Melissa Auf der Maur has a book, and she’s taking it on the road. The legendary Hole bassist and Smashing Pumpkins touring musician releases her memoir ‘Even the Good Girls Will Cry’ on March 17 via Da Capo, described as part coming-of-age autobiography, part travel diary, part psychedelic scrapbook. A North American tour begins the same day in New York City.
The book chronicles Auf der Maur’s upbringing in Montreal, tracing how her early connection to art and music opened doors into the city’s thriving creative scene. The tour brings her into conversation with writers and cultural figures at each stop, including Naomi Fry in New York and Catherine Pogonat at the penultimate date at Montreal’s Society for Arts and Technology on March 30. Canadian dates include Wavelength’s winter festival at St. Anne’s in Toronto on March 20 and the Art Gallery of Ontario on March 21, before a UK run in early April.
2026 Tour Dates:
March 17: Strand Bookstore, New York City, NY (in conversation with Naomi Fry)
March 19: Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY (with Golden Notebook)
March 20: Wavelength Music, Toronto, ON
March 21: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
March 24: The Three Top Lounge, Chicago, IL (Chicago Humanities event with Seminary Co-op)
March 28: Dynasty Typewriter, Los Angeles, CA (with Skylight Books)
March 30: Society for Arts and Technology, Montreal, QC (in conversation with Catherine Pogonat)
April 7-10: United Kingdom (details TBA)