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24 alternatives to Not That Kind of Girl

Lena Dunham's memoir

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Not That Kind of Girl launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Longform - 164: Lena Dunham▲59

   Lena talks about Lenny, her newsletter, and more

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   American Girls▲60

   Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lucky▲68

   A candid memoir from a rape victim

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Brown Girl Dreaming▲60

   Growing up African American in the 60s + 70s

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Re/code Decode - with Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner▲67

   HBO Girls founders' thoughts on feminism, harassment, & more

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl ▲66

   Carrie Brownstein's life in music

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   How To Build a Girl▲70

   Coming of age story

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   My Misspent Youth▲79

   Meghan Daum's collection of essays about growing up

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bad Feminist▲60

    Learn, laugh and become more socially aware

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Minor King▲64

    American Fiction

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank▲59

    First hand account of a 13 year old girl during WW II

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    By The Way w/ Jeff Garlin - Lena Dunham▲76

    Jeff Garlin and Lena Dunham get vulnerable

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Handmaid's Tale▲57

    A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Girls & Sex▲69

    Navigating the complicated new landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Door▲70

    The relationship between two very different women

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir▲81

    A new memoir from actress and maker Felicia Day

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

    Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Just Kids▲69

    Patti Smith's Memoir

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Yes Please▲91

    Hang out w/ Amy Poehlar and hear her stories.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Out of Character▲60

    Surprising truths about the liar, cheat, sinner

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →