Even the Good Girls Will Cry

"Our '90s fever dreams were beautiful but they were also brutal and only the good girls, like Melissa, have the guts to tell you that."—Shirley Manson, lead vocalist of Garbage

"An intimate, poetic look of Melissa Auf der Maur’s experience making music before the distractions of social media, when musicians made music not for followers but for themselves, pouring everything they had into the sounds that defined a generation."—Walton Goggins

"Fearless, loyal, and radically alive, Melissa Auf der Maur brings the same fire to her writing that she does to her life."—Natasha Lyonne

"As if through the lens of her camera, Melissa shows us a female experience of rock and roll where we as women rarely get to sit at the table and share in the spoils."—Martha Wainwright, musician and author of "Stories I Might Regret Telling You"

“Even The Good Girls Will Cry is both a portrait of an artist--a real one--and a crucial generational document of what it meant to be a woman in a band (and not just a band: the band). All the things we want from a rock memoir are here in spades--the excitement, the electricity. the drama onstage and off---but Auf der Maur's phenomenal powers of observation, and of self-observation, elevate things to a whole other level. The result is wildly compelling.”—Matthew Specktor, author of "The Golden Hour," "Always Crashing in the Same Car," and "American Dream Machine"

"Illuminating. . . . refreshingly pure of heart. . . . a rollicking look at a bygone era."—Publishers Weekly

"Auf der Maur is a superb writer, and also a tender one. . . . will appeal to alt-rock fans, yes, but also to anyone who has dealt with loss and redemption. A compassionate memoir that offers much more than '90s nostalgia."—Kirkus Reviews

Auf der Maur’s honest affection and empathy . . . shine through."

—Salon, "9 Spring Memoirs You Won't Want to Miss"

"Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a definitive account of what it meant to be a young person in the '90s. . . . she speaks for all music obsessives—then and now—who are looking for connection and community."

 —Spin