There’s a buzz about Ben Winters. His latest novel, The Last Policeman, takes crime fiction into the pre-apocalyptic future, a novel perfectly timed for the upcoming Mayan Apocalypse. It’s so popular, it’s made Boingboing’s gift guide and Slate’s 2012 staff picks Late to the party as always, we’ve interviewed a candid Ben about his his books, the industry, and pork butt. Enjoy the read. Ed: Last meal before the asteroid strikes. What do you eat? BHW: My wife and I have decided to stop eating meat at the turn of the year, and my only major reservation has to do with her delicious recipe for a slow-roasted pork butt, based on one by the celebrity chef David Chang. I am already mourning the looming disappearance of this incredible dish from my life, so if …