Books Recommended by Mindy Kaling
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Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Sheryl Sandberg
Source: "Besides having written a great book, [this author's] comely face is comforting during airplane turbulence." - Mindy Kaling
The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri
Source: "I read all her books the week they come out and wait impatiently for the next." - Mindy Kaling
2 recommendersInfinite Jest
A Novel
David Foster Wallace
Source: "I totally pretended I’d read it because I wanted [Mike Schur] to think I was cool." - Mindy Kaling
It's All Good
Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great
Gwyneth Paltrow
Source: "I'm going to cook every recipe in [this author's] excellent healthy & yummy cookbook." - Mindy Kaling
1 recommenderShe Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Jodi Kantor
Source: "Can a book feel important AND be a page turner? Yes! This one!" - Mindy Kaling
3 recommendersThe House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
Source: "I read [this book] in 9th grade, and [it] completely changed my life." - Mindy Kaling
2 recommendersYes Please
Amy Poehler
Source: "Getting treated to some major truths and funniness in [this book]." - Mindy Kaling
1 recommenderThe Dukan Diet
2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to Keep It Off Forever
Pierre Dukan
Source: "I love the book, but … it’s a diet book. I can kill a bug with it." - Mindy Kaling
1 recommender- 1 recommender
Look, I Made a Hat
Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany
Stephen Sondheim
Source: Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
1 recommenderThe Marriage Plot
A Novel
Jeffrey Eugenides
Source: Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
1 recommenderThe Girl in the Green Raincoat
Tess Monaghan, Book 11
Laura Lippman
Source: Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
1 recommenderAlexander McQueen
Savage Beauty
Andrew Bolton
Source: Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
1 recommenderMy Father's Daughter
Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness
Gwyneth Paltrow
Source: Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
1 recommenderLady Gaga X Terry Richardson
Lady Gaga
Source: Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
1 recommender- 3 recommenders
Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
Source: "As a child, my favorite book was probably [this book]." - Mindy Kaling
2 recommenders- 1 recommender
- 1 recommender
Cravings
Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat
Chrissy Teigen
Source: "Hands down my favorite cookbook." - Mindy Kaling
1 recommender
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