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Mindy Kaling Recommended Books
Mindy Kaling has recommended 20 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer and director.
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Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
by Jodi Kantor
"Can a book feel important AND be a page turner? Yes! This one!" - Mindy Kaling (Source)
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Kathryn Minshew recommended this bookKathryn Minshew
Kathryn Minshew recommended this book on Twitter.
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Kara Swisher recommended this bookKara Swisher
"Buy it, I command." - Kara Swisher
Kara Swisher's recommendation of this book
Cravings
Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat
by Chrissy Teigen
"Hands down my favorite cookbook." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
Yes Please
by Amy Poehler
"Getting treated to some major truths and funniness in [this book]." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
It's All Good
Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great
by Gwyneth Paltrow
"I'm going to cook every recipe in [this author's] excellent healthy & yummy cookbook." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
The Lowland
by Jhumpa Lahiri
"I read all her books the week they come out and wait impatiently for the next." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
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1 person
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."
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Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Completely changed my life." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg
"Besides having written a great book, [this author's] comely face is comforting during airplane turbulence." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
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7 people
Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
"Essential reading for anyone interested in righting the injustice of this inequality." - Richard Branson
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Alicia Keys recommended this bookAlicia Keys
"Reminds us that we can reach within ourselves to achieve greatness." - Alicia Keys
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Arianna Huffington recommended this bookArianna Huffington
"Important..." - Arianna Huffington
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Jim Collins recommended this bookJim Collins
"Offers a vital and sharp message, for women and men." - Jim Collins
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"Combines [the author]'s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people." - Mark Zuckerberg
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Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"Honest and brave... The new manifesto for women in the workplace." - Oprah Winfrey
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- John Doerr
John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters."
- John Doerr
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
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2 people
Sheryl Sandberg recommended this bookSheryl Sandberg
"I absolutely loved [this book] and didn’t want it to end." - Sheryl Sandberg
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Tom Hanks recommended this bookTom Hanks
"Whatever you are drinking will come out of your nose due to laughter." - Tom Hanks
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Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson
by Lady Gaga
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
My Father's Daughter
Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness
by Gwyneth Paltrow
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
Alexander McQueen
Savage Beauty
by Andrew Bolton
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
The Girl in the Green Raincoat
Tess Monaghan, Book 11
by Laura Lippman
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
The Marriage Plot
A Novel
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
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Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany
by Stephen Sondheim
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
"As a child, my favorite book was probably [this book]." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
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1 person
Gretchen Rubin recommended this bookGretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Infinite Jest
A Novel
by David Foster Wallace
"I totally pretended I’d read it because I wanted [Mike Schur] to think I was cool." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
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3 people
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
"I have always wanted to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
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Amelia Boone recommended this bookAmelia Boone
"Probably one of my favorite books, but I also read it when I was 21." - Amelia Boone
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this bookAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter.
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The Dukan Diet
2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to Keep It Off Forever
by Pierre Dukan
"I love the book, but … it’s a diet book. I can kill a bug with it." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
"I read [this book] in 9th grade, and [it] completely changed my life." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
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1 person
Chelsea Handler recommended this bookChelsea Handler
"A timeless story we have seen play out for hundreds of years — yet, it feels like it would only apply to modern day society in the form of a Kardashian." - Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler's recommendation of this book
You Can't Be Serious
by Kal Penn
"I love [this author] and [this book] too." - Mindy Kaling (Source)
11/22/63
A Novel
by Stephen King
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview. (Source)
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