Hannah Horvath would be jealous of Lena Dunham's new publishing imprint
Maybe the secret of life is just creating a fictional version of yourself that's not particularly successful so you always look good in comparison. Lena Dunham will always be an overachiever compared to her Girls alter ego.
Dunham and her writing partner, Jenni Konner, have inked a deal with Random House to create their own publishing imprint, Lenny. It shares a name with their newsletter that has featured guest writers like Jennifer Lawrence.
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"While we love our home on the Internet, Jenni and I are both voracious readers (of books and book reviews) who are constantly trading titles and allowing them to stir us creatively," Dunham said in a statement to Buzzfeed. "Our friendship often doubles as a book club."
Dunham previously worked with Random House on her first book, 2014's Not that Kinda Girl. The publishing house released the following statement about continuing their relationship with Dunham.
The imprint will be a home for the kinds of exciting, emerging voices — in fiction and non-fiction — that Lena and Jenni Konner are already attracting and publishing so successfully in their newsletter and on their site. Working with Lena, Jenni and the editors of Lenny, we plan to publish a select number of titles each year to build a varied, compelling, and voice-driven list. Drawing on their eye for talent and love of books, we see this as a perfect opportunity to broaden what we do at Random House, while staying true to our mission: to work with writers we love and to publish them well.
"Lenny books will aspire to push the ball forward on the issues that matter to our audience, with wit and style. We hope to see them sticking out of purses and riding public transportation everywhere," Dunham told Buzzfeed.
Dunham made it Twitter official so you know it's real:
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Konner and Dunham are wrapping up Girls after its sixth season, but will be taking on more projects with their production company, A Casual Romance.
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Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.
