Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham's Book Recommendations

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Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer, best known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series "Girls". Her book recommendations suggest an interest in memoirs and personal essays exploring mental health, creativity, and relationships.

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Daily Rituals

Daily Rituals

by Mason Currey

"I just can't recommend this book enough."

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"Daily Rituals: I just can't recommend this book enough. Thank you @rickyvanveen!"

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So Sad Today

So Sad Today

by Melissa Broder

"My favorite book of 2016."

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"My favorite book of 2016 was So Sad Today by Melissa Broder."

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Prozac Nation

Prozac Nation

by Elizabeth Wurtzel

"It’s hard to remember just how much this book (along with Girl, Interrupted) changed the landscape of mental health in America for women."

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"4. Prozac Nation by @LizzieWurtzel - it’s hard to remember just how much this book (along with Girl, Interrupted) changed the landscape of mental health in America for women."

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Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

by Susanna Kaysen

"Lena Dunham mentioned this book on Twitter."

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"4. Prozac Nation by @LizzieWurtzel - it’s hard to remember just how much this book (along with Girl, Interrupted) changed the landscape of mental health in America for women."

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The Empathy Exams

The Empathy Exams

by Leslie Jamison

"This book should be required if you're looking to be a person."

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"Stayed up far too late reading The Empathy Exams by @lsjamison. This book should be required if you're looking to be a person."

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Just Checking

Just Checking

by Emily Colas

"I found Emily’s book while scouring a self help shelf alone and it brought such profound comfort to see my symptoms in someone else. She inspired me to laugh at the foibles of my brain and to take my inner condition both more and less seriously -"

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Rising Strong

Rising Strong

by BrenΓ© Brown

"If you are dealing with love loss/ break up grief at this difficult time, one book with suggestions on how to rise from it is #RiseStrong by @BreneBrown."

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Giving Up the Ghost

Giving Up the Ghost

by Hilary Mantel

"A true Goddess. Her book Giving Up The Ghost is the most searing portrait of living in a female body that can be read. Her work is eternal."

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Love Lockdown

Love Lockdown

by Elizabeth Greenwood

"Love this book and the light it sheds on both mass-incarceration and the tenacity of romance- @LizGreenwood4U is masterful..."

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