Former Hole bassist and Smashing Pumpkins touring member Melissa Auf der Maur has announced her first book, Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir , out March 17th, 2026, via Da Capo. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Described as a “part coming-of-age autobiography, part travel diary, part psychedelic scrapbook,” Even the Good Girls Will Cry also features rare, behind-the-scenes photos from throughout Auf der Maur’s music career, which began with her first band, the Canadian alternative rock group Tinker.

“This book is about the decade that defined me and my generation, 1991-2001, and my life in the rock bands which allowed me to have a front row seat to an incredibly visceral and unforgettable moment in the counterculture,” Auf der Maur explained in a statement. “It’s a lo

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