Praise for Lena Dunham’s memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, has come from all angles: from David Sedaris (“A fine, subversive book”) to Judy Blume (“Always funny, sometimes wrenching”) to George Saunders (“smart, honest, sophisticated, dangerous, and charming”) to Miranda July (“hilarious, artful, and staggeringly intimate.”) And at Amazon, our reviewer Brittany Pirozzolo called it “Thoughtful, hilarious, and exquisitely-written … like reading your quirky big sister's diary.”

In this interview (taped at Book Expo America in New York back in May), the writer, creator, and star of HBO’s hit show Girls discusses how writing was actually her first love, and has remained a passion, as has reading. “I love the world of books,” she said.