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Stuart Gibbs:
Why did you include a same-sex relationship in your book? Even from a financial stand-point, its a bad idea considering that all of the negative reviews about your book Spy School Goes North are because you made a character gay.
Stuart Gibbs
Do you honestly think this was a financial decision? It was a MORAL decision. HUNDREDS of readers had written to me, asking for me to include a character like them in my books, because they didn't feel represented. So since I had included several hetero crushes, it seemed only right to show the world as it actually is and include a gay one. I knew that there would be backlash, but I do not regret my decision. Because for every person like you who expresses dismay or hate, a dozen readers write to me thanking me for what I have done.
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Stuart Gibbs:
are you planning for alexander hale to ever stand up to his father/quit the spy game and do something he enjoys most?
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