Author Ramona Ausubel Discusses 'The Last Animal' with Jenny Slate

Novelist Ramona Ausubel discusses her new book, The Last Animal, which follows a mother and her two daughters as they attempt to resurrect the woolly mammoth on their own terms. The book is set against the bleak reality of climate change but is told with humanity and warmth, making it feel like a fairy tale. Actress Jenny Slate, who wrote a blurb for the book's cover, joins Ausubel in a conversation about their shared approach to storytelling and finding magic in the minutiae of everyday life.