If there is anything we geek out more about than food, it is books. In this special, standalone episode, we chat with our favourite Heatstuffer, Conor Reid, host of the literature podcast, Words to That Effect, about food in fiction. Among other things, we touch on Sicilian gastronome detectives, 17th century Spanish picaresque, Steven King, Japanese magic-realism, and much more. Be warned: it turns out that all our tastes are slightly more steak tartare than they are strawberries and cream.