{"id":742634,"date":"2026-08-19T05:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/742634\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T05:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:44:15","slug":"l7s-jennifer-finch-posthumous-memoir-to-arrive-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/742634\/","title":{"rendered":"L7&#8217;s Jennifer Finch posthumous memoir to arrive in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Finch-L7-2015-Far-Out-Magazine-1140x855.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jennifer Finch - L7 - 2015\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Jan Brauer<\/p>\n<p> Tue 18 August 2026 18:26, UK <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/tags\/memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"memoir\">memoir<\/a> of the late L7 bassist Jennifer Finch is set to be posthumously released next year.<\/p>\n<p>The punk icon <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/l7-bassist-and-punk-icon-jennifer-finch-dies-aged-59-following-long-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"tragically died aged 59 on July 18th\">tragically died aged 59 on July 18th<\/a>, following a battle with brain cancer, which Finch only announced in a social media post just days before her passing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following her death, L7 shared, \u201cShe had a long courageous fight with brain cancer and was loved by many wonderful friends, musical peers and fans worldwide. We love you Jennifer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, now it has been revealed that Finch\u2019s legacy will live on through her autobiography, Shooting Up and Making Out: A Memoir of My Life in LA and L7, which she completed prior to her passing. <\/p>\n<p>The book, written alongside Jeff Alulis, is set to chart Finch\u2019s rise through the music scene from when she first entered it at the tender age of 12. <\/p>\n<p>It is also set to discuss her journey with heroin, which she started using at just 14 years old, alongside the bands and friendships she formed with future superstars such as Courtney Love and Dave Grohl, and her <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/l7-jennifer-finch-aggressive-form-brain-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"eventual illness struggles\">eventual illness struggles<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Finch\u2019s impact on the book, Alulis said in a statement, \u201cJennifer\u2019s memoir was the last major project she completed before she passed away.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Explaining that the writing process took two years and that she was involved in every aspect of the storytelling, he added,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken that she won\u2019t get to see it published, but I\u2019m thrilled to share her life and legacy with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finch\u2019s autobiography, Shooting Up and Making Out: A Memoir of My Life in LA and L7, is set to be released on January 19th, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"\"> ADD AS A PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/far-out-magazine\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a>  The Far Out Punk Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>All the latest Punk content from the independent voice of culture.<br \/>Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Jan Brauer Tue 18 August 2026 18:26, UK The memoir of the late L7 bassist Jennifer Finch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,18436,20322,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-742634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-memoir","tag-punk","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}