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

“With Becoming Baba Yaga, Kris Spisak presents a robust work of scholarship. Baba Yaga is a wily shapeshifter, nearly impossible to pin down—but Spisak miraculously transforms alongside her, ever keeping up.”
—from the foreword by GennaRose Nethercott, bestselling author of Thistlefoot

“Becoming Baba Yaga is the balm for every spiritual seeker and folklore fanatic. For so long, the mysterious woods Witch has been just that . . . such a mystery! Spisak has gifted the world with a beautiful look at a goddess and character with a complicated and textured legacy, bringing both history and story to life with a loving, inviting touch. I will be referring to this book for my own studies as well as suggesting it to anyone interested in Slavic lore or the Baba Yaga.”
—Courtney Weber, author of Hekate: Goddess of Witches

“Spisak takes us on a compelling dive into the mysteries of the famous trickster, Baba Yaga, and in doing so, reminds us of our own holy capacity for monstrous, wily joy. Read, contemplate, and revel—because as the great eternal witch reminds us, we are all, right now, as dead, as dancing, and as rotten as we will ever be.”
—Carolyn Elliott, PhD, bestselling author of Existential Kink

“Becoming Baba Yaga is a freeing folkloric inquiry that celebrates an archetypal defiant woman.”
—Foreword Reviews

“This book is a delicious read.”
—Gemma Tarlach, senior editor, Atlas Obscura