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For the fifth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I played soldier at the Barnes & Noble in Canton, Connecticut.
 
      
      Book Signing at B&N Glastonbury, CT
For the fourth stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I moonwalked back to the Barnes & Noble in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
 
      
      Book Signing at B&N Enfield, CT
For the third stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I galloped to the Barnes & Noble in Enfield, Connecticut — my most successful book signing to date.
 
      
      Book Signing at B&N West Hartford, CT
For the second stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I returned to the Barnes & Noble in W Hartford, Connecticut.
 
      
      Book Signing at B&N Farmington, CT
For the first stop on my Mercurial Book Tour, I put a spell on the Barnes & Noble in Farmington, Connecticut.
 
      
      Paperback is out!
The paperback version of Mercury to the Moon is now available for purchase everywhere. Please consider ordering my book and leaving it a 5 star review.
 
      
      MTTM Book Poster Reveal!
Posters are a great marketing tool to draw readers in from afar. Check out Gagliastro's Book Poster for Mercury to the Moon and the Mercurial Book Tour!
 
      
      Nominate Mercury to the Moon for the Stonewall Book Awards - Children's & Young Adult
It takes 1 minute. Please nominate only if you've read MTTM and feel inclined.
 
      
      Mercury to the Moon Becomes a Top 10 Bestseller in YA Sci-Fi!
As an unorthodox author with more progressive views on life and sociopolitics, it means the world to me that I am seen and that my stories are being read.
 
      
      J.Q. Gagliastro Meets the Queer Book Club of the Purple Couch Bookshop
I felt a deep sense of connection during our time together—something that most would consider simple but is nevertheless quit hard to come by.
 
      
      Purple Couch Bookshop Queer Book Club Selects The Diary of a Sugarbaby for August 2025
Click here to learn more on their website, register for the free event, and add to calendar.
 
      
      Mercury to the Moon: in Technicolor!
Bestselling novel Mercury to the Moon is now in TECHNICOLOR!
 
      
      Mercury to the Moon is officially a bestseller!
Not a week after its release, Mercury to the Moon became a bestseller in Young Adult Fantasy, Magical Realism, and Alien Sci-Fi!
 
      
      Huitaca Films Presents
the Official Book Trailer to Gagliastro’s bestselling award-finalist The Diary of a Sugarbaby!
 
      
      Mercury to the Moon Receives 5 Stars from Readers’ Favorite
“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 Receives 5 Stars from the San Francisco Book Review
“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!”
 
      
      Mercury to the Moon is Officially Out!
J.Q. Gagliastro’s anticipated sophomore novel Mercury to the Moon is officially available for purchase!
 
      
      Pride on Passyunk Festival
Gagliastro joins forces with A Novel Idea for the Pride on Passyunk Philly Festival!
 
      
      Bold Journey Magazine Interviews Author J.Q. Gagliastro
“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.”
