J.Q. Gagliastro is the author of The Diary of a Sugarbaby and Mercury to the Moon. Mercury to the Moon is a fantasy fiction adventure novel for all reading ages, illustrated entirely by Gagliastro. It is a bestseller in Young Adult Fiction, Magical Realism, and Alien Sci-Fi. The Los Angeles Book Review hailed Mercury to the Moon as "an imaginative triumph!" The Diary of a Sugarbaby is an adult fiction speculative sci-fi novel and a bestseller in LGBTQ+ Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, and Political Fiction. NYC's Queer Book Club selected The Diary of a Sugarbaby as their October 2024 book. An instructor at the University of Florida shortlisted The Diary of a Sugarbaby as a required text for their queer studies program. The Diary of a Sugarbaby was a 2023 finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards in Adult Fiction. In August 2024, Gagliastro appeared on Chicago's WGN TV with journalist Sean Lewis. The Diary of a Sugarbaby was featured in The New York Review of Books, both April and May 2024 issues. Their Sugarbaby Book Tour took them to NYC, D.C., Chicago, West Hartford, Glastonbury, Annapolis, Keene, and Philadelphia. Over 1,000 copies of The Diary of a Sugarbaby were sold within the first year of its publication. The Manhattan Book Review called The Diary of a Sugarbaby "The Handmaid's Tale on steroids!" Kirkus Reviews called it "a frightening novel about an unthinkable future!" And according to The BookLife Prize, The Diary of a Sugarbaby is a "dark satirical work of sci-fi!" While The Diary of a Sugarbaby is fiction, Gagliastro ties in their experiences as a homeless youth and twists them into a dramatic political satire. Please visit www.jqgagliastro.com for more.