Dunham Floats $1M Book Proposal

WRITER GIRL

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 3:24PM EDT / Published Oct. 02, 2012 11:48AM EDT

Mark Seliger / HBO

Step one to becoming the voice of a generation: have popular television show. Step two: write advice book. Twenty-six-year-old Girls creator and star Lena Dunham is shopping around a million-dollar book proposal, tentatively titled "Not That Kind of Girl: Advice by Lena Dunham." Slate obtained an email of the proposal. In an intro, Dunham says that Helen Gurley Brown was an inspiration—though she thinks Brown’s advice is crazy. The book will include her stories about losing her virginity, eating, and death.

Read it at Slate

Megyn Kelly: Trump Has Lost ‘Multiple Steps’ Mentally

The conservative journalist said while the media focuses on Joe Biden’s gaffes, Trump’s are largely ignored.

Man Gets 8 Years in Prison for Racial Slurs Against Neighbor

New Jersey man Edward Cagney Mathews, 47, sobbed in court as the sentence was handed down.

Six Teens Convicted Over Teacher’s Beheading

Samuel Paty had shown students caricatures of the prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression.

Mafia Man Released After Serving 35 Years of Life Sentence

Senter worked out of Brooklyn, New York to coordinate at least 75 deaths and disappearances according to authorities.

Streisand Pays Tribute to Ex Ryan O’Neal After His Death

Streisand and O’Neal starred in two films together and the singer recently wrote about their relationship in her memoir “My Name Is Barbra”

Rep. Nancy Mace and Her Fiancé Call It Quits, Report Says

The split comes as her office bleeds staffers, in part because of her open discussion of her sex life, according to a report.

GOP Rep: Ex-Aide Threatened to Expose My Daughter’s OnlyFans

Brandon Williams was filmed angrily confronting his ousted chief of staff.

Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing After Engines Catch Fire

Video shows the fires erupted during takeoff.

Dunham Floats $1M Book Proposal

Mark Seliger / HBO