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298. Being Brave: An Interview with Talia Hibbert

Y’all: prepare to be charmed.

Today I’m chatting with Talia Hibbert, author of Wanna Bet?, A Girl Like Her, and other books that have been receiving a lot of positive exclamation points online. She’s been writing while finishing an English degree, so we talk about what led her to writing romance, and how her great grandmother inspired her to write what she’d been longing to write. “I wanted to be brave like her.”

Among the topics we cover:

– Challenging the status quo by telling stories

– The incredible allure of heroes in pursuit

– The even more incredible allure of pining heroes in pursuit

– Why she writes emotionally fluent heroes

– The subversive power of writing large heroines who “have the temerity to find themselves attractive”

We also talk about her writing a heroine on the autism spectrum, and what led to the development of that character. Talia’s stories of what inspires her books and characters will appeal to all of you who enjoy a series of superhero actor gif-sets.

And of course, we talk about what she’s reading.

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You can find Talia Hibbert on her website, TaliaHibbert.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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  1. JG says:

    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! I read “A Girl Like Her” a few weeks ago and it was a revelation. Looking forward to her future works (and, of course, catching up on her older ones)

  2. Kareni says:

    Thanks for another enjoyable interview. Talia Hibbert’s name keeps popping up; I need to read one of her books!

  3. Katie C. says:

    This interview was great – probably one of my favorite author interviews ever from the podcast!

  4. Gigi says:

    All of her books are fantastic and she sounds like a lovely person. I can’t wait for her next book!

  5. Vasha says:

    I also enjoyed “A Girl Like Her!” And it was set in a small town in England which was different from US small towns. Nice change.

  6. Shana says:

    Squee! This was possibly my favorite author interview ever. Plus, now I have more books to read.

  7. Hazel says:

    Consider me charmed. Very interesting to hear about Hibbert’s creative process; she makes it sound easy. Have to look for all her books now!

    I’m glad to have found a British writer.

  8. Karin says:

    Ooh! Heroes in pursuit are my favorite!

  9. Cristie says:

    I loved this interview. Now I’m just trying to decide which of the author’s books to try first. Thank you for helping me find a new author!

  10. Leigh Kramer says:

    Love, love, loved this episode! I just started reading Talia’s books in the last month and they’ve blown me away. So fun to hear more about her life and writing process!

  11. MaryK says:

    I’m in the middle of The Princess Trap and really enjoying it. For me, her writing just disappears so all that’s left is story, which is the best kind of writing.

  12. Kate says:

    Love this! She’s quickly become an automatic buy for me (The Princess Trap especially is SO GOOD).

  13. Hillary says:

    I giggled and nodded the whole way through this interview. Also I feel like Sarah to travel to England and get a coffee with Talia because these two could clearly be best friends.

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