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Lena Dunham's Final Book Deal Figure: $3.5M

Creator of HBO's 'Girls' writing debut essay collection

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2012 11:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – The crazy bidding is over for Lena Dunham's hotly anticipated debut book, and the 26-year-old's deal is with Random House for more than $3.5 million, the New York Times reports. Dunham, the creator and star of HBO's Girls, covers topics including work, friendship, and sex in the essay collection Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s Learned. Random House confirmed the acquisition in a statement today, calling Dunham's voice "fresh, wise, so assured" and comparing her to Helen Gurley Brown, David Sedaris, and Nora Ephron.

Actress Lena Dunham poses at the premiere of the HBO original series Girls, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in New York.
Actress Lena Dunham poses at the premiere of the HBO original series "Girls," Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in New York.   (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)
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flatnosepete
Oct 12, 2012 1:43 PM CDT
If you are a man, 30 years old or younger, and this chick is all you can get in the sack you need to develop a personality or hit the gym. For 26 years old this chick is at most a blow job in the car.
right2dave
Oct 11, 2012 9:02 AM CDT
Good luck collecting 3.5 million from a soon to be bankrupt publisher.
TopsyKrets
Oct 8, 2012 7:27 PM CDT
What a bummer this is. I'd like to be famous for the content and quality of my writing if I published a book. If you're already famous you can publish any crap and make millions off it. That's messed up.

 
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