Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kind of Hindu | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | Buy |
| 2 | Please Like Me | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | N/A |
| 3 | Please Like Me [But Keep Away] | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | Buy |
| 4 | Help Is On the Way | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | Buy |
| 5 | Searching for Coach Taylor | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | Buy |
| 6 | Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | Buy |
| 7 | Big Shot | 2020 | Mindy Kaling | Buy |
Nothing Like I Imagined is a collection of essays by Mindy Kaling, released in 2020 as a series of individual entries. The essays cover familiar Kaling territory – her personal life, career in Hollywood, and the gap between expectations and reality. Each entry stands on its own while contributing to a larger picture of where Kaling found herself at that point in her life.
The collection includes pieces like “Please Like Me,” “Searching for Coach Taylor,” and “Big Shot,” each tackling a different aspect of modern life with Kaling’s characteristic humor. Readers who enjoyed her earlier memoirs will find the same honest, self-deprecating voice here, applied to the new challenges of motherhood and mid-career life in Los Angeles.