Mercury to
the Moon
the fantasy adventure you’ve been looking for
by J.Q. Gagliastro
The Diary of a
Sugarbaby
the dystopian fiction multi-bestseller
by J.Q. Gagliastro
J.Q. (Jacob Quentin) Gagliastro has been writing fiction since age six. Before they became a published author, they worked many odd jobs to make ends meet. The oddest was when they worked as a sugarbaby. They’re not proud. But from those experiences came their debut novel The Diary of a Sugarbaby.
The Diary of a Sugarbaby is a bestseller in LGBTQ+ Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Political Fiction, and Epistolary Fiction.
Mercury to the Moon is a bestseller in Young Adult Fiction, Magical Realism, and Alien Sci-Fi.
The Los Angeles Book Review hailed Mercury to the Moon as “an imaginative triumph!”
NYC’s Queer Book Club selected The Diary of a Sugarbaby as their October 2024 book.
An instructor at the University of Florida shortlisted The Diary of a Sugarbaby as required text for their queer studies program.
On August 10th, 2024, Gagliastro appeared on Chicago's WGN TV with journalist Sean Lewis.
The Diary of a Sugarbaby was featured in The New York Review of Books, both April and May 2024 issues.
Gagliastro traveled to NYC, DC, Philly, Annapolis, Glastonbury, Keene, Hartford, and Chicago for their Sugarbaby Book Tour.
Over 1,000 copies of The Diary of a Sugarbaby were sold within the first year of its publication.
The Diary of a Sugarbaby was a 2023 finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards in Adult Fiction.
Jose Carrasquillo hailed The Diary of a Sugarbaby as “A great first novel destined to become a classic.”
The Manhattan Book Review claimed that The Diary of a Sugarbaby is "The Handmaid's Tale on steroids!"
Kirkus Reviews called The Diary of a Sugarbaby "a frightening novel about an unthinkable future!"
And according to The BookLife Prize, The Diary of a Sugarbaby is a “dark satirical work of sci-fi!”
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ~ J.Q.
