MARISA
RAMEL
AUTHOR & SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
ABOUTMarisa Ramel is author of the award-winning memoir for adults, The Goodbye Diaries. The mother-daughter memoir was praised as “beautiful, wise, tender and true” by Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, and was named one of the “17 Books Every Girl Should Read Before She’s 17” by Seventeen magazine. Marisa has written for Time, Good Morning America, Glamour, PopSugar, and more.
Marisa, her husband, and their two children moved from New York City to Colorado, where they’ve befriended numerous ducks and where Marisa is now a school librarian.
Landing in a New Pond, her first picture book, is due out August 11, 2026.
BOOKS
Landing in a New Pond
Charlesbridge / August 11, 2026A heartwarming picture book about moving and the unlikely friendships found only through change in our lives.
The Goodbye Diaries
Wyatt-MacKenzie / 2019This poignant mother-daughter memoir offers an intimate look at unconditional love during a heartbreaking goodbye.