Nothing Like I Imagined
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Narrated by:
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Mindy Kaling
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Written by:
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Mindy Kaling
About this listen
2021 Audie Award Nominee for Best Humor Audiobook
2021 SOVAS Award Finalist for Audiobook Narration—Author Performance—Best Voiceover
In these fresh and hilarious personal essays, Mindy Kaling gives the inside scoop on her new role as single mom, the perks of being her own husband, and how she deals with social anxiety even at the most glamorous A-list parties. In between, the beloved actress, writer, and Hollywood power-bruncher gets Kanye West’d at her best friend’s birthday, thwarts an “only in LA” crime, and learns what it means to have it all.
Kind of Hindu
What if only kind of knowing your family’s heritage is actually kind of lame? For Mindy, the search for an answer begins with an edible arrangement of chocolate strawberries and a Hindu priest.
Please Like Me (But Keep Away)
Freaked out by her fortieth birthday, Mindy reflects on the importance of good friends—and the mortifying obligations it takes to keep them.
Help Is on the Way
When a friend real-talks Mindy into hiring a baby nurse, she finds the help she needs—and so much more—in this soulful essay by the acclaimed writer, actress, producer, and director.
Searching for Coach Taylor
A totally relatable essay on showing up to adult life alone. Pros? Mindy can marathon any Christine Baranski show she wants. Cons? Dealing with married couples and their condescension at cocktail parties.
Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake
All Mindy wants is a night out… But what does the scary stranger in the driver’s seat of her ride want? Find out in a nerve-wracking mini-drama by the New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?
Big Shot
Is $2,000 a lot to drop on someone else’s dinner, just to be a Big Shot? Hell yeah! But what if nobody notices that you—one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World”—picked up the tab? INCLUDES BONUS CONTENT
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, Greg Daniels, B. J. Novak
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 274
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 272
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- Written by: Mindy Kaling
- Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, Michael Schur, B. J. Novak
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 377
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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?”
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Dear Girls
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- Written by: Ali Wong
- Narrated by: Ali Wong, Justin Hakuta
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 580
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 477
In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Victoria on 2019-12-24
Written by: Ali Wong
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This Far
- My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light
- Written by: Allison Holker
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
Allison Holker was just eighteen when she found fame as a contestant on the reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Over the next several years, she had her first child, built a successful career as a professional dancer despite the industry being hostile to working moms, and fell in love with and married fellow dancer Stephen Boss, the former hype man and DJ of The Ellen DeGeneres Show known for his charisma and relentless positivity
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1 out of 5 stars
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- By Stefanie Szewczyk on 2025-02-04
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Bossypants
- Written by: Tina Fey
- Narrated by: Tina Fey
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,098
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 917
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 915
Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: A recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live. Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've always suspected: You're no one until someone calls you bossy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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funny!
- By Deanna La Jambe on 2019-06-07
Written by: Tina Fey
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One More Thing
- Stories and Other Stories
- Written by: B. J. Novak
- Narrated by: B. J. Novak, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
B.J. Novak's One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction. A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes - only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins - turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother....
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What the critics say
“Mindy Kaling narrates her latest volume of quirky, sarcastic, hilarious essays on being a 40-something mother in Hollywood. She is everything fans of her television shows, such as The Office and The Mindy Project, have come to expect—lively, upbeat, and irreverent. The overall effect is that listeners feel they are in the room with Kaling as she is semi-ranting over coffee—or something stronger. She races through a diverse array of topics—from contemplating her Hindu spiritual origins and picking up expensive dinner tabs to turning 40. Kaling is unflinching in sharing the intimate details of her life. Listeners will laugh throughout these humorous reflections. Kaling delivers what have come to be her trademarks in this recent installment.” - Audiofile Magazine
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- Salman Kovahled
- 2020-11-27
I feel happy about myself as I read Mindy Kaling
There’s something about seeing yourself in someone else’s writing. I find myself laughing while I walk and listen to Mindy Kaling read her essays. It’s not the celebrity aspects that connect most with me, it’s her reactions to them that I identify with.
As a man of South-Asian heritage she is an idol for me. It’s always a pleasure reading her writings.
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- Tatiana T.
- 2023-02-01
BEST MEDICINE FOR MY POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
while looking for some new moms books that help my postpartum depresssion I came across this audible gem.....I listened it while breastfeeding my baby at 3 a.m.
Thanks Mindy for creating it!
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- Anam Shuaib
- 2020-10-30
good for long drives
imagine being inside someone's head and then realizing it's a lot like your head. it's an easy peasy listening for long drives to keep you stimulated just enough to stay awake but not so deep that you can't focus on the road.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-10-31
Funny!
Huge Mindy fan! All of the essay are funny. Just wished it was slightly longer.
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- Jessica Sheppard
- 2023-01-03
Collect of cute short stories
Love it. Light hearted. Short little stories about her life.
Loved that she read it herself.
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- Maria Taylor
- 2020-10-07
loved it!
These essays were amazing. I missed hearing Mindy's wonderful creativity and am so glad she decided to write these essays.
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- Shopper
- 2023-01-25
Mindy is Absolutely down to Earth ! Loved this
First of I would honestly say Mindy is an inspirational, “real to life “ honest human being that is so talented articulated and is so relatable it’s light humor and easy read very enjoyable I would recommend to family and friends .
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- 2022-09-08
what you would expect from mindy
really good stuff here. Mindy is exactly what you would expect and want, smart, funny and engaging. it is interesting to hear some of the behind the scene stories from a person living in Hollywood. definitely worth your time !
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- P/J Teacher
- 2020-12-22
relatable
Great listen!
Relatable.
Funny.
Mindy's short essay's give us a look into her life a little more. She shares some important things we should all think about.
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- Jyoti D Shrestha
- 2022-08-02
My first experience of Mindy Kaling, the author
Usually avoiding comedian autobiographies as they are disappointing or repeated late night talk show stories, Mindy Kaling is not that. She is everything you want in a series of short essays of her personal experiences. She doesn't over extend herself to get a laugh and is heart warmingly relatable. I welcome binging her book series.
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