Kaling has written a second book that’s funnier, sharper and more confident than her 2011 collection of personal essays and pop culture riffs called Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Even the title of that initial effort implied that Kaling was trying to find her place; the tone of this new one announces that she’s found it and is more than comfortable inviting people to spend time with her there.”—Washington Post
“Funny, thoughtful essays and anecdotes written in the star’s trademark voice. But this time around, things are just little more grown-up…This is Kaling at the height of her power.”—USA Today
“Mindy Kaling may be gearing up for the fourth season of her TV show, The Mindy Project, but that didn't deter her from writing another wildly entertaining and completely relatable book… Her first memoir, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), spent time on several best-seller lists. Why Not Me? will certainly follow in its footsteps.”—Associated Press
“Hilarious…Kaling knows her strengths, and plays to them brilliantly…Aside from that effortlessly conversational tone and her pitch-perfect humor, Kaling’s biggest strength here is curatorial. She gives us the candy we came for—the advice, the anecdotes, the straight talk on body image—but sprinkles in something extra.”—Entertainment Weekly, A-
“Why Not Me? is all that we've come to expect from the creator and star of The Mindy Project: refreshing, confident, genuine, and, yes, absolutely hilarious.” —Refinery29
“…insightful personal essays from one of Hollywood's cleverest writers… Intrepid and often irreverent, Kaling humbly probes her own triumphs and defeats with laugh-out-loud results”. —Kirkus Reviews
“Kaling's irreverent take on life is both uproariously funny and dead-on…Advice on a variety of topics—including why extensions make everyone more beautiful and how the world needs to start assuming that all young women are confident—make this an empowering and entertaining read.”—Publishers Weekly
“Storytelling can just be you understanding yourself, but it turns into something else when it’s a shared piece—so much of anything in life is practice, and just pure showing up…I think that’s just important to remember, you’re not always going to feel inspired or inspirational, or you’re not going to feel you’ve done your best. […]
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Ah, the workplace Secret Santa exchange. When you are socially obligated to give a gift to someone for whom you would otherwise never in a million years intend to shop. Signing a birthday card “from us” is one thing, but a present that is small, clever, seasonally-appropriate, and under $20? Books. Books are the obvious […]
I’m subscribed to 20 podcasts (related: I work at home and take many walks), and I think there are some smarty-pants authors who need to jump on this audio bandwagon pronto. Elizabeth Gilbert’s Magic Lessons podcast was originally meant to help promote her book Big Magic, which would have been a huge bestseller with or without marketing geniuses behind […]
It has been four years since Mindy Kaling shared her insecurities with us in Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, a hilarious memoir of her coming-of-age on the comedy scene and her time as a staff writer on The Office. Since then, she’s had a lot more reason to feel confident: she’s gone from cast […]