{"product_id":"why-not-me-9780804138161","title":"Why Not Me?","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the author of \u003ci\u003eIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? \u003c\/i\u003eand creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Mindy Project \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNever Have I Ever \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a hilarious collection of essays \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eabout her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is Kaling at the height of her power.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhy Not Me?, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 you're constantly reminded that no one looks like you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"How to Look Spectacular: A Starlet's Confessions,\" Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, (\"Your natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, but this isn't the land of appropriate-\u003ci\u003ethis is Hollywood, baby\u003c\/i\u003e. Out here, a dark-skinned woman's traditional hair color is honey blonde.\") \"Player\" tells the story of Kaling being seduced and dumped by a female friend in L.A. (\"I had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs.\") In \"Unlikely Leading Lady,\" she muses on America's fixation with the weight of actresses, (\"Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they're walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.\") And in \"Soup Snakes,\" Kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B.J. Novak (\"I will freely admit: my relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell.\") \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 who's ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who've never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMindy Kaling\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor, writer, producer, and director. She currently writes and produces the Netflix original series \u003ci\u003eNever Have I Ever, \u003c\/i\u003ebased on her own childhood. She also wrote, executive produced, and starred in the comedy series \u003ci\u003eThe Mindy Project\u003c\/i\u003e. Before \u003ci\u003eThe Mindy Project\u003c\/i\u003e, Mindy was best known for her work on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning NBC show \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. In 2014, she was named one of \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e's women of the year.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626576351506,"sku":"9780804138161","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee5dcb6b-f2b4-4d6a-8ce0-58b8a24dbed2.jpg?v=1732661852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-not-me-9780804138161","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}