Here are seven authors and the desserts I think they/their writing corresponds to.
Ambrose Bierce
Corresponding dessert: Lemon sorbet
Rationale: Few desserts are more acerbic.
Jilly Cooper
Corresponding dessert: Jam Roly Poly
Rationale: This warm, sticky dessert is a staple of the English upper classes.
Irvine Welsh
Themes in this legendary Scottish transgressive author’s writing include drugs and poverty.
Corresponding dessert: Deep-Fried Mars Bar
Rationale: These treats might not be soft on the eye, and they are probably bad for you, but they taste good.
Salman Rushdie
This Booker Prize winning author’s preferred genre is magic realism.
Corresponding dessert: Deconstructed Strawberry Falooda
Rationale: This pretentious Indian dessert drink might not be soft on the eye, but it contains whole wheat vermicelli, gulkand preserve and is devoid of artificial colours.
Sophie Kinsella
Corresponding dessert: Pink Waffle
Rationale: Pretty, pink desserts containing little more than air are not for everyone.
Agatha Christie
English crime novelist Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time.
Corresponding dessert: Tunnock’s Teacake
Rationale: One has to first unwrap the packaging and then bite through the outer layer to reveal what lies beneath.
Anne Rice
The Vampire Chronicles creator is one of the best-selling writers in recent American history.
Corresponding dessert: Jelly
Rationale: Right-minded adults steer clear of this puerile dessert.
