193: Newbery Winner Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Newbery Award Winner Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a nonfiction superstar author. Her books include Terrible Typhoid Mary and Hilter Youth. She took one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, Hitler Youth, and fleshed it out into the thought-provoking nonfiction novel The Boy Who Dared. Talk about getting more bang for your research buck.

In today’s rebroadcast, we discuss:

• What are some research pitfalls?
• How does one locate and use primary sources?
• How can an interview with an expert make nonfiction come to life?
• Are there resources you always trust and those you never do?
• And more!

Related Episodes for Writing Nonfiction:

• Episode 002: Three Keys to Writing Nonfiction for Children
• Episode 102: Interview with Christine Taylor Butler
• Episode 103: Nonfiction Articles You Can Write – Part 1