The Pelican Beef, by John Grisham.

Talk about eating your words. Neatorama called our attention to this year's Third Annual C-U Edible Book Festival at the Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where contestants entered edible masterpieces that punned on the titles of some paperback classics: Peter Pancakes with Berries, Tequila Mockingbird, The Pelican Beef, The Chard in the Scone, and Lard of the Rings, to name a tantalizing few.

Contestants were judged in five categories: culinary, literary, artistic, best depiction of the "Meet a Hero at Your Library" theme, and people's choice. As food writers, we couldn’t help reporting on this marriage of the mouth: words and food. Here are photos of the entries.

Think you can top those titles?