Mercury to
the Moon
bestseller in magical realism
by J.Q. Gagliastro
The Diary of a
Sugarbaby
bestseller in queer and dystopian fiction
by J.Q. Gagliastro
Mercury to
the Moon
a unique and immersive reading experience
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J.Q. Gagliastro is a fiction novelist, the author-illustrator of the bestselling works The Diary of a Sugarbaby and Mercury to the Moon. Their work is taught at the collegiate level, has been picked by two queer book clubs, has topped multiple bestseller lists, has received book award nominations, and has been praised by a myriad of reputable literary publications and journals.
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Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
Philadelphia, PA
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Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
West Hartford, Connecticut
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Book Signing at the Toadstool Bookshop
Keene, New Hampshire
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Book Signing at Barbara’s Bookstore
Chicago, Illinois
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Book Signing at Little District Books
Washington, D.C.
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Book Signing at New York City’s PrideFest
Greenwich Village, NYC
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Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
Annapolis, Maryland
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Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
Glastonbury, CT
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 hails Mercury to the Moon as “an imaginative triumph!”
NYC’s Queer Book Club selects The Diary of a Sugarbaby for October 2024.
Queer Book Club of the Purple Couch Bookshop selects The Diary of a Sugarbaby for August 2025.
An instructor at the University of Florida shortlists 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 is featured in The New York Review of Books, both April and May 2024 issues.
Gagliastro travels 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 hails The Diary of a Sugarbaby as “A great first novel destined to become a classic.”
The Manhattan Book Review claims that The Diary of a Sugarbaby is "The Handmaid's Tale on steroids!"
Kirkus Reviews calls 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!”
If you enjoyed The Diary of a Sugarbaby by J.Q. Gagliastro, please PLEASE give it 5 stars and leave a review on any of these platforms:
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ~ J.Q.
