What is it that we look for in celebrity memoirs - the dirt on what it's really like to work in Hollywood? get a better sense of their humor, confidence, their life pre-fame? to learn some gold-plated pieces of wisdom? When I think of a memoir or humorous autobiography, one of the first books to come to mind is Mindy's previous book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, and I think in the future, this one too.

I've never seen The Mindy Project, and am mostly familiar with her via The Office, but I feel like no matter where her readers come from, you're going to get Mindy. Obviously, I don't know her but she comes across as cheerful, honest, willing to make mistakes and share her typical human embarrassments as well as her accomplishments. She writes about her observations of being single, seeing friends get married, relationships, work, race, and body image in a completely natural tone, where you feel like she doesn't take herself too seriously but she also means business.

Hollywood isn't easy street, and it's refreshing to see how a lot of work goes into her show, looking glamorous on the red carpet, and becoming a role model to young adults. None of us are perfect and found it refreshing that she was willing to offer so many of her experiences and doubts of working her way up through The Office, starting her own show, and what that entails. Her writing style is super breezy, where in the moment she made me laugh and also packs nuggets of wisdom. Why Not Me? is a good combination of light-hearted depth, quirkiness, and candidness, so if you're interested - why not give it a try.