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Bestselling novel Mercury to the Moon is now in TECHNICOLOR!

Not a week after its release, Mercury to the Moon became a bestseller in Young Adult Fantasy, Magical Realism, and Alien Sci-Fi!

the Official Book Trailer to Gagliastro’s bestselling award-finalist The Diary of a Sugarbaby!

“Mercury to the Moon is a highly recommended read for fans of science fiction that goes above and beyond to deliver a truly thrilling and witty new world!”

“Mercury to the Moon is a refreshing novel in the fantasy genre, a coming-of-age story with a cosmic twist, filled with lots of adventure and action!”

J.Q. Gagliastro’s anticipated sophomore novel Mercury to the Moon is officially available for purchase!

On June 12th, 2025, Instagram officially disabled Gagliastro’s account. Read the full tea here! Do you agree with Instagram’s decision or disagree?

Gagliastro joins forces with A Novel Idea for the Pride on Passyunk Philly Festival!

The day was rainy. The mud was thick. Everyone was miserable.

“You don’t need trad publishers or Oprah’s book club or major book awards or hundreds of thousands of dollars to pave your path. You can do it yourself. And if those things ever do come your way, it’ll be because they saw you working hard.”

The Diary of a Sugarbaby by J.Q. Gagliastro reachs #45 on Amazon’s Bestsellers List in Epistolary Fiction. The bestseller stayed in the top 250 for over a month!

Huitaca Films features the multi-bestselling novel The Diary of a Sugarbaby by J.Q. Gagliastro in their hysterical YouTube Mini Series Unnecessary Competitions.

The Diary of a Sugarbaby by J.Q. Gagliastro was featured in the New York Review of Books, both the April and May issues.

“I am not a people pleaser. I don’t believe in conventionality or watering yourself down to make others feel comfortable. I believe in loving yourself.”

As of December 13th, 2024, The Diary of a Sugarbaby was selected for addition to the Library of Congress' General Collections!

The Diary of a Sugarbaby reaches the Top 250 in Political Fiction on the Kindle Bestseller List! TDS also receives a lovely 5-star review from Jose Carrasquillo — “A great first novel destined to become a classic.”

Allegheny alumnus and bestselling author, J.Q. Gagliastro, is featured in Allegheny College’s Fall 2024 Magazine despite TDS being a clear cautionary tale about the capitalization of the American collegiate education system.

The Diary of a Sugarbaby becomes a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards in Adult Fiction for books published in 2023. Thank you so much to the judges and reading groups in Stockholm and London for selecting TDS as a finalist! Read more on their website.

“Most indie authors sell on average no more than 250 copies of their book in its entire lifetime.” The Diary of a Sugarbaby quadrupled this stat within the first year of its publication!