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Lena Dunham's Memoir 'Famesick' Set for April 14, 2026 Release

The seven-year project, begun after rehab, reflects on a decade of health, fame, ambition.

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Lena Dunham attends a U.K. screening for her Netflix series "Too Much" at the Barbican Centre on June 23, 2025, in London.
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Overview

  • Random House announced the book on Sept. 4, confirming an April 14, 2026 publication date with preorders available now.
  • Famesick examines roughly 2010–2020, a period that includes the five-season run of Girls and Dunham’s escalating health and addiction struggles.
  • Dunham says she started writing one month after rehab and that the manuscript evolved over seven years into a candid, hindsight-driven account.
  • She describes the work as a three-part reflection distinct from her 2014 essay collection Not That Kind of Girl.
  • The cover features an Anna Gaskell photograph that nods to Alice in Wonderland, and Dunham credits her longtime editor with encouraging unflinching honesty.