Talia Hibbert

Talia Hibbert is a black British romance novelist.[1] She writes contemporary and paranormal romance. She is a proponent of writing diverse narratives, with characters of varying race, ethnicity, body shape, sexual orientation, and life experience.[2][3][4] Her most well known book is Get a Life, Chloe Brown.

Career

During her childhood, Hibbert dealt with negative comments about her dream to be a writer.[5] She used an inheritance from her great-grandmother to finance the beginning of her writing career,[5] 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.[2][6][7]

Get a Life, Chloe Brown was featured on the morning TV show Today, in a segment that involved developing recipes based on scenes within books, and it reached the best seller lists of both USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.[8][9][10] Get a Life, Chloe Brown reached #77 on the USA Today Bestseller list.[10]

Get a Life, Chloe Brown has been reviewed in The Washington Post.[11] and twice on NPR.[12][13] Roxane Gay reviewed the book, saying it was a "Charming romance novel involving a woman with chronic pain and an attitude to mask it and her building’s super, a giant man with long flowing red hair and a tender, wounded heart. Well written, great banter, sexy vibes." The New York Times called her a "brilliant writer".[14]

The audio version of Get a Life, Chloe Brown is narrated by Adjoa Andoh and published by HarperAudio.[15]

Themes

Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag #OwnVoices, meaning they are part of a marginalized group Hibbert identifies with.[16] Many of her protagonists are black women. The main character in Get a Life, Chloe Brown lives with chronic pain.[2][17] In her book A Girl Like Her, the main character, Ruth, is autistic.[5]

Hibbert's stories include characters with realistic body types.[17]

Hibbert's book Get a Life, Chloe Brown demonstrates the strain which chronic pain can place on both familial and romantic relationships.[18][19] 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.[20] The book explores methods of reasserting a sense of control within a life that was once ruled by illness.[21][22]

Hibbert's books reflect a change in the romance genre toward explicit consent during intimate scenes.[23]

In the author's LGBTQ romance Work For It, one of the protagonists deals with finding love even while living with depression.[4]

Personal life

For much of her life, Hibbert struggled with undiagnosed health issues, until a doctor diagnosed her fibromyalgia, a disease known for causing chronic pain.[2][3][19] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors dismissing her invisible disease inspired the inclusion of the topic of medical discrimination in her novel Get a Life, Chloe Brown.[3]

Hibbert has autism.[5]

Bibliography
Title Series Publication Year ISBN/ASIN
Always with You 2017
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

Awards
  • 2019 - Get a Life, Chloe Brown - The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romance Fiction[24][25][26]
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References
  1. "Talia Hibbert". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher.
  2. 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.
  3. Vivona, Veronica (March 26, 2019). "Author With Fibromyalgia Writes Romance Novel Featuring Protagonist With Chronic Pain". The Mighty. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. Geller, JeriAnn (February 14, 2020). "Eight Romances to Swoon Over for Black History Month". BookTrib. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "Get a Life, Chloe Brown". Avon Romance. 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. Olmstead, Barrie (February 13, 2020). "Commentary: Rom-coms making a comeback". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  8. Foster, Megan (February 10, 2020). "Host a book-themed party with these tasty recipes and decor items". Yahoo News. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. Associated Press (February 21, 2020). "Wall Street Journal Best Sellers". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  10. "Get a Life, Chloe Brown". USA Today. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  11. "Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis". Washington Post.
  12. "Here's How We Cope When We're Stressed: Ideas From NPR's Arts Desk". NPR.org.
  13. "In 'Get A Life, Chloe Brown,' Love Doesn't Cure All — But It Sure Is Fun". NPR.org.
  14. Green, Jaime (January 10, 2020). "Four Winter Romance Novels Find Love in Hopeless Places" – via NYTimes.com.
  15. Gunderson, Alexis (February 14, 2020). "10 Romantic Audiobooks to Listen to on Valentine's Day". Paste. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Bryce, Denny (November 4, 2019). "In 'Get A Life, Chloe Brown,' Love Doesn't Cure All — But It Sure Is Fun". NPR. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  19. 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.
  20. Green, Jaime (January 10, 2020). "Four Winter Romance Novels Find Love in Hopeless Places". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  21. Carr, Lisa (February 10, 2020). "Seymour Library: These authors push the romance novel forward". Aburnpub. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  22. Wang, Amy (February 14, 2020). "5 romances to make your heart beat faster, recommended by the Oregon creator of Bookstore Romance Day". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  23. Lynch, Emily Hessney (February 12, 2020). "Safe sparks". City Newspaper. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  24. Doherty, Alison (February 14, 2020). "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction Announced". Book Riot. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  25. "Publishing Industry News: Feb. 21, 2020". Door County Pulse. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  26. "The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction". The Ripped Bodice. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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