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One Nightstand

Bustle’s One Nightstand asks celebrity readers and writers to share their four favourite books. Our host — Charlotte Owen — will go deep on each selection, learning more about the lives of each guest in the process.

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Ana Gasteyer Jun 02, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with SNL alum and Tony nominee Ana Gasteyer to talk about the book she’s desperate to adapt, what it was like working on ‘Mean Girls’ with Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan, and why playing the villain is so fun!

Ana Gasteyer’s One Nightstand picks:

The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America by Monica Potts
Everybody by Brendan Jacob Jenkins
Shyby Mary Roger and Jesse Greene
Long Island Compromiseby Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Ana is currently starring on Broadway in the Tony-nominated Schmigadoon and will return to the big screen in Never Change! on June 9.

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Director of Photography: Marshall Stief

Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas

Editor: Matt Hoffman, Cian Smith

Lewis Pullman May 13, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. Charlotte Owen sits down with Top Gun: Maverick star Lewis Pullman to discuss the books he was introduced to while filming Outer Range, what it was like growing up following his famous father (Bill Pullman) around the country, and how he deals with the pressure of working on adaptations like Lessons in Chemistry and Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Lewis Pullman’s One Nightstand picks:

The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich
Close Rangeby Annie Proulx
Motel Chroniclesby Sam Shepard
Classic Crewsby Henry Crews

Lewis currently stars with Sally Field in Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, streaming now, and he’ll reprise his role of Sentry in Avengers: Doomsday, out later this year.

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Director of Photography: Marshall Stief

Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez

Producer: Aubree LennonAsst.

Producer: Mila Grgas

Editor: James Koroni

Julia Louis-Dreyfus May 05, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. Charlotte Owen sits down with actress, producer, and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus to discuss the author who moved her to tears, her experience at the helm of Veep, and the particular Seinfeld punchline she doesn’t agree with.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s One Nightstand picks:

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Nickel Boysby Colson Whitehead
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ new movie The Sheep Detectives is in theaters May 8th.

Credits

Director of Photography: Marshall Stief

Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas

Editor: James Koroni

Colman Domingo Apr 28, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen talks with multihyphenate star Colman Domingo about the title he considered adapting, why he wishes Season 3 of Euphoria was released all at once, and what it’s like working with Steven Spielberg.

Colman Domingo’s One Nightstand picks:

Hollywood by Garson Kanin.
Theater Kidby Jeffrey Seller.
The Hinterland; Cabins, Love Shacks and Other Hide-Outsby Gestalten (publisher).
Pimp by Iceberg Slim.

Colman Domingo is currently starring in Michael and Euphoria and will return to the big screen later this year in Spielberg's Disclosure Day.

Credits

Director of Photography: Jasmine Velez

Assistant Camera: Sam Cowan

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas

Editor: James Koroni, Matt Hoffman

Elizabeth Banks Apr 14, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with the hysterical Elizabeth Banks to talk about her endless love of Salinger and Colson Whitehead, why she thinks the world needs more Effie Trinkets, and if Matthew Macfadyen is her Mr. Darcy.

Elizabeth Banks’s One Nightstand picks:

Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

The full first season of The Miniature Wife starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen is streaming now.

Credits

Director of Photography: Marshall Stief

Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas

Editor: James Koroni

Caitriona Balfe Mar 31, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen chats with Outlander actor Caitriona Balfe about the importance of intimacy in storytelling, why she thinks Daphne du Maurier wrote women the way she did, and the book she’s gifted more than any other.

Caitriona Balfe’s One Nightstand picks:

Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy.
Orbitalby Samantha Harvey.
Prophet Songby Paul Lynch.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

The final season of Outlander is streaming on Starz now. Balfe will also appear in Sense and Sensibility with Daisy Edgar-Jones, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw out later this year.

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Director of Photography: Konstantin Yelisevich

Assistant Camera: Ian Sanchez

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas

Editor: James Koroni

Viola Davis Mar 17, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with EGOT winner and New York Times No. 1 bestseller Viola Davis, who shares the book she says brought her “into consciousness,” what she’d like to ask Richard Wright, and why she chose to quote August Wilson after Michael B. Jordan’s iconic win.

Viola Davis’ One Nightstand picks:

Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown
Black Boy by Richard Wright
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert
Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson

Viola’s new novel Judge Stone, a legal thriller co-written with James Patterson, is available everywhere now.

Credits

Director of Photography: Marshall Stief

Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Editor: James Koroni

Daniel Radcliffe Mar 10, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with Daniel Radcliffe to talk about the title he still thinks about “all the time,” if he got advance copies of the Harry Potter series, and why his new play is different from anything he’s done before.

Daniel Radcliffe’s One Nightstand picks:

The Master and Margaritaby Mikhail Bulgakov
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr

Daniel is currently appearing on Broadway in Every Brilliant Thing and starring in NBC’s The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, airing now.

Credits

Director of Photography: Konstantin Yelsevich

Assistant Camera: Ian Sanchez

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Editor: James Koroni

Lisa Rinna Mar 03, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen chats with former Housewife and icon Lisa Rinna. The pair talk about everything from the books that changed her life, her stint on The Traitors, and that ill-fated Amsterdam trip.

Lisa Rinna’s One Nightstand picks:

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer
You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It by Lisa Rinna

Rinna’s highly anticipated newest memoir, You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About, is available everywhere now.

Credits

Director of Photography: Marshall Stief

Assistant Camera: Konstantin Yelisevich

Producer: Aubree Lennon

Jennifer Garner Feb 24, 2026

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In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with Jennifer Garner to discuss the five titles that “shaped” her, which character she played in Little Women, and what it’s like sharing the screen with 13 Going on 30 co-star Judy Greer again.

Jennifer Garner’s One Nightstand picks: