{"product_id":"ask-baba-yaga-otherworldly-advice-for-everyday-troubles-9781449486815","title":"Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a strange, otherworldly style, poetic clarity, and striking honesty, \u003ci\u003eAsk Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e contains beautifully skewed wisdom to be consulted in times of need.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Baba Yaga, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI think I must crave male attention too much. I fear that, without it, I would feel invisible.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBABA YAGA: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen you seek others this way, you are invisible nonetheless. Yr shawl is covered in mirrors in which others admire themselves; this is why they greet you so passionately. It is good to be seen, but it is better to see. Find a being to look hard into, \u0026amp; you will see yrself and what is more than you.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn age-old Slavic fairy tales, the witch Baba Yaga is sought out by those with a burning need for guidance. In contemporary life, Baba Yaga--a dangerous, slippery oracle--answered earnest questions on The Hairpin for years. These pages collect her most poignant, surreal, and humorous exchanges along with all-new questions and answers for those seeking her mystical advice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaisia Kitaiskaia\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Russia and raised in America. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Katy Horan. Her poetry has been published widely. Baba Yaga lives deep in a treacherous wood; Taisia lives in Austin, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606640136466,"sku":"9781449486815","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_318b7162-69b9-4d34-85da-2b0dc33bfaa7.jpg?v=1732297376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ask-baba-yaga-otherworldly-advice-for-everyday-troubles-9781449486815","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}