Becoming Baba Yaga; Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods

Becoming Baba Yaga; Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods with Kris Spisak

Whether you know Baba Yaga as a Slavic witch, an earth goddess, or a monster in modern media, she is a force with secrets to divulge. The roots of her stories stretch back over a thousand years, and her chicken-legged hut is only the beginning of her intrigue.

Darkness, fear, and instability sometimes inundate our daily lives, but folktale figures like Baba Yaga speak to the dichotomy of our existence—the hope and the horror, the magic and the mundane. She is at once an old hag and an enchantress, a demon and wish granter, a feminist and nothing more than a fairytale. Yet her multifaceted presence ripples through the present day. Stories that linger have something to teach us, and Baba Yaga’s tales don’t disappoint.

Kris Spisak knows that well-written words and well-told stories have the ability to change the world. A graduate of the College of William and Mary and the University of Richmond, Kris wrote her first three books to help writers of all kinds sharpen their storytelling and empower their communications. Her fifth book Becoming Baba Yaga; Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods is a nonfiction exploration of the complex origins of this Slavic folktale character and her lingering lessons for empowering us all.

To learn more visit: kris-spisak.com

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