'Girls' creator Lena Dunham's book proposal leaks online
Lena Dunham's 66-page book proposal earned her $3.7 million in her deal with Random House.
Lena Dunham is the creator, star, producer and writer of the HBO series 'Girls.'
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The book for Lena Dunham鈥檚 advice book, which will be titled 鈥淣ot That Kind of Girl,鈥� leaked online, giving readers a peek into what the book will presumably include when it鈥檚 published on an unnamed date.
Dunham, who is the star, director, writer, and producer behind HBO鈥檚 series 鈥�Girls,鈥� received $3.7 million from publisher Random House for the book deal
The proposal divides Dunham鈥檚 thoughts into six sections, titled 鈥淲ork,鈥� 鈥淔riendship,鈥� 鈥淏ody,鈥� 鈥淪ex,鈥� 鈥淟ove,鈥� and 鈥淏ig Picture.鈥�
In the proposal, Dunham says that the book was inspired by former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown鈥檚 book 鈥淗aving It All.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檝e never kept a diary,鈥� Dunham writes in the book proposal鈥檚 introduction. 鈥淚 remember being given a journal around age six, penning a long paragraph about my massive crush on Colin Bliss (what a name!) and then leaving it casually strewn open on the kitchen counter for my parents to 鈥榝ind.鈥� Here was my feeling: if a girl writes in her diary and no one鈥檚 there to read it did she really write at all?鈥澛�
The proposal is 66 pages long and, while it includes many essay sections, Dunham notes in the table of contents that the list 鈥渞eflect[s] what will be in the book, not what Lena has actually had time to do so far.鈥�
Dunham鈥檚 show 鈥淕irls鈥� will return for its second season on Jan. 13, and Dunham was nominated for five Emmys in 2012, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. The show was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.