# An Interview with Rachel Orr Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/an-interview-with-rachel-orr Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/an-interview-with-rachel-orr.md Podcast: [New Books Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292) Published: 2026-06-13T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2435796911.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2435796911.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-network-529292/episodes/an-interview-with-rachel-orr Duration seconds: 2499 ## Resource Rachel Orr is celebrating her nineteenth year at Prospect Agency, where she represents both authors and illustrators in projects ranging from board books through YA. She previously worked for eight rewarding years at HarperCollins Children’s Books. A native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Kenyon College, she currently lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with her husband and two children, where she enjoys dancing, running and reading, of course. In our interview, Rachel shares her journey in children's publishing and provides great tips for aspiring authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-network-529292/episodes/an-interview-with-rachel-orr/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/an-interview-with-rachel-orr.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.