![]() ![]() Expanding on her point, she explained, “the things associated with femininity such as emotions and happiness are seen as ‘lesser’. When I asked Hibbert’s feelings towards the hate romance is often victim to, she noted the “toxic core of misogyny” behind the terms such as ‘trashy’. If romance isn’t diverse, then all it reinforces is white supremacist and patriarchal ideals.” One of her main characters, Chloe Brown, is a plus-sized Black woman with chronic pain, and Hibbert emphasises that her pain doesn’t mean she is any less worthy, or capable, of passion. I see romance novels as a blueprint of who deserves to be loved and how they deserve to be loved. She explained, “in all stories, diversity is important, because you’re telling someone their story matters. Where romance books of bygone years ignored disability or described romances between petite women with tall, muscled men, Hibbert rejects the standard, showing that everybody and every body is sexy. ![]() Readers have celebrated Hibbert for her diverse characters, as she celebrates people of all shapes, shades, and sizes. It’s safe to say that I fangirled, telling her how much I love her writing. Talia Hibbert is a New York Times bestselling author of sexy, diverse romance novels. ![]()
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