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.
In One Nightstand (https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand), celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond (https://www.11howard.com/the-blond) in 11 Howard (https://www.11howard.com/) to discuss their favorite books. For this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with Normal People icon Daisy Edgar-Jones, ho shares how she and Paul Mescal were constantly referencing the book on set, her love for Perseus Jackson, and what it was like stepping into the role of Elinor in the new Sense and Sensibility adaptation.
Daisy Edgar-Jones’ One Nightstand picks:
‘10 Minutes and 38 Seconds (https://www.amazon.com/Minutes-Seconds-this-Strange-World/dp/0241293863)’ by Elif Shafak
‘Normal People (https://www.amazon.com/Normal-People-Novel-Sally-Rooney/dp/1984822187/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16RJ0Z5W5QID5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QODyhp9LMcy88GeH58LGrM3Uhs68j0Qm_JaA442Lt-gMwOHp1fPdKzrPLP98ABgw4RnPRxlPjlkfe7yTWFRlqIfjV5Lwr596epTB8i9hNkf2sItM7cJtjuWXZSL2xmgqNvG7EEie4gpRl9zMNSgVgZYki5MquYAHlBgd8jIv9pBAN2kQRpVYmZvbxwtRiFDojKiNhwzJxHLhCqfFB2RMGRMMq9bp5IPX0IcxetpRzlQ.qYIDO8I7gCyU6jISnxZ__8rdRaw_SzW8n_0fp3WFMx8&dib_tag=se&keywords=normal+people&qid=1791737375&s=books&sprefix=nor%2Cstripbooks%2C168&sr=1-1)’ by Sally Rooney
‘If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things’ (https://www.amazon.com/If-Nobody-Speaks-Remarkable-Things/dp/0618344586/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GLSB90MAUIZ8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.okeMCWq7jS7RkUJtYIqxQBUeXHGnef4kYSXUsaykEdiMxLXIBVhEvGnW9067faXpJxHIOC5TqS4WeietLV4p8Q.5caWNW2oFmINMydrq-Lr5c0P-N5VjiT4FKO1YSy_CAU&dib_tag=se&keywords=%E2%80%98If+Nobody+Speaks+of+Remarkable+Things%E2%80%99&qid=1791737417&s=books&sprefix=if+nobody+speaks+of+remarkable+things%27%2Cstripbooks%2C121&sr=1-1) by Jon McGregor
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Collection (https://www.amazon.com/Percy-Jackson-Olympians-Hardcover-Collection/dp/1339020165/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1WPU5NDY0XVEJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q6x17D8OU4_ZPx0hofjTAzFDbVkNC0rknleeDjKgN2ehEwP1k4f9lSnT0fKq3o4aFar7LYKT0h_4KwjNGekp_uLo31zX943tLJZiPqUqJT4ruyOuIPWKZERq0d4XIZnb2tP8YpjnyGZ2X2B9gWl8IHMvyx9OppSJEmPFJpINk_5n6MAlwk5Kc5yxZaTScNKvadi0AaValzEFdeffBuqAXULiwMwylorCzNdRslAtirsfWI3yzCZ44hVoYeVc6hVHEXtvGTJnzZcMIDmD2J2QMO3kPkjDgHbhfR68wgm2iiI.1EiaHNO9T-6CerfKOSZWGkZhNVLSQHMNUyUg9e388Ls&dib_tag=se&keywords=percy+jackson&qid=1791737485&s=books&sprefix=percy+j%2Cstripbooks%2C173&sr=1-4) by Rick Riordan
Daisy, Caitriona Balfe, Fiona Shaw, Esmé Creed-Miles, and George McKay star in Sense and Sensibility, in theaters now!
Credits
Director of Photography: Marshall Stief
Assistant Camera: Konstantin Yelisevich
Producer: Aubree Lennon
Editor: James Koroni
29 Sept 2026
Kit Harington
In One Nightstand (https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand), celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond (https://www.11howard.com/the-blond) in 11 Howard (https://www.11howard.com/) to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen chats with ‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harington about trying to “improve” Dickens, the book that made him “insanely paranoid,” and joining HBO’s new Harry Potter series.
Kit Harington’s One Nightstand picks:
1984 (https://www.amazon.com/1984-George-Orwell/dp/0452262933/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LA08V2MBD9PC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TpJ9YNYJS4iRJNWbFiMT64EUbMReLm4tMEByl9GVNPy4GrM6e2NPvHHy1L-lc97tIy1i9WxKMCt6QwauBa_GqTnr-XGtVr6jCUiM-EinOwuoV1i9GPdPD0nBaU7YzX_gU7b-dcmy6oHyDZSiRJU9APzvjyrk4AXDJ4GSyTmIBly-c-l5ouHTEJxcwIjEC9EgoWBNeuoEn10DcV65QORDs4YYAlzmLr876Qqq6CzHv7vpkcf5V3EW7qYGSWYETdV_sXFy9fgy49l1DjmuyLAjA44YkJCMSp2Vm_5pv9o7oIw.Wu2y4ufTkHldcyhWjyMsgB2g6kUTYaJIeaqfIIoTT8g&dib_tag=se&keywords=1984&qid=1790611956&s=books&sprefix=1984%2Cstripbooks%2C143&sr=1-1) by George Orwell
Any Human Heart (https://www.amazon.com/Any-Human-Heart-William-Boyd/dp/1400031001/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DVEZSQH9J0UX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y2vir-0McGjZT-SVO0A0IPtItvEd5Ur2ybh_7cCg_RCaKIltIbffZspQrAJIPq7D9wwDZgTqdjkNIoavNdtiP__vlBiNkRjh-6wkJnhtB7ISCVB4gMrBEQMbjgzaMqVuGXuO8H5UqfX4mKF-RGFBzNKyEnw-mBIrnXqTkjnDMLRDDIBGE2rLFeKTtT4nLIp2ZzyhjL4-8wBLYr9ns5s_SzocvX7gJsVtx1d-iJeVJyk.So-9kE9fuc0e2JsOcvmAX2rqBv1e8lDZ7tERjjsIxMI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Any+Human+Heart&qid=1790611976&s=books&sprefix=any+human+heart+%2Cstripbooks%2C165&sr=1-1)by William Boyd
Flesh (https://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Novel-Booker-Prize-Winner/dp/1982122803/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GESXL7HFMR3C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LnpgjzSTScