AQ Books

Hi babes — yes, it’s been quiet on the timeline. Yes, that’s suspicious for us. And yes, we’re absolutely up to something. This time of year is peak chaos  at AQ Books HQ, and we are deep — like DEEP-DEEP  — in “get this uploaded to Amazon before Black Friday or we riot”  mode. You know that meme where the dog sits in a burning room saying “this is fine”? Yeah. That, but with manuscripts, cover files, Roxi snoring on someone’s arm, and Xena glaring like our project manager. Here’s what’s...

Where Stories Get Loud, Dogs Get Top Billing, and Unapologetic Voices Rule the Page (New Jersey) — Independent publisher AQ Books™ , founded by author August Quinn , has officially launched the AQ Universe™ , a multi-imprint world built on one radical belief: your truth deserves the spotlight — and sometimes a bulldog in a hoodie. What started as one writer’s mission to publish queer, fearless, emotionally honest stories has grown into a full-blown creative ecosystem spanning four imprints,...

If you thought October and November were going to be quiet… you must be new here. AQ Books is not easing into the season — we’re staging a literary parade, complete with bulldogs, confetti, and a few existential crises wrapped in hardcover.