It occurred sometime on a week-day night. As I presume is normal behavior for most of my teenage peers, I was aimlessly searching the internet when I stumbled upon a reference to Mindy Kaling’s humorous, albeit predictably absurd (for those who know Kaling) memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns).

Now, unlike my peers, I do not watch TV, yet I attempt to catch Kaling’s FOX comedy on a semi-regular basis. At this time, I was not a Mindy Kaling self-declared groupie, that would come after a whim decision to buy Kaling’s memoir in a New York book-lover’s paradise Strand Bookstore. At this time, I was simply supporting leading females in TV, such as Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Mindy Kaling, — all women who contribute more than merely acting to the world of TV, but also reign as writers, directors and producers on mega-hit shows such as 30 Rock  and Parks and Recreation.

I was expecting a slew of outrageous occurrences and absolute wild and illogical humour from Kaling. Of course, I was expecting a few honest, and raw anecdotes surrounding the difficulties of females in TV and other male dominated fields. I was even expecting a sort of “coming to age” tale from Kaling. However, I was not expecting Kaling to become a friend and irrevocably so as she pleasantly, and humously, guided readers through each of life’s critical moments.

Perhaps the New York Times got it right when they dubbed Kaling as “Tina Fey’s cool little sister,” but only in describing Kaling as the “cool” aunt every kid wished they had: youthful, sincere, wise and, of course, fun.

Now, as a self-declared Mindy Kaling super-fan, I would certainly recommend Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) to anyone.

And before the complaints about length start rolling in, Mindy has a word for you conveniently placed on page five: “This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It’s mostly pink. If you’re reading this book every night for months, something is not right.”