From the critically acclaimed author of If The Ice Had Held , The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories , and The Pull of It ,   comes  What If We Were Somewhere Else.  "Wendy J. Fox delivers a realistic, emotionally driven set of interlinked stories. Relatable, affecting, and at times absurd, this collection is for anyone who has felt frustrated at work." - Booklist Starred Review "Fox's prose is laced with tenderness, exploring lives measured in acceptance, kindness and connection. Even while moving insightfully through the more alienating facets of office culture — networking parties, breakroom concerns — Fox invests most of all in what makes us people over workers: those closely held moments pregnant with change, when a new life could break open if we just reach for the person next to us." - New York Times   What If We Were Somewhere Else is a tragicomic new collection of linked short stories that follows the characters from strip clubs to booze cruises, through failing marriages and bad management, and even on a journey to the moon. "In this connected collection of stories, Wendy J. Fox introduces us to an engaging medley of office coworkers, as well as their families, friends, and lovers. Fox's memorable narrations, ranging from eccentric to evocative, side-splitting to shocking, had me smiling, pondering, and turning the pages for more." - Cynthia Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller and The Glass Forest "Grab a copy of WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE. Fox's distinctive characters and their tumultuous journeys will stay with you long after you finish the book." - R.L. Maizes, author of the novel Other People's Pets and the story collection We Love Anderson Cooper. "These wry, funny short stories about a dozen coworkers at a failing office demonstrate what is so great about interconnected collections.... Along the way we get heroes and cads, liars and tragedy, as Fox interrogates what it means to be part of a community. This is the book we need right now." - Emily Wortman-Wunder, Author of Not a Thing To Comfort You "An inhalable balance of the whimsical and the poignant. Wendy J. Fox is a delight." - Juliet Grames, author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna "Each story in this addictive collection casts a spell, lifting a throbbing human life from the tired lines of a corporate spreadsheet. Fox demands we feel alive in the modern spaces where we've gone numb. What if We Were Somewhere Else is binge worthy. It's Friday night, stay in alone, tell your friends you have other plans, kind of reading." - Dave Patterson, author of Soon The Light Will Be Perfect "In this connected collection of stories, Wendy J. Fox introduces us to an engaging medley of office coworkers, as well as their families, friends, and lovers. Fox's memorable narrations, ranging from eccentric to evocative, side-splitting to shocking, had me smiling, pondering, and turning the pages for more." - Cynthia Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller and The Glass Forest What If We Were Somewhere Else is the question everyone asks in these linked stories as they try to figure outhow to move on from job losses, broken relationships, and fractured families. Following the employees of a nameless corporation and their loved ones, these stories examine the connections they forge and the choices they make as they try to make their lives mean something in the soulless, unforgiving hollownessof corporate life. Looking hard at the families to which we are born and thefamilies we make, What If We Were Somewhere Else asks its own questions aboutwhat it means to work, love, and age against the uncertain backdrop of modern America. Wendy J. Fox is the author of four books of fiction, including the novel  If the Ice Had Held  and the forthcoming collection  What If We Were Somewhere Else . She has written for  The Rumpus ,  Buzzfeed ,  Self ,  Business Insider , and  Ms. , and her work has appeared in literary magazines including  Washington Square ,  Euphony , and  Painted Bride Quarterly .