It was published three days before the release of their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased songs that the duo recorded as teenagers.

[12] The book was published three days before the release of Tegan and Sara's ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers.

The album was conceived when Tegan and Sara unearthed the original cassette tapes after twenty years of being unheard, and they "recognized the songs as an essential part of [their] high school story.

"[14] Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic wrote, "While Tegan and Sara are hilarious in their onstage banter, on the page their anecdotes read as spooky, solemn obstacle-running.

[18] The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list for the week ending September 28, 2019.