Let Them Eat Books
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.
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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Colin and Claire wake up and smell the coffee discussing a poem by Ron Padgett and the novels Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad.
Friday Mar 13, 2026
Friday Mar 13, 2026
Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd talk about the multi-layered and surprisingly dramatic history of the croissant, and discuss writing by Camilla Grudova, Natascha Ewert and Eva Baltazar.
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
A couple of nerds (Colin and Claire) discuss meatballs through texts by Selima Hill, Roberto Bolaño, Ty Raso and Chris Newens. Thinking about meatballs from world cuisine including Koofteh Tabrisi, Kofta, Polpette, Frikadeller and Palotte. We also go to Eusebi’s deli in Glasgow’s west end to check out their Polpette!
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Soupy, indulgent and altogether warming as always, Claire and Colin talk all things Risotto in this latest episode, including discussion of Anne Enright's novel The Green Road, Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun and Anna Ansari's Silk Roads.
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Unchained from the studio mics, Colin, Claire and New Podcast Fav Andrew Meehan snuck out to the iconic and long-standing Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow City Centre to discuss his novels One Star Alive, Best Friends and new book Hey Man. We also discuss writing and food of course and also love!
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Dripping with Honey, this episode features Medovik, the traditional Ukrainian Honey Cake, and Claire and Colin have been busy bees combing books for honey references, including poems by Victoria Adukwei Bulley and SA Whitley and Andrew Meehan's novel Best Friends.
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
In our most lenticular episode to date, Claire and Colin discuss Lentil Soup by reading poems by Zharad and Maria Sledmere, and an extract from a short story by David Toulmin.
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Colin and Claire discuss texts by Jennifer Moxley and Annie Johnson in this episode devoted to rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb!
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Our 31st episode celebrates the Scottish Hogmanay tradition of Black Bun, via texts by O Douglas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gilly Pickup and Annie Boutelle.
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Colin and Claire taste the traditional Venezuelan Christmas dish of Hallaca from La Bodega in the East End of Glasgow, and share texts from Adriana Bertorelli Párraga, José Rafael Pocaterra, Edwin Morgan, Tori Derricote, Ange Mlinko and Diane Suess. Merry Christmas from your favourite foodie elves!