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Lena Dunham Sets April 2026 Release for Memoir 'Famesick'

The seven-year project, started 30 days after rehab, reflects on how illness, addiction, fame reshaped her life.

Overview

  • Random House will publish Famesick on April 14, 2026, with preorders available now.
  • Dunham says the book examines the 2010–2020 decade, exploring how public scrutiny affected her relationships and sense of self.
  • She began writing one month after leaving rehab and continued working on the manuscript for seven years.
  • The work is positioned as a more reflective follow-up to her 2014 book Not That Kind of Girl.
  • The cover features a photograph by Anna Gaskell that references Alice in Wonderland, according to Vogue.