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Mindy Kaling wants more diversity in publishing, so she's starting her own book imprint

The actress will have the first option to develop Mindy's Book Studio novels into films and TV shows.
Mindy Kaling. (Courtesy of Amazon)

Since “The Office,” Mindy Kaling has become a one-woman empire.

She acts, writes, does comedy, directs and produces TV and film, and she’s written two bestselling memoirs. So it comes as no surprise that the Hollywood powerhouse has now moved into publishing.

She’s teamed up with Amazon to create her own imprint. Mindy’s Book Studio will publish books that Kaling selects, and she’ll also have the first option to develop those books into feature films.

Many celebrities create book clubs, but Kaling wanted to go a step further.

“Throughout my career, I’ve been labeled as sort of unusual and an outlier for someone from my background. What I’m finding more and more

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