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Lena Dunham books in order · Lena Dunham reading order · 2 books · 2014 to 2026 · Set in New York

Lena Dunham Books in Order and Reading Order

Non-fictionMemoir

Lena Dunham, the creator of Girls, has written two memoirs: Not That Kind of Girl and Famesick.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.

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Lena Dunham books in order

Lena Dunham’s first book is Not That Kind of Girl (2014). There are 2 books in all, published from 2014 to 2026.

The Lena Dunham reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Memoir

2 books · Set in New YorkMemoir
  1. 1Not That Kind of Girl2014With Lena DunhamBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Famesick: A Memoir2026With Lena DunhamBuy on Amazon

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Characters

1 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The memoirs

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