Mindy Kaling Sets Up Book Studio At Amazon, Will Partner With Amazon Studios To Adapt Films Based On Her Literary Curations

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Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, The Office) has partnered with Amazon to launch Mindy’s Book Studio, a boutique publishing works selected by Kaling, which the six-time Emmy nominee will look to adapt for film in concert with Amazon Studios.Mindy’s Book Studio will publish books across genres beginning late this year, which will be available across subscription programs including Kindle Unlimited, and in print and audio.

Kaling will work alongside Amazon Publishing’s publisher Julia Sommerfeld, as well as Amazon Studios’ Head of IP & Literary Acquisitions Lauren O’Connor and Mindy’s Book Studio editorial director Carmen Johnson in transitioning material published through her studio to film.

She will hold first-producer option on feature adaptations of Mindy’s Book Studio titles, which will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.Amazon Publishing also announced today that it will publish Kaling’s comedic debut novel in 2023, publishing new collection of personal essays in print, digital, and audio, offering Kaling’s latest reflections on life, motherhood, friendship, and being a boss, in 2024.

Amazon Studios has acquired first-look rights to both titles.Kaling’s deal with Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios comes on the heels of her partnership with the companies on her best-selling essay collection Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) and Late Night, the hit 2019 film that she co-wrote, produced and starred in for Amazon Studios.“I had the best time working on Nothing Like I Imagined, and I am so excited to continue my relationship with Amazon,” said Kaling. “I’m passionate about bringing unique stories to readers and viewers, and I can’t wait to help discover