Richardson also took pictures of Gaga's fans for the book – which she appreciated – explaining to "The Hollywood Reporter":  "My favorite thing, honestly, is that [Richardson] loved the fans. He shot the fans the same way he shot me: with no pretense. No 'Well, she’s put out records and they haven't.' None of that. The music was all of ours... He would come backstage and he would say, 'Oh my God, the fans!' And I'd say, 'I Know... I know what you just photographed'. And he'd say, 'Baby, wow!' And then he'd film me, like, peeing in a cup and, like, ridiculous things." Gaga posted a video of herself reading the foreword of the book aloud on her YouTube account days before the book's release. On November 22, 2011, a book party was held at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York where Gaga attended for book signings. "Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson" debuted on "The New York Times" Best Seller list at number five among hardcover advice/miscellaneous books for the week ending November 26, 2011. It fell to number fourteen in its second week and remained there for its third week before rising to number eleven in its fourth week. It reentered the top ten in its fifth week at number nine and rose to number six the following week. The book's publishing rights for the United Kingdom were brought from Grand Central Publishing by Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette UK). The book received positive reviews from critics. "New York" magazine's James Lim wrote that while Gaga's magazine covers were showing the singer in more modest poses, the book showed the "wild, funky, creative Gaga that we all know and love". Liesl Bradner of the "Los Angeles Times" expressed surprise at seeing Gaga without her makeup and stage costumes. "It's when the singer takes a moment from the madness, pulls back her hair and ditches the costumes, that we see the real girl who is the mastermind behind the monster," Bradner wrote, adding that the release would be special for the fans. Eden Carter Wood of "Diva" magazine shared the same thought with Bradner and added that the book contained nice portraits of the artist. Arthur House from "The Daily Telegraph" was positive in his review, while finding the pictures to be glossy and enjoyable. "Toronto Star"s David Graham compared the book to Madonna's similar styled book called "Sex" (released in 1992).