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Tegan and Sara To Talk 'Crush' On North American Book Tour This Fall

The Canadian pop duo are taking their latest graphic novel on the road for a series of conversations about first loves, junior high, and more across an eight-city book tour.

Tegan and Sara

Tegan and Sara

Éluvier Acosta

Tegan and Sara are taking their crushes on the road this fall.

The Canadian pop duo will bring the book tour for their new graphic novel Crush to nine North American cities in October. The new book is a follow-up to last year's autobiographical Junior High, and follows the tween twins as they try to survive grade eight.


The book tour will find grown-up Tegan and Sara chatting with writers like Jillian Tamaki, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and Kosoko Jackson about the new novel. The conversation is sure to get nostalgic, promising to tackle topics like first loves, first songs, and more.

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The Quin sisters from Calgary first made their name as an indie rock duo in the 2000s before ascending as pop stars in the 2010s, and have gone on to receive multiple Juno awards, Grammy and GLAAD nominations, and a Governor General's Award for performing art.

In recent years they've expanded into other mediums. The graphic novel series follows their 2019 memoir High School, which was also adapted into a TV show.

The sisters also founded the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which provides funding and support to LGBTQ+ communities across North America, and for which they were named Billboard Canada Power Players in 2024.

Tickets for the Crush Book Tour go on sale Friday, August 16 on the duo's website. Find the full dates below.

Crush Book Tour

10/1 — Seattle, WA — Washington Hall

10/3 — Toronto, ON — Elevate Festival

10/3 — Toronto, ON — OCAD U

10/4 — Vancouver, BC — West Point Grey United Church

10/8 — Los Angeles, CA — Masonic Lodge

10/9 — San Francisco, CA — Swedish American Music Hall

10/17 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Heights Public Library

10/18 — New York, NY — NY Comic Con

10/20 — Calgary, AB — Wordfest

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Jim Cuddy and Molly Johnson
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Jim Cuddy and Molly Johnson

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