
We've Decided to Go in a Different Direction
Essays
$53.43
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
18 June 2025
Summary
A “funny, relatable, honest” essay collection about navigating a career change in Hollywood, rediscovering your identity, and overcoming the relatable messiness that ensues from unforeseen circumstances.
Tess Shanchez, wife of well-known actor Max Greenfield, the mother of two, and former Hollywood casting director, lived a life that felt like a hit sitcom—until an unexpected career loss changed everything. Now, in this “truly funny and heartfelt read,” Sanchez examines the aftermath …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668060858 |
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| ISBN-10: | 166806085X |
| Author: | Tess Sanchez, Max Greenfield |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Gallery |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 345g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 140mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction “We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction is funny, relatable, honest, and most of all, just like Tess Sanchez, a really good time. It’s literary meet-cute for moms meets fun ride for friends.” –Mindy Kaling, actress and New York Times bestselling author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? “We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction takes readers on a roller coaster ride of rare vulnerability and laugh-out-loud, messy moments. Tess Sanchez reminds us in this amusing essay collection that a bad day, bad luck, or really any unexpected bad thing is not what defines us. Love and laughter is. A truly funny and heartfelt read.” –Judd Apatow, director and New York Times bestselling author of Sick in the Head “We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction is a frank and funny book about how our relationships are the only business that matters.” –Amy Poehler, actress and New York Times bestselling author of Yes Please “Hollywood is a lot of things, exciting, weird, confusing, unique, fun, and often times discouraging. With this wonderful and funny memoir, Tess Sanchez does something truly remarkable – she makes it feel human. So much more than just an insider’s tale, this book offers an honest, humorous look at life, marriage, parenting, and friendship.” –Mike Schur, creator of The Good Place and New York Times bestselling author How to Be Perfect “Reading Tess’s book is like curling up on the sofa with your best friend. Her hilarious, incredibly candid perspective is addictive!” –Andy Cohen, New York Times bestselling author of the Andy Cohen Diaries and Most Talkative and host of Watch What Happens Live “In her personal essay collection, We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction, Tess Sanchez gives us full access to the dynamic world of casting. But more importantly, she offers a front row seat to view her messy and marvelous life, up close and personal in these funny and touching essays.” –Andrew Rannells, actor and author of Too Much is Never Enough and Uncle of the Year “Tess has written an incredibly entertaining and inspiring story about how scary and exciting it is to start over in life. As she introduces us to the rainbow of characters who make up her story, she invites all of us to pull up a chair and join her warm, welcoming, oh-so-fabulous table.” –Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
About The Author
Tess Sanchez
Tess Sanchez has spent twenty years in the entertainment industry as a casting director. We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction is her debut book. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Max Greenfield, and their two children.
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