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

By: Mindy Kaling
Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, Michael Schur, B. J. Novak
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Publisher's summary

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

©2011 Mindy Kaling (P)2011 Random House

Critic reviews

“She’s like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps… the next Nora Ephron.” (The New York Times)

“The fashion opinions of Kelly Kapoor mixed with a Miss Manners-esque advice column.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“If you love Kelly and think the three minutes or so allotted her on episodes of The Office are too few, you can take home Mindy.” (The New Yorker)

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What listeners say about Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

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Love!

Listened to this in just a couple days because it was so good! Super cute, funny, and easy to listen to. I'm sad it's over!

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Fun

Its fun to hear, very light and funny. Talks about the beginning of her carrier

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Great listen!

I already loved Mindy but after listening to this I realized just how much I appreciate her as an entertainer too. Had a great time listening to this.

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Mindy’s awesome

This is definitely one of my favorite books. She’s hilarious and insightful.
I really enjoyed it

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So funny

This was such a surprise and my first delve into the brilliant mind of Mindy Kaling. I went on to watch her show on Hulu and I laughed the whole time

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haven't watched her tv shows but still enjoyed it

she is very likeable. this book goes down smooth like an ale on a warm summer day.

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Mindy is so relatable and fun!

This book is fun and delightful! I loved hearing it read by Mindy herself. It's easy to finish all at once, interesting and funny!

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Very much like Yes please

Mindy is funny. Very funny. I thought I would love the book as much as I like her performances.

The book however is a bit all over the place and hard to follow. It was a lot of similarities to Yes please. But not as funny as it.

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Where does Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book was a very light, easy listen. I would recommend listening to this book. Mindy Kaling is very funny and comes across as someone you would like to hang out with.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would have listened to this all at once!

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Get ready to laugh!

Would you consider the audio edition of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) to be better than the print version?

Yes. When the comedian can read their own book to you, I feel the experience is much more enhanced!

What did you like best about this story?

It's honest & funny. Comedians always embellish but it's fun to listen to the stories & struggles especially when it's done in a humorous fashion.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

Listen to this book. It's great. I listened to it while driving a long distance & was so glad to have Mindy along for the ride to entertain me.

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