C5LMBJ6 |
Damaged Goods | Ravenswood #1.5 | 2018 | B07DFQXNM9 |
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 |
Work For It | 2019 | 1230003333167 | |
Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel | The Brown Sisters #1 | 2019 | 9780062941220 |
Take a Hint, Dani Brown: A Novel | The Brown Sisters #2 | 2020 | 9780062941237 |
Act Your Age, Eve Brown | The Brown Sisters #3 | 2021 | 9780062941275 |
Awards[]
Work | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown | 2019 | The Ripped Bodice Award for Excellence in Romance Fiction | Winner | [14][15][16] |
Take a Hint, Dani Brown | 2019 | Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction | Finalist | [17] |
References[]
- ^ "All About Eve: Talia Hibbert on the Final Book in 'The Brown Sisters' Trilogy". Goodreads. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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- ^ a b c d e Lenker, Maureen Lee (March 20, 2019). "How Talia Hibbert's own experiences with chronic pain inspired her latest romance heroine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c Vivona, Veronica (March 26, 2019). "Author With Fibromyalgia Writes Romance Novel Featuring Protagonist With Chronic Pain". The Mighty. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ a b Geller, JeriAnn (February 14, 2020). "Eight Romances to Swoon Over for Black History Month". BookTrib. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Krohn, Suzanne (March 11, 2018). "Good Rep, Captain America, and What's Next - An Interview with Talia Hibbert". Love in Panels. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "Get a Life, Chloe Brown". Avon Romance. 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ Olmstead, Barrie (February 13, 2020). "Commentary: Rom-coms making a comeback". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Perchikoff, Sarah (November 8, 2019). "Get a Life, Chloe Brown is an exploration of romance, chronic pain, and living on your own terms". Fansided. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Tanabe, Karin (November 15, 2019). "In 'Get a Life, Chloe Brown,' a woman transforms her Earl Grey life into something bolder". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Reading Order". Talia Hibbert. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Lynch, Emily Hessney (February 12, 2020). "Safe sparks". City Newspaper. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (December 3, 2019). "Hot Stuff: Five new romances tackle the struggle to feel deserving of love". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Doherty, Alison (February 14, 2020). "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction Announced". Book Riot. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Publishing Industry News: Feb. 21, 2020". Door County Pulse. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction". The Ripped Bodice. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Gentes, Brian (2021-03-15). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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- 21st-century English novelists
- 21st-century English women writers
- Black British women writers
- Living people
- People with fibromyalgia
- English women novelists
- English romantic fiction writers
- Women romantic fiction writers
- People on the autism spectrum