Taisia Kitaiskaia
Author of Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers
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The Literary Witches Oracle — Author — 1 copy
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- Russia (birth), USA
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- Austin, Texas, USA
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- Flores, Fernando A. (husband)
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Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday… by Taisia Kitaiskaia
Ask Baba Yaga is a distillation of an advice column that appeared on the defunct website The Hairpin. Baba Yaga is an Eastern European witch who dispenses otherworldly, cryptic advice that one must think about. The old hag is pretty darn astute. I’m gone to sew mirrors on my clothes and visualize my enemies at the bottom of the sea.
Make sure you read some reviews because I didn't and it's not what I thought it would be. I grabbed it from the library shelf so no harm but I would be nauseous if I paid good money.
From the intro Witches and women writers alike dwell in creativity, mystery, and other worlds. They aren't afraid to be alone in the woods of their imaginations ... As such, the mantle of "Literary Witch" is the highest honor we can bestow upon an author. The thirty writers included here inspire us deeply... We've created their portraits in art and writing to pay homage to their presences, and to access their spirits through our own mediums.
Each author has her own page with a piece of artwork, a bit of poetry, a mini bio and recommending reading as offered by the author/ill of this book. A wide variety of authors, novelists, SF writers, horror writers, Chinese lit, poets, musicians, gothic fiction, filmmakers, essayists, activists, fairy tale writers, fiction writers, visionists, feminists, socialists, mystics, memoirs, innovators, surrealists, healers, folklorists, anthropologists... oldest born about 630, newest born about 1950. There is global representation.
I did not find one author/book/story to be added to my tbr list. ymmv… (more)
From the intro Witches and women writers alike dwell in creativity, mystery, and other worlds. They aren't afraid to be alone in the woods of their imaginations ... As such, the mantle of "Literary Witch" is the highest honor we can bestow upon an author. The thirty writers included here inspire us deeply... We've created their portraits in art and writing to pay homage to their presences, and to access their spirits through our own mediums.
Each author has her own page with a piece of artwork, a bit of poetry, a mini bio and recommending reading as offered by the author/ill of this book. A wide variety of authors, novelists, SF writers, horror writers, Chinese lit, poets, musicians, gothic fiction, filmmakers, essayists, activists, fairy tale writers, fiction writers, visionists, feminists, socialists, mystics, memoirs, innovators, surrealists, healers, folklorists, anthropologists... oldest born about 630, newest born about 1950. There is global representation.
I did not find one author/book/story to be added to my tbr list. ymmv… (more)
Obviously it is delightful, but less of something to read than browse through
The illustrations are beautiful and haunting, but the book itself is more of a tasting menu of great writers. If you’re looking for a lot of information, you’ll be disappointed. Some of the more lyrical sections are best appreciated if you’re already familiar with the author, but some are intriguing enough to make me seek out new favorites. I’m glad I’ll be able to refer back to the recommendations.
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