“Girls” creator and actress Lena Dunham’s new memoir, “Famesick,” has officially hit bookstore shelves.
In the follow-up to her 2014 essay collection “Not That Kind of Girl”, Dunham reflects on the past decade, opening up about chronic illnesses, the end of “Girls” in 2017, sobriety, her love life and more.
In addition to hardcover and e-book editions, “Famesick” is available as an audiobook narrated by Dunham herself. She revealed on Instagram that the audiobook was recorded “from the cozy cloud formation,” lying down on her couch.
Dunham first announced “Famesick” in September 2025; in her Instagram post about the memoir, she wrote, “I’m so excited to be able to tell you, in the best way I know how, about: years of impossible magic and years I thought I wouldn’t survive, illness and addiction and heartbreak, the lessons I no longer feel ashamed of having had to learn.”
She continued, “Famesick is, ostensibly, about the years 2010–2020 — a decade in which my life changed profoundly and permanently, in which nearly every strand of my DNA reconstituted itself. But it’s also about illness as teacher, body as tattletale, our societal relationship to women on the edge, and the conditions that create art vs. the conditions that create happiness.”
Lena Dunham “Famesick” release date
The new Lena Dunham memoir “Famesick” was released today, April 14.
All you have to do to read “Famesick” for free is subscribe to one of Audible’s plans, both of which come with a one-month free trial for new users.
The Premium Plus plan includes one audiobook of your choice every month that is yours to keep forever, even if you cancel. Meanwhile the new Standard plan also lets you choose one book per month, but you lose it if you unsubscribe. We recommend the Premium Plus plan because you get to keep your books, but “Famesick” is available on both plans.
The audiobook of “Famesick,” narrated by Dunham, is 11 hours and 46 minutes long.
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