Lena Dunham's Reading List

"I am obsessed with "The Private Diaries of Catherine Deneuve," in which we learn intimate details about working with titans of the French New Wave and she talks smack about Bjork. Her prose is elegant and defiant and very, very French."

""Minor Characters," by Joyce Johnson, with all that Beat generation gossip told from the eyes of a sweet 'n' sour teen."

"I have to read "Eloise" once a month or I'll perish."

""Catherine, Called Birdy," by Karen Cushman. "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov."

""Catherine, Called Birdy," by Karen Cushman. "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov."

""The Group" is a favorite adaptation. It's gaudy and sexy and a mess in the best way."

""Without Feathers," by Woody Allen, makes me giggle like a baby."

""Holidays on Ice," by David Sedaris."

""How to Have a Life-Style," by Quentin Crisp."

"I have tattoos from children's books all over my arms and torso. The biggest one is of Ferdinand the bull, which Elliott Smith also had, but his was a different page. What a good message that book has!"

"I just pre-ordered Sheila Heti's book "How Should a Person Be?""

"And "Love, an Index," poetry by Rebecca Lindenberg, because I read excerpts of both and found them stunning in different ways."