92: Creating Books Good Enough for You - Interview with Author Nancy Hudgins

Nancy Hudgins is a nonfiction middle grade author of Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom. You will likely be familiar with many books that Ursula edited during her long career championing children's books: Goodnight Moon, Charlotte's Web, Where the Wild Things Are, Harriet the Spy. Nancy puts together a wonderful history about Ursula in a way that reads like someone is telling you a selection of stories. Hear more about it in this episode.Find Nancy Hudginshttps://nancyhudgins.com/books/books-good-enough-for-you/https://www.instagram.com/nancyhudginsbooks/Chapters00:00 Meet nonfiction author Nancy Hudgins06:05 What is Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom about?09:31 Nancy’s experience researching about Ursula Nordstrom12:20 What was most difficult in putting a nonfiction middle grade story together?16:33 Who was Nancy’s Ursula Nordstrom, who championed Books Good Enough for You?18:38 How has the publishing world changed since Ursula Nordstrom’s day?20:38 What got cut from the book that Nancy can share?25:27 What is Nancy’s favorite project that Ursula worked on?26:30 Does Nancy know anyone like Ursula? What does Nancy most admire about Ursula Nordstrom?28:18 The audiobook for Books Good Enough for You and how it came about? Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat29:55 How did Nancy come up with the title for Ursula’s story?31:32 What is next for author Nancy Hudgins?32:00 Nancy’s book recommendation34:05 What to read next if you loved Books Good Enough for You?