J Q GagliastroJ.Q. Gagliastro is the author of The Diary of a Sugarbaby and Mercury to the Moon. The Diary of a Sugarbaby is a #1 bestseller in LGBTQ+ Fiction on Amazon's Bestsellers List, a #2 bestseller in Dystopian Fiction on Ingram's Bestsellers List, a #45 betseller in Epistolary Fiction on Amazon's Bestsellers List, and a Top 250 in Political Fiction on Kindle's Bestsellers List. 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 required text for their queer studies program. The Diary of a Sugarbaby was a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards in Adult Fiction for books published in 2023. 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. Gagliastro developed the sugarbaby merch line and completed an eight-stop Sugarbaby Book Tour that included 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 sugarbaby and twists them into a dramatic political satire. Mercury to the Moon is an illustrated fantasy space odyssey for all ages and is set to release in 2025! Read More Read Less