Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Mindy Kaling
Paperback
(Three Rivers Press, Sept. 18, 2012)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠â[Kaling is] like Tina Feyâs cool little sister. Or perhaps . . . the next Nora Ephron.ââThe 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 Affleckâimpersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence âCan I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear Iâll shut up about it?â 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, youâve come to the right book, mostly! In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls. Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Doorânot 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? âWhere have you been all our lives, Mindy?ââGlamour âWho wouldnât want to hang out with Mindy Kaling? . . . [Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] is like a mash note to comedy nerds.ââTime Out New York âVery funny.ââBoston Globe âLike listening to a likably gabby friend chatter happily over generously poured glasses of red wine.ââWashington Post â[Kalingâs] comedic chops certainly shine throughout the bookâas if we need more proof of her talent.ââHuffPost âKaling doles out neurotic charm and hilarious every-woman musings.ââElle