TDS Audiobook OUT NOW!
June 9th, 2027
The audiobook is available on the following platforms.
The Narrators
Gabrielle Gagliastri
E.J. Easton
J.Q. Gagliastro is the author, producer, and primary narrator of The Diary of a Sugarbaby (Audiobook Production) and stars as the protagonist Dime. Lyrissa narrates the Disclaimer. Poet Paola Saladin is featured in Chapter 21: Belonging and reads an excerpt from Kahlil Gibran’s opus The Prophet. Director Leandro Cortés Montaño is featured in Chapter 30: The Court Hearing and plays the role of the Judge. Sister and poet Gabrielle Gagliastri is featured in Chapter 40: Please, Cedi and Chapter 67: Thumbless and stars as Penny. Designer Elias Gurrola is featured in Chapter 61: Anniversary and plays a Red Officer. Partner E.J. Easton brings the About the Author section to life. Professor Michael A. Scofield, Ph.D, narrates the Afterword. Voice actor Austin Strzelczyk is featured in "A Dragon Escapes the Sun" from Mercury to the Moon by J.Q. Gagliastro, an Exclusive Look, and stars as the great vivabee Sin. Actor and stage director Matt Carter, singer songwriter Symone Noelle, and voice actor Nana A. Dougan narrate three ALL-NEW original short stories written by J.Q. Gagliastro: The Kitten Named Goliath, Nothing, and Jack and Crow, respectively. This is a Gaggy Press production of The Diary of a Sugarbaby, Audio Copyright 2026. Recorded in Philadelphia. Post production by J.Q. Gagliastro. All rights reserved.
Note from the author: I would like to thank all the narrators for their contributions. Whether it was a short story or a line here and there, I deeply, deeply appreciate it. This project was a huge undertaking to say the least. I had to learn how to use audio equipment and Adobe Audition, how to record and punch-and-roll, how to edit pops and compress, how to set a music bed, how to find the perfect noice floor, how to isolate the voice and reduce dB, how to meet ACX standards and upload files to InAudio, how to set markers and measure Amplitude Statistics… I could go on. I’m still learning. My more humble side has been telling people that this audiobook was a solid B effort. I do believe my next audio production will be even more solid, so be kind. Thank you, Cole Olson, for recommending which technology to even buy. Thank you to all the educators on YouTube for being a free resource to all — VoiceOverAngela, Mary Kate "M.K." Williams, Becca C. Smith, and Neil Collins Media. I had three goals when I first started this project. 1. To produce a solid audiobook. Check. 2. To make the book bigger than myself. Bringing the book to life, giving my writing volume, was not enough for me. I wanted to bring a sense of community to the audiobook. What better way to do that than to get some fellow creatives and Philly locals into the studio! My final goal was to just have fun. And though it was a laborious journey, and many nights made me want to tear out my luscious curly hair, I did, very much so, have fun. And I really do believe that is due to my narrators. I don’t think it would have been nearly as fun without them in the studio. Cannot thank ‘em enough. Love you guys.
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