Jesse Colton asked Brent Hartinger:

Are those boys on the cover of Barefoot In The City of Broken Dreams the same guys from the cover of The Thing I Didn't Know? Also, are they supposed to represent Russel and his partner or just two generic cute gay boys in love with one another? (Also, another random question: in my head, Russel looks like the boy from the cover of Geography Club, probably understandably. Does he look that way to you?)

Brent Hartinger Yup, that's Russel and Kevin. Or at least one version. And they're definitely the same models.

Since the new books are a series, I wanted the covers to all look similar. So we chose a photo shoot of one set of a models. If you'll notice, Russel is wearing the same shirt in both photos! But maybe he just likes that shirt, right? Ha!

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Is your character in Two-Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch more or less outgoing than you are? In other words, Brent in the story is very up front about sex and isn't shy about talking about it, are you that way in real life?

Jesse Colton asked Brent Hartinger:

Okay I know I ask a lot of questions, but I keep thinking of new ones. Are there any characters in Russel's life based on your husband, and even if not, a personal question, what is the cutest thing your husband does that makes you go "awwww"?

Jesse Colton asked Brent Hartinger:

Otto is such a lovable and charming character. Did you ever consider keeping Russell with him permanently? How different do you think things would be if Russell and Otto had stayed together?

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Is your character in Two-Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch more or less outgoing than you are? In other words, Brent in the story is very up front about sex and isn't shy about talking about it, are you that way in real life?

Okay I know I ask a lot of questions, but I keep thinking of new ones. Are there any characters in Russel's life based on your husband, and even if not, a personal question, what is the cutest thing your husband does that makes you go "awwww"?

Otto is such a lovable and charming character. Did you ever consider keeping Russell with him permanently? How different do you think things would be if Russell and Otto had stayed together?

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