Lena Dunham 'Advice' Book Shopped by Literary Agents for $1 Million

Lena Dunham, the quick-witted writer/producer/star of HBO's hit show "Girls," has unveiled details about her first book - a collection of seemingly autobiographical, "advice" essays. Dunham's literary agents are supposedly shopping U.S. rights to the book for "an in-house floor of $1 million." In an email sent out to potential bidders, Dunham presents the presumed title, "Not That Kind of Girl: Advice by Lena Dunham." Rumors have it that the first batch of bids is due by the end of the day tomorrow (Oct. 3). 

Dunham has already written a number of short essays for The New Yorker and Rookie, so if fans want an idea of what her first book could look like go check out some of her past work. The 26-year-old actress is also the creator of the HBO drama/comedy "Girls" - she is very open about her personal experiences and trials as a young woman trying to make it as a struggling independent writer/filmmaker, and that attitude will probably continue to pervade through her writing.

Dunham wrote and presented a detailed proposal outlining the general content of the book, which will reportedly be in the format of "advice" essays. Sample topics include: Dunham's first experience with sex, her attempts at eating healthily (including a diet journal), her obsession with death, her thoughts on how not to ruin a potentially good relationship, and how she believes older men are still mostly condescending and sexist. Her overall goal is to help people avoid the same mistakes that she has made so far in her life. Dunham is self-deprecating in her book introduction, claiming that she has no real "wisdom to share," but says that if the book can help anyone else learn from her faults, it's all well worth it.

From the mouth of Dunham herself, "There is nothing gutsier to me than a person announcing that their story is one that deserves to be told, especially if that person is a woman."