#1 bestseller in LGBTQ+ fiction and dystopian fiction
The Diary of a
Sugarbaby
by J.Q. Gagliastro
#1 bestseller in young adult fiction and magical realism
Mercury to
the Moon
by J.Q. Gagliastro
a whimsical fable on lifelong friendship
Jack and Crow
by J.Q. Gagliastro
The Kitten
Named Goliath
by J.Q. Gagliastro
Nothing
by J.Q. Gagliastro
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Mercury to
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J.Q. Gagliastro is the author and illustrator of the bestselling fiction novels THE DIARY OF A SUGARBABY and MERCURY TO THE MOON and the short stories JACK AND CROW, NOTHING, and THE KITTEN NAMED GOLIATH. His work is taught at the collegiate level, has been picked by three queer book clubs, has topped bestseller lists, has received book award nominations, and has been praised by a few literary journals. He is a queer mixed American living in Philadelphia.
When he's not writing, Jacob Quentin is either reading, playing Pokémon, traveling the globe with his partner Evan, or dancing in the kitchen in tiny underwear while cooking and baking for his family and friends. His next work is entitled THE WORLD OF AMBIGUITY & OTHER STORIES and will be released in 2027.
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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 selected The Diary of a Sugarbaby for October 2024.
Queer Book Club of the Purple Couch Bookshop selected 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!"
The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Faculty and Staff Gay Straight Alliance selected The Diary of a Sugarbaby as their 2026 book club book.
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 and Mercury to the Moon, please PLEASE give them 5 stars and leave a review on any of these platforms:
Thank you! ~ J.Q.
