Welcome to episode 14 of the Harper Perennial Podcast, a show about the life of books.

Pete Jordan, also known as Dishwasher Pete, is our guest for this episode. His new memoir, Dishwasher, chronicles the twelve years he spent traveling the U.S. on a quest: he sought to wash dishes in all fifty states.

In the course of this quest, Pete takes dishwashing jobs at an Alaskan cannery, on an oil rig on the Gulf of Mexico, on a Rhode Island dinner train, and at countless restaurants and cafes in between. His memoir is filled with funny and insightful stories of working with little responsibility, and quitting whenever the mood strikes.

Dishwasher, is available at bookstores and online retailers now.

Also, be sure to visit HarperPerennial.com, the Harper Perennial blog, OliveReader.com, and the Harper Perennial MySpace page.

All content copyright HarperCollins Publishers. Music created with Garage Band.

About the producers:
Diane Gilleland produces podcasts including Craftypod. She teaches blogging, podcasting, and zine-making classes in Portland, and organizes creative community groups.

Ken Lyman has a background as a disc jockey, radio news caster, radio actor, is a and producer of radio commercials and books on tape. He is an avid reader and also enjoys community theater, travel, and an occassional attempt at writing fiction.

Welcome to episode 13 of the Harper Perennial Podcast, a show about the life of books.

In this episode, we talk with Daniel Handler, who is well-known for his pen-name. Lemony Snicket, and his 'Series of Unfortunate Events' books for children. Handler has just released his third novel for adults, titled Adverbs.

Adverbs is a collection of intertwined short stories, each titled with an adverb, and each exploring a different aspect of the most universal emotion -- love. Handler's storytelling skill and his playful use of language make for a reading experience as delightfully complex as love itself.

Adverbs is available at bookstores and online retailers now.

Also, be sure to visit HarperPerennial.com, the Harper Perennial blog, OliveReader.com, and the Harper Perennial MySpace page.

All content copyright HarperCollins Publishers. Music created with Garage Band.

About the producers:
Diane Gilleland produces podcasts including Craftypod. She teaches blogging, podcasting, and zine-making classes in Portland, and organizes creative community groups.

Ken Lyman has a background as a disc jockey, radio news caster, radio actor, is a and producer of radio commercials and books on tape. He is an avid reader and also enjoys community theater, travel, and an occassional attempt at writing fiction.