Went as one of my favorite wise fools, Tim Burton’s Mad Hatter, while my partner Evan went as the Sophia Petrillo from Golden Girls.

Philly's premier horror bookstore Thrillerdelphia asked me to join their first-ever FearLit Convention! I was absolutely honored!

For the fifteenth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I shook my tail feather over to the Barnes & Noble in Ithaca, New York.

For the fourteenth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I took a train to Kingston, NY, kickstarting the NY leg.

I, author J.Q. Gagliastro, solemnly swear to never use AI in my writing, ever. Never have, never will.

The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Faculty and Staff Gay Straight Alliance selected The Diary of a Sugarbaby as their 2026 book club book!

Stream The Diary of a Sugarbaby on Spotify, Audible, and everywhere else audiobooks are available!

June 7th, 2026

Check out Gagliastro’s Pride outfits for day 1 and day 2!

The Look Book is free and located only on Spotify under the About section of The Diary of a Sugarbaby audiobook listed below EXTRAS and labeled 5600720.pdf

Read Kristen’s review here.

For the thirteenth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I swiveled my hips over to the Barnes & Noble in Paramus, NJ, concluding the NJ leg of my tour. One of the best signings to date!

The twelfth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour took me to the Barnes & Noble of Broomall, PA, kickstarting the PA leg of the tour.

The eleventh stop on my Mercurial Book Tour took me and my billowy button-up to the Barnes & Noble of Marlton, New Jersey.

For the tenth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, the Barnes & Noble in Ledgewood, New Jersey, summoned me!

Both Mercury to the Moon and The Diary of a Sugarbaby re-enter the Top 10 bestseller list for YA Contemporary Fantasy and Dystopian Fiction, respectively! In the last 30 days, 88 copies of Mercury to the Moon and 65 copies of The Diary of a Sugarbaby have been sold!

For the ninth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I laid siege to the Barnes & Noble in Eatontown, New Jersey!

For the eighth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I sashayed over to the Barnes & Noble in Woodland Park, New Jersey.

Nominate Mercury to the Moon for the Locus Awards

Nominate Mercury to the Moon for the Le Guin Prize for Fiction

“‘Perceptions’ is an interdisciplinary performance piece blending dance, costume, and storytelling to explore the fluid nature of human perception.” - designer Elias Gurrola