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The Devil Pulled Prada
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Expected 12 Jan 27Fashionable clothes and validation were great while they lasted. But what happens when acclaimed writer, actress, producer, and director Mindy Kaling can no longer fit into sample sizes? In this liberating essay, she learns that maybe there’s something more valuable.
Being romantically dumped is one thing. But being dumped by a celebrity stylist is particularly painful for Mindy. Middle-aged and a postpartum size 12, she got the Value in Hollywood depreciates. But the breakup also enlightens her. Real confidence comes from within, not from designer clothes or the people who dress you in them. Classic Mindy is better than vintage Versace anyway.
From the Emmy-nominated writer, Tony Award–winning producer, director, actor, and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes I Did Everything Right, Right? In this new collection of essays, Mindy Kaling reflects on the unexpected turns, small indignities, and hard-won joys of adulthood with her signature humor, honesty, and warmth. Each essay can be read or listened to in one sitting.
2027 by Mindy Kaling. ℗ 2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Being romantically dumped is one thing. But being dumped by a celebrity stylist is particularly painful for Mindy. Middle-aged and a postpartum size 12, she got the Value in Hollywood depreciates. But the breakup also enlightens her. Real confidence comes from within, not from designer clothes or the people who dress you in them. Classic Mindy is better than vintage Versace anyway.
From the Emmy-nominated writer, Tony Award–winning producer, director, actor, and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes I Did Everything Right, Right? In this new collection of essays, Mindy Kaling reflects on the unexpected turns, small indignities, and hard-won joys of adulthood with her signature humor, honesty, and warmth. Each essay can be read or listened to in one sitting.
2027 by Mindy Kaling. ℗ 2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Expected publication January 12, 2027
About the author
Mindy Kaling
44 books252k followersMindy Kaling is an actor, writer, producer, and director. She currently stars in the Hulu original comedy series “The Mindy Project," which she also writes and executive produces.
Before "The Mindy Project," Mindy was best known for her work on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning NBC show “The Office.” In addition to directing, producing, and portraying celebrity-obsessed Kelly Kapoor, Mindy wrote 18 episodes of the series, including the Emmy nominated episode “Niagra.”
In 2011, Mindy penned the comedic memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns), which continues to be featured on New York Times’ and USA Today’s best-seller lists. Mindy’s second memoir Why Not Me? was released in September 2015 and launched at #1 on the New York Times’ best-seller list.
In 2005, Mindy made her film debut as the object of Paul Rudd's unwanted affections in Judd Apatow’s THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN. Most recently, Mindy lent her voice to the character Disgust in the Oscar-winning Pixar animated film INSIDE OUT alongside Amy Poehler and Bill Hader, and was seen in THE NIGHT BEFORE alongside Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She will next begin production on OCEAN’S 8 alongside Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway.
Mindy was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. In 2014, she was named one of Glamour’s women of the year.
Before "The Mindy Project," Mindy was best known for her work on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning NBC show “The Office.” In addition to directing, producing, and portraying celebrity-obsessed Kelly Kapoor, Mindy wrote 18 episodes of the series, including the Emmy nominated episode “Niagra.”
In 2011, Mindy penned the comedic memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns), which continues to be featured on New York Times’ and USA Today’s best-seller lists. Mindy’s second memoir Why Not Me? was released in September 2015 and launched at #1 on the New York Times’ best-seller list.
In 2005, Mindy made her film debut as the object of Paul Rudd's unwanted affections in Judd Apatow’s THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN. Most recently, Mindy lent her voice to the character Disgust in the Oscar-winning Pixar animated film INSIDE OUT alongside Amy Poehler and Bill Hader, and was seen in THE NIGHT BEFORE alongside Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She will next begin production on OCEAN’S 8 alongside Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway.
Mindy was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. In 2014, she was named one of Glamour’s women of the year.
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Again, I feel like I need to preface this by saying how much of a fan of Mindy I am.
The Mindy Project is, and will forever be, one of my favourite TV shows of all-time. I've watched every single one of her TV shows and read all of her previous books/essays.
Even though this gives us a peek behind the curtain into the world of celebrity and the notion of having a celebrity stylist, it didn’t quite do it for me.
Yes, it was better than the first volume in this collection of essays (Acceptance), but that’s not exactly saying something.
I was intrigued to see if she would address her weight loss and relationship with how she now views her body as someone in the public eye, and we do get a bit of that in this.
As someone who would have most likely been diagnosed with body dysmorphia in my teens, if that had been more of a thing back then, I always appreciate when anyone opens up about how they perceive themselves to look. And I can only imagine the intense amount of pressure to look perfect and be thin in Hollywood, especially in the current climate.
But, as Mindy comes to realise, this stylist (who I’m guessing has been renamed as I couldn’t find a celebrity stylist called Ashley online – it could potentially be Erin Walsh, if I’ve done my snooping correctly) was never the right fit for her, anyway.
So, it’s almost a bit of an anticlimax, with her admitting that even if this stylist did push her out of her comfort zone, it wasn’t meant to be anyway.
The Mindy Project is, and will forever be, one of my favourite TV shows of all-time. I've watched every single one of her TV shows and read all of her previous books/essays.
Even though this gives us a peek behind the curtain into the world of celebrity and the notion of having a celebrity stylist, it didn’t quite do it for me.
Yes, it was better than the first volume in this collection of essays (Acceptance), but that’s not exactly saying something.
I was intrigued to see if she would address her weight loss and relationship with how she now views her body as someone in the public eye, and we do get a bit of that in this.
As someone who would have most likely been diagnosed with body dysmorphia in my teens, if that had been more of a thing back then, I always appreciate when anyone opens up about how they perceive themselves to look. And I can only imagine the intense amount of pressure to look perfect and be thin in Hollywood, especially in the current climate.
But, as Mindy comes to realise, this stylist (who I’m guessing has been renamed as I couldn’t find a celebrity stylist called Ashley online – it could potentially be Erin Walsh, if I’ve done my snooping correctly) was never the right fit for her, anyway.
So, it’s almost a bit of an anticlimax, with her admitting that even if this stylist did push her out of her comfort zone, it wasn’t meant to be anyway.
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