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February 26, 2025 30 mins

In this episode, I sit down with Kris Spisak, author of Becoming Baba Yaga to talk all about this fantastic book and the lessons of Baba Yaga. Come hang with us for this fun chat!


Music is from Epidemic Sound.


Books mentioned in the episode:

*Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue to keep producing content.


Becoming Baba Yaga:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hFAs6U

Thriftbooks: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/becoming-baba-yaga-trickster-feminist-and-witch-of-the-woods_kris-spisak/52382359/#edition=71023014&idiq=63539307


The Baba Yaga Mask:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hIRTng

Thriftbooks: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-baba-yaga-mask/31761435/#edition=60889863&idiq=47391667


More on Kris:

Author Kris Spisak, a graduate of the College of William and Mary (BA) and the University of Richmond (MLA), fully believes that well-written words and well-told stories have the ability to change the world. She wrote her first three books—Get a Grip on Your Grammar, The Novel Editing Workbook, and The Family Story Workbook—to help writers of all kinds sharpen their storytelling and empower their communications. Her award-winning debut novel, The Baba Yaga Mask, was inspired by her family’s experience in the post-WWII Ukrainian diaspora and has been called “A complex, poetic tale” by Kirkus Reviews and “edu-tainment at its best” by the Historical Novel Society. Her fifth book, Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods, is an exploration of the complex origins of this Slavic folktale character and her lingering lessons for empowering us all.


https://www.instagram.com/kris.spisak/

https://www.facebook.com/KSWriting


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