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

By: Mindy Kaling

Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, Michael Schur, B. J. Novak

Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins

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)

I love the mindy project

I am a huge fan of mindy. A huge fan. This was just okay. I did laugh out loud a couple of times but others I was thinking, okay next...

Easy listening.

This book was easy to listen to in typical Mindy K. humor. Get it if you don’t have any other books you want to listen to right now.

Mindy Cracks Me Up!!!

If you could sum up Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) in three words, what would they be?

Funny, Funny, and Funny

What about Mindy Kaling and Michael Schur ’s performance did you like?

Mindy had an ease to her reading that was really easy to listen to.

Love it!

Mindy is funny, charming and easy to listen to. What a fun book! Can't wait to listen to the next one.

Loved!

She is hilarious and very helpful in life. Makes the negatives seem less hurtful. I love it!

Mindy, You get me!

Would you listen to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) again? Why?

I can't wait to get to work in the morning and start the book over again. While listening, I felt my thoughts and concerns were heard.

What did you like best about this story?

Her love of comedy. None of my friends and family understand my humor or where it comes from. And it is rare when I find someone who enjoys the same movies I do. In fact, it is so rare that I go years without meeting these people. When it does happen, it gives me enough hope that I come alive.

Which scene was your favorite?

Her list of top comedic moments that mainly consisted of Will Farrell.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed, I felt happy, I felt understood.

I Love Mindy Kaling

I needed to listen to something a little lighter after finishing The Game of Thrones so I picked this and am so glad I did. I think Mindy Kaling is so freaking funny-totally my kind of humor.

I'm clearly biased by my love for Mindy, but even so this is an EXCELLENT book.

Mindy Kaling is unique but very relatable. Her stories are riddled with cute and thoughtful humor as well as great advice. If you're interested in Mindy and her pursuits, you'll either get a firsthand take on some things you already know, or learn something about her that makes her even more lovable.

really good

had me lol the whole time amazing really good read happy I got this book

Empowering & funny...

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook and was glued to my earphones from start to finish. Each chapter was funnier than the next. Note: The introduction may lead you to think that the book is written for teens but it's really a great read for women of all ages.