Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Mindy Kaling

Nov 2011 · Sold by Crown

About this ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  In this hilarious instant classic, the creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood.

“[Kaling is] like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps . . . the next Nora Ephron.”—The New York Times
 
Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?” 
 
Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly), or what is the perfect amount of fame (so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law), or how to maintain a trim figure (you will not find that information in these pages). If so, you’ve come to the right book, mostly!
 
With several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? proves that Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka.
 
Praise for Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

“Where have you been all our lives, Mindy?”—Glamour

“Who wouldn’t want to hang out with Mindy Kaling? . . . [Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] is like a mash note to comedy nerds.”—Time Out New York

“Very funny.”—Boston Globe

Ratings and reviews

I have been having trouble processing written information ever since I suffered a concussion. This has been extremely frustrating to me since I am an avid reader. I decided to pick up something lighter than my usual reading choices to work on reading comprehension, and Ms. Kaling's book was a good choice. It was not challenging or too difficult to understand and allowed me to practice without being completely bored to death. Thanks!

I've thought hard about what makes Tina Fey's Bossypants a great read, and what makes Kaling's book boring and almost unreadable. I think it boils-down to two things: 1) Tina is a better writer with more interesting things to say. 2) Tina Fey seems to think about things more deeply, so her self-deprecations are more edgy. By comparison, Mindy's constant bleating about how funny it is that she's chubby and clumsy seem like shallow schtick. I wish I hadn't bought this book.

I am biased by my adoration of Kaling, so don't expect an impartial review here. Witty and frequently laugh out loud funny. A quick and interesting read about random, albeit life-definining moments in Mindy's life. Devoured in a day, as it's like listening to to the tales of an animated bestie.

About the author

Mindy Kaling is an actor, writer, producer, and director. She currently writes and produces the Netflix original series Never Have I Ever, based on her own childhood. She also wrote, executive produced, and starred in the comedy series  The Mindy Project. Before The Mindy Project, Mindy was best known for her work on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award–winning NBC show The Office. In addition to directing, producing, and portraying celebrity-obsessed Kelly Kapoor, Mindy wrote eighteen episodes of the series, including the Emmy-nominated episode “Niagara.” Mindy was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. In 2014, she was named one of Glamour’s women of the year.