Praise for "A Guide to Being Born"
"Each story in this collection finds a way to record the tensions between the corporeal and the invisible, the forces that animate us but ultimately can't be dissected, our anti-anatomies. The dismay of coming to the final page is easily combated by following the example of Ausubel's characters and beginning all over again." "The New York Times Book Review"
"Aggressively imaginative." "The New York Times"
"These stories reminded me of branches full of cherry blossoms: fresh, delicate, beautiful, expressive, otherworldly. I eagerly read from one story to the next." Aimee Bender

Praise for "No One Is Here Except All of Us"
"Fantastical and ambitious . . . infused with faith in the power of storytelling . . . Light and tenderness persevere in a shining moon, in a candle still aglow, in a mother's embrace of her child." "The New York Times Book Review"
"Debut novelist Ausubel casts a vibrant, dreamlike spell in this tale of a remote Romanian Village whose citizens try to save themselves from the Holocaust by reinventing their own history." "Marie Claire""

Praise for "Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty
" Weird and wonderful. . .Ausubel s writing, melancholy and fine, shines in illuminating everyday scenes of life. . .Even the throwaway details are terrific. " "The New York Times"
""Ausubel's oftenwhimsical prose is in top form yet again as she imbues the story with her signature touch of magic. This one's just lovely." "Elle
""Ramona Ausubel s sparkling second novel, "Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, " is packed with wisdoms. . .[this] glorious work will surely confirm her as a vibrant, memorable voice in contemporary American letters." "The San Francisco Chronicle
""'There's no more money'. . .Ausubel charts the unfolding crisis with tenderness, wit and a sly understanding of wealth and its limitations."" People
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"Devilishly imaginative."" Vanity Fair
""It s not easy to make the travails of one-percenters sympathetic to the Costco-shopping rest of us, but if there s a novelist up to the task of charming a reader into submission, it s Ramona Ausubel, who writes heartfelt, quirky fiction with winsome prose.""" "Los Angeles Times
""'There's no more money.' This stark discovery by a golden couple triggers a series of funny, touching adventures. . .Set in the anything-goes 70s, this story inspires surprising happiness." ""Good Housekeeping
"""A timely, sophisticated tale [that] explores what happens when a charmed life loses its luster." ""O Magazine
"" Ausubel s imaginative narrative makes for a compelling modern day fairytale. ""Real Simple
"""Full of wisdom and wonderfully meditative insights on wealth and class in America, "Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty"is both highly imaginative and philosophical in scope."" Refinery29
""Followswhat happens when everything you took for granted suddenly, dramatically, no longer exists."" HelloGiggles
" What happens when a family who has it all loses it all? That s what we learn in this excellent novel about a Waspy clan whose fortune disappears suddenly, forcing them to figure out how to live without. It s deeply human and surprisingly sympathetic. " PureWow
" Ausubel's characters steer her bold and absorbing novel and keep us emotionally invested in their foibles, ideals and desires. "" "Minneapolis Star Tribune
""A wealthy family loses, quite suddenly, its fortune.And with the money goes the decorum. What drama ensues is in the pleasure of reading Ausubel s lyrical prose."" Travel and Leisure
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""After a financial upending levels a family s sunny life, their individual journeys wrest them farther away from each other and deeper into the heart of the reader. Ramona Ausubel, easily one of the most inventive writers around, chronicles their odyssey with prodigious tenderness and nimble magic. "Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty" is a wild wonder of a novel." Laura van den Berg, author of "The Isle of Youth" and "Find Me"
"This is the book about class and love that I ve been waiting for. A riches-to-rags story with all the twists and unraveling you could want, embroidered divine in the wizardy mind of Ramona Ausubel, whose imagination and music are simply peerless. A gorgeous and moving must-read!" Claire Vaye Watkins, author of "Gold, Fame, Citrus "and "Battleborn"
"Ramona Ausubel hasgiven us a brilliantly imagined novel about family and fortune and the hidden knots between. You're holding a book brimming with life by an author bursting with talent." Maggie Shipstead, author of"Seating Arrangements"and"Astonish Me
""With characters this memorable, the pages almost turn themselves.""" "Publishers Weekly
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"Fortunes and hearts are lost and found in a modern fairy tale set in the 1960s and '70s. . .Ausubel's magical, engrossing prose style perfectly fits this magical, engrossing story."" Kirkus "(starred review)"
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"Ausubel offers a piercing view of the subtleties of class andprivilege and what happens when things go awry."" Booklist"
Praise for "A Guide to Being Born""Each story in this collection finds a way to record the tensions between the corporeal and the invisible, the forces that animate us but ultimately can't be dissected, our anti-anatomies. The dismay of coming to the final page is easily combated by following the example of Ausubel's characters and beginning all over again." "The New York Times Book Review"
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"Aggressively imaginative." "The New York Times"
"These stories reminded me of branches full of cherry blossoms: fresh, delicate, beautiful, expressive, otherworldly. I eagerly read from one story to the next." Aimee Bender

Praise for "No One Is Here Except All of Us"
"Fantastical and ambitious . . . infused with faith in the power of storytelling . . . Light and tenderness persevere in a shining moon, in a candle still aglow, in a mother's embrace of her child." "The New York Times Book Review"
"Debut novelist Ausubel casts a vibrant, dreamlike spell in this tale of a remote Romanian Village whose citizens try to save themselves from the Holocaust by reinventing their own history." "Marie Claire""