AGNIESZKA SZPILA is one of Poland's most critically acclaimed, bestselling, and transgressive writers. The Polish edition of HEXES OF THE DEADWOOD FOREST was longlisted for the Nike Award, the country's premiere literary award, and will be published in at least nine countries around the world.

A Most Anticipated Book from Forbes, Service95, and The Orange County Register

"You're holding a torpedo of a book in your hand. Take a seat and get comfortable. This novel's energy, humor, and rebel spirit will awaken your mind and change your way of thinking."
--Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize Winner, Man Booker International Prize Winner, finalist for the National Book Award

"The kind of debut that grabs you by the collar and doesn't apologise, it's bold, surreal, feminist and ferociously funny--exactly the kind of book that rewires your brain."
--Dua Lipa's Service95

"[A] sprawling, bawdy comic. . . . Szpila spins a rich, imaginative alternative to the usual phallocentric history."
--Kirkus Reviews

"In this ribald, diabolically clever, fiercely feminist satire, daring Polish writer Szpila radiantly imagines three generations of women. . . . [Her] lacerating, sly, ecosexual tale offers recalibrating perspectives on history, sex, the sacred, environmental decimation, and woman power."
--Booklist

"[A] wild ecofeminist debut. . . . [driven by] intriguing ideas on gender, climate change, and religion. . . . Arresting."
--Publishers Weekly

Publisher: Pantheon Books

Pub date: 2026-04-07

Length: 368 pages