Ramona Ausubel’s THE LAST ANIMAL continues to receive fantastic attention following its publication. Ausubel was interviewed by Scott Simon for NPR, and by Sarah Neilson for Shondaland, who calls the novel "[a] tender, funny, and fascinating imagining of a family grieving, of women rebelling against the status quo (or their mother), climate grief, and ultimately what it means to care for one another and this planet we share.” The novel was also reviewed by Shelf Awareness, where the reviewer raves: “[W]ondrous…a fantastical journey into the kind of life that may or may not be possible after death, and the equally fantastical experience of becoming a woman in a world of men…The setting of THE LAST ANIMAL is strikingly recognizable yet laced with magic, a place where things Ausubel's characters can barely imagine exist just beneath the surface of everyday life, but the things they want most remain ever out of reach. This, combined with Ausubel's evocative prose, gives the novel a perpetual sense of longing.” Literary Hub published a personal essay by Ausubel titled “Falling in Love with a Dog and the World.” Lastly, the book was included in roundups from Oprah Daily, The Center For Fiction, and Literary Hub. Riverhead Books published the novel on April 18, 2023.