Mindy Kaling Books in Order
Mindy Kaling has written 9 books, published between 2004 and 2020. The first book is Matt & Ben (2004) and the newest is Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2004–2020
- Pages on record
- 556 in 3 of 9 books
Mindy Kaling, born Vera Mindy Chokalingam in 1979, is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer. Kaling first drew notice as Kelly Kapoor on the NBC sitcom The Office, writing for the series as well as appearing in it. The books open with the play Matt & Ben (2004) and continue into comic memoir with Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (2011) and Why Not Me? (2015), followed by the Nothing Like I Imagined essays in 2020. Nine Kaling titles are catalogued, and American humour, screenwriting and stage work are the recorded subjects.
How many Mindy Kaling books are there?
Mindy Kaling has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2020. 6 of them belong to the Nothing Like I Imagined series.
Mindy Kaling Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Mindy Kaling books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Matt & Ben2004 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/42004942/4
- 2Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?2011 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/420112222/4
- 3Why Not Me?2015 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420152402/4
- 42020–2/4
- 52020–2/4
- 62020–2/4
- 72020–2/4
- 82020–2/4
- 92020–2/4
Mindy Kaling books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Nothing Like I Imagined in order
6 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Mindy Kaling titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mindy Kaling books in order?
You only need to read Mindy Kaling books in order within the Nothing Like I Imagined series, which holds 6 of the 9 Mindy Kaling books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Mindy Kaling
Start with Matt & Ben (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mindy Kaling book?
Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake (2020) is the newest Mindy Kaling book released so far.
Is there a new Mindy Kaling book coming?
No next Mindy Kaling book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mindy Kaling at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mindy Kaling title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mindy Kaling books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 556 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mindy Kaling books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Mindy Kaling books are about
3 of the 9 Mindy Kaling books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.