Even the Good Girls Will Cry

Melissa Auf der Maur's memoir chronicles her upbringing in Montreal, her years as the bassist for bands like Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, and her life navigating fame, addiction in her circles, and personal growth.

Drawing on diaries and thousands of photographs taken during the 1990s, she reconstructs vivid scenes from touring, friendships, and the cultural milieu of that era.

The book also explores her family background, including her parents' influence, and her later life running an arts space and raising a family in upstate New York.

Written as a cathartic purge, the memoir balances candid reflections on trauma and addiction with moments of empathy and resilience.

It serves as both a personal reckoning and a time capsule of a pivotal period in alternative rock history.