a huge number , but photo by amy sussman getty images for the new yorker when word came down this morning that girls creator and tiny furniture director lena dunham is the beneficiary of nepotism .
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but instead of judging what cash value the dunham name realistically ought to have in the marketplace , i 'd rather think about her valuable ideas .
the dunham is an easy target — she 's only 26 , from an artsy new york family and the creator , star and director of her own hbo show .
 
i imagine dunham ’s book will kick ass , yet it will also get its critical ass handed to itself because of the advance .
but her $ 3.7 million book deal with random house , after a bidding war involving all of the major publishers , is emblematic of what is wrong with corporate publishing today .
by contrast , 2 broke girls pulled in , on average , 11 million viewers per episode in its first season .