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Let Them Eat Books

Let Them Eat Books

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 Let Them Eat Books is a podcast hosted by Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd about all the food you have and haven’t tried in all the books you have and haven’t read. Leaving jammy fingerprints on book jackets, reading every last word on the back of packets, we combine the two things that make us who we are: a shared passion for the culinary and the literary! We also visit food and book locations around Scotland and further afield.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art Cooking Food & Wine Literary History & Criticism
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  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 13: Season 1 Live Round Up!

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 13: Season 1 Live Round Up!
    Aug 19 2025

    Recorded live from Colin’s office for Instagram Live this episode recaps the series by featuring some food and books that didn’t make it into the main episodes. Including: Elizabeth Alexander, Kit Robinson, Bora Chung, Gertrude Stein, Ron Padgett and more. We also eat Banana Bread with Walnuts, Pickled Walnuts, and Dulse Butter as we look ahead to some of the treats to expect in Season 2 starting next week!

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    44 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Epsiode 12: The Side Dish: Hot Chocolate

    Let Them Eat Books Epsiode 12: The Side Dish: Hot Chocolate
    Aug 12 2025

    Colin and Claire taste a delicious Parisian Hot Chocolate in the West End of Glasgow and talk about all things comforting and warming, while experimenting with adding cheese to it! They read a poem by Jack Gilbert called The End of The World

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    27 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 11: Chocolate

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 11: Chocolate
    Aug 5 2025

    A bumper episode featuring Claire and Colin reminiscing about chocolate treats and confectionary they love, and also biting into a host of literary references including: Ed Atkins’ book Old Food, Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate, Curtis Sittenfeld’s story The Napkin Project and also a couple of morsels from Enrique Vila-Matas and June Jordan! You’re in for a Selection Box of Literary and Food content.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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