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.
One Nightstand
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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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Recent Episodes
July 7, 2026
John Leguizamo
<p>In <a href="https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand">One Nightstand</a>, celebrity readers and writers join us at <a href="https://www.11howard.com/the-blond">The Blond</a> in <a href="https://www.11howard.com/">11 Howard</a> to discuss their favorite books. For this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with Emmy and Tony Award winner John Leguizamo to talk about four incredible titles, his role in The Odyssey — including playing padel with Tom Holland — as well as the book that took him five years to write. And don’t worry, his turn as Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann's ‘Romeo & Juliet’ comes up too! </p><p>John Leguizamo’s One Nightstand picks: </p><ul><li><p>The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz</p></li><li><p>Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill</p></li><li><p>Dubliners by James Joyce</p></li><li><p>Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano</p></li></ul><p>John stars in Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster The Odyssey, out everywhere July 17. His first children’s book, Kiki and the Can, hits shelves in early August. </p><p>This episode of One Nightstand is presented by ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ </p><p>Credits</p><p>Director of Photography: Marshall Stief </p><p>Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez</p><p>Producer: Aubree Lennon</p><p>Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas </p><p>Editor: Zoë Calman, James Koroni</p><p><br></p>
June 2, 2026
Ana Gasteyer
<p>In <a href="https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand">One Nightstand</a>, celebrity readers and writers join us at <a href="https://www.11howard.com/the-blond">The Blond</a> in <a href="https://www.11howard.com/">11 Howard</a> 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! </p><p>Ana Gasteyer’s One Nightstand picks: </p><ul><li><p>The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Girls-Friendship-Promise-America/dp/0525435360/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MDMWECWTOHGV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.okV35K0DNF6wO3Xh_mFPmcdqnNW536tWxjx8KrwPI0fGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.CijI0O7hzw0GIp5DO13tOp8JV-1R-wZgNl-wtVLHCAE&dib_tag=se&keywords=Forgotten+girls+by+Monica+Potts&qid=1780067013&s=books&sprefix=forgotten+girls+by+monica+potts+%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1">Forgotten Girls</a>: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America by Monica Potts </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Play-Branden-Jacobs-Jenkins/dp/0822237229/ref=sr_1_1?crid=231JG6P8AHIT1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QmCVc3oXXbQdmwdCUF16DLRMwcP8uuJb0YgvC6_fPTs.1N3RszN97yCJQqI9rXIZ1r7nBtRDlPHxOMDDQK3YljA&dib_tag=se&keywords=%E2%80%98everybody%E2%80%99+by+Brendan+Jacob+Jenkins&qid=1780067055&s=books&sprefix=everybody%27+by+brendan+jacob+jenkins%2Cstripbooks%2C92&sr=1-1">Everybody</a> by Brendan Jacob Jenkins</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shy-Alarmingly-Outspoken-Memoirs-Rodgers/dp/0374298629">Shy</a> by Mary Roger and Jesse