We've Decided to Go in a Different Direction : Essays - Tess Sanchez

We've Decided to Go in a Different Direction

Essays

By: Tess Sanchez

Hardcover | 1 April 2025

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“Funny, relatable, honest, and most of all, just like Tess Sanchez, a really good time.” —Mindy Kaling, actress and New York Times bestselling author

A funny and heartfelt essay collection about working in Hollywood, starting over, defining your identity, and the relatable messiness that ensues from unforeseen circumstances.

Wife to a well-known actor, the mother of two, a sister, daughter, and general meddler, Tess Sanchez’s life was like a #1-rated sitcom. But the loss of her career as a highly successful casting executive equaled series cancellation. Now, with humor and insight, Sanchez examines the aftermath of a major shift that forever changed the course of her life, and the resilience that came from reframing loss into possibility.

“We’ve decided to go in a different direction” was a phrase Sanchez rattled off to countless agents, actors, producers, and many more. But in the fall of 2020, the tables turned as she was on the receiving end of that phrase, when she lost the long-held job she adored. She quickly discovered how much that career defined her identity, from her personal relationships to her own perception of herself. In the midst of facing this upheaval, her father was diagnosed with a devastating illness and suddenly, Sanchez had to learn what it means to parent her parents.

Moving, witty, and fun, We've Decided to Go in a Different Direction offers you both welcome comedy and empowering strength when it comes to tackling life’s challenges.
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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

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