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Lena Dunham Announces Memoir 'Famesick' for April 2026 Release

Begun after rehab, the seven-year memoir examines illness, addiction, recovery, with a focus on the pressures of public life during 2010–2020.

Overview

  • The book covers the decade from 2010 to 2020, encompassing the HBO run of Girls from 2012 to 2017.
  • Dunham describes themes including illness as teacher, the body’s warnings, scrutiny of women in the spotlight, and the tension between making art and seeking happiness.
  • Random House will publish Famesick on April 14, 2026, and preorders are now available.
  • The release arrives roughly a decade after her 2014 bestseller Not That Kind of Girl, offering reflections shaped by time and sobriety.
  • A cover image by artist Anna Gaskell nods to Alice in Wonderland, as detailed in new interviews.