About Katherine Ashenburg Katherine Ashenburg writes for a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Walrus and Toronto Life. She is the author of three non-fiction books for adults, All the Dirt on Getting Clean is her first book for young readers. Books by Katherine Ashenburg Her Turn by (author) Katherine Ashenburg Sofie & Cecilia by (author) Katherine Ashenburg All the Dirt A History of Getting Clean by (author) Katherine Ashenburg The Mourner's Dance What We Do When People Die by (author) Katherine Ashenburg The Dirt on Clean An Unsanitized History by (author) Katherine Ashenburg