Why Not Me? - 9780804138161

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ò From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever comes a hilarious collection of essays about her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life. ôThis is Kaling at the height of her power.öùUSA Today In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares insightful, deeply personal stories about falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, and believing that you have a place in Hollywood when youÆre constantly reminded that no one looks like you. In ôHow to Look Spectacular: A StarletÆs Confessions,ö Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, (ôYour natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, but this isnÆt the land of appropriateûthis is Hollywood, baby. Out here, a dark-skinned womanÆs traditional hair color is honey blonde.ö) ôPlayerö tells the story of Kaling being seduced and dumped by a female friend in L.A. (ôI had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs.ö) In ôUnlikely Leading Lady,ö she muses on AmericaÆs fixation with the weight of actresses, (ôMost women we see onscreen are either so thin that theyÆre walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.ö) And in ôSoup Snakes,ö Kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B.J. Novak (ôI will freely admit: my relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell.ö) Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone whoÆs ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those whoÆve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.

• | Author: Mindy Kaling
• | Publisher: Crown
• | Publication Date: Sep 27, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Humor
• | ISBN-10: 0804138168
• | ISBN-13: 9780804138161