--- description: According to Kaling it's "not a tell-all, sadly." title: Mindy Kaling Reveals Details of New Book With B.J. Novak image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e239c1484cfbc6c/69885195428a9ef0f3ccd663/gettyimages-473963126.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mindy Kaling Reveals Details of New Book With B.J. Novak by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 26, 2015 3:35 PM CUT  attends the Pixar: Inside Out Panel discussion during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France. attends the Pixar: Inside Out Panel discussion during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France.Andreas Rentz—2015 Getty Images by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 26, 2015 3:35 PM CUT Mindy Kaling confirmed on Twitter that she and _Office_ co-star B.J. Novak are working on a book, but warned that it will likely disappoint those looking for gossip. The _New York Daily News_ [reported](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/mindy-kaling-b-novak-7-5m-write-stuff-article-1.2229938 "undefined") last week that Kaling and Novak were writing a book that would “likely to include juicy information about ‘The Office’ stars’ ‘complicated’ courtship.” However, according to Kaling, the text will likely be tamer — or at least not a “tell-all.” > [](https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/603187309316472832) Kaling also added that she isn’t intentionally being cryptic. The book is just still in early stages. > [](https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/603188580144394240) According to the _Daily News_, Kaling and Novak made a reported $7.5 million deal for the book. The two are [scheduled](http://bcon15.mapyourshow.com/6%5F0/sessions/session-details.cfm?ScheduleID=87 "undefined") to appear together at a BookCon Panel Saturday, and the _Daily News_ reported that a title for their joint endeavor might be revealed there. Kaling’s new book _Why Not Me_? is [due](http://theconcernsofmindykaling.com/ "undefined") out in September. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3896076/mindy-kaling-bj-novak-book/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3896076/mindy-kaling-bj-novak-book/"},"headline":"Mindy Kaling Reveals Details of New Book With B.J. Novak","datePublished":"2015-05-26T15:35:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:37:06.356Z","description":"According to Kaling it's \"not a tell-all, sadly.\"","url":"https://time.com/3896076/mindy-kaling-bj-novak-book/","keywords":["Books","Mindy Kaling"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e239c1484cfbc6c/69885195428a9ef0f3ccd663/gettyimages-473963126.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e239c1484cfbc6c/69885195428a9ef0f3ccd663/gettyimages-473963126.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GettyImages-473963126","caption":"attends the Pixar: Inside Out Panel discussion during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France.","creditText":"Andreas Rentz—2015 Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3896076/mindy-kaling-bj-novak-book/","name":"Mindy Kaling Reveals Details of New Book With B.J. Novak"}}]}] ```