Greene</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Island-Compromise-Taffy-Brodesser-Akner/dp/059313351X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AF383G6QB8F9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gJjh-O-kqs8FGptbWEERjdM5ipGGsgp0g0ctzbZfm1KH3W_d9IR4zeuVyd-ZlsQRW9ZwH5yjRQrDRYxR_fpZpl5wR639p5YxJxJjJWF91hpHkPGPDmiBHpXTBB5JW8_u3S7oNxqZyALDUr0DqAsBgEGxxQ2VISGp6loX0VpcFa6wHOm0vEeOz8cxarLcBaKeYT0JMxTe4eA4roQG0kpOsCyB2S7d7MQTQ2rj7bNnrXs.G1tuzHR7PsYy6PVdn9SJKAVC35elT4MchXjLp-IPgVA&dib_tag=se&keywords=Long+Island+Compromise&qid=1780067120&s=books&sprefix=long+island+compromise%2Cstripbooks%2C153&sr=1-1">Long Island Compromise</a> by Taffy Brodesser-Akner </p></li></ul><p>Ana is currently starring on Broadway in the Tony-nominated Schmigadoon and will return to the big screen in Never Change! on June 9. </p><p><br>Credits</p><p>Director of Photography: Marshall Stief </p><p>Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez </p><p>Producer: Aubree Lennon</p><p>Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas </p><p>Editor: Matt Hoffman, Cian Smith</p>
May 13, 2026
Lewis Pullman
<p>In <a href="https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand">One Nightstand</a>, celebrity readers and writers join us at <a href="https://www.11howard.com/the-blond">The Blond</a> in <a href="https://www.11howard.com/">11 Howard</a> 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. </p><p>Lewis Pullman’s One Nightstand picks: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Solace-Open-Spaces-Gretel-Ehrlich/dp/0140081135/ref=sr_1_3?crid=JXTXSZXMWK6S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.54HOsFeWlnoFaQAnJhOiLfrlBsjY96iUEfpcmRrBXC188tVotziMYZ6jKfCBI3n4l8p2ff_DGfdKLTPl4OyCjrzHv53pabi1J52A3v8aJw_1nb5Rnm0ntYQCNi5WBq-p2vZ_QpNHAaeasej_GCswworJMTfSfOtvvu_wr9RGZ3n2FhiOc6WsGrXLNFK8c9XIyT99Hn6YYTvDDcMAHI0DguOWcIKZNB_bOKfr0S2W6MU.ZV8LZwBNQjnBRT8gLJdiMDPlUoShHYvHpPFGE1Iil3Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=solace&qid=1778078828&s=books&sprefix=solace%2Cstripbooks%2C193&sr=1-3">The Solace of Open Spaces</a> by Gretel Ehrlich</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Close-Range-Wyoming-Annie-Proulx/dp/0684852217/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0">Close Range</a> by Annie Proulx</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Motel-Chronicles-Sam-Shepard/dp/0872861430/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6HWCPFKOK379&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GuYEK2Cq3-O_nbz92Iv8Ykt9tvgaeROlnFdn_htlsIU93yTV4RcMSXgpB262f458LTCmee7Wz6__0OSrQrN-0SjUlhO3KikN75WERkDEWx8QhQK9FSl8EOc6EbCHHG09FuunRegrRsKhe-bBxQnlbXallhaL0KNlcZhDejNrhBPgI1xcBowG3N52NwfbWbRJfNRk6e4wd7Tm6oXhU1oZ4wPlgwLkWB7mJ1ienu9LNE8.lbAL982BG6OJsqKhFCAXvvud6qcMXcCAeFs36yFFLhw&dib_tag=se&keywords=%E2%80%98Motel+Chronicles%E2%80%99+by+Sam+Shepard&qid=1778078920&s=books&sprefix=motel+chronicles+by+sam+shepard+%2Cstripbooks%2C118&sr=1-1">Motel Chronicles</a> by Sam Shepard </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Crews-Harry-Reader/dp/0671865277/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UDB3ICVU4KGH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fVdGEsqg5vQ3ZOagKMPI-m3BN3T3Ho-WhOUULcar5Mu3mHG2hzNAm3ZrX_JaF1zthiVv1YOk11TT4KJevpWYBQ2LEK9NT35fPqNUgz0mAK9EL2tln-mlA4N8wSsTw6BnR72DYj2uLgY8KMJhdfP8MH0K2q0uxE75WwVJeZuBcWQvY73S9ypAgEf-aYd2T4czQ-P6FV9JhZ5jRLZFV8HIXXWyjn5QDePZzgUdRie4OA4.zLrud3CgVIfVSGBD8V_vYSo5anA6JM1rr36bRcOFRJM&dib_tag=se&keywords=%E2%80%98Classic+Crews%E2%80%99+by+Henry+Crews&qid=1778078946&s=books&sprefix=classic+crews+by+henry+crews+%2Cstripbooks%2C102&sr=1-1">Classic Crews</a> by Henry Crews </p></li></ul><p>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. </p><p>Credits</p><p>Director of Photography: Marshall Stief </p><p>Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez </p><p>Producer: Aubree LennonAsst. </p><p>Producer: Mila Grgas </p><p>Editor: James Koroni</p><p><br></p>
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