Frank Bruni is the restaurant critic for The New York Times. His memoir, Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater, will be published by Penguin Press in August. An adaption of the memoir appeared in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine.

The New York Times restaurant critic says Nora Ephron didn’t quite believe him when he told her Heartburn always makes him smile, and shares his favorite reads. His memoir, Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater, is coming out in August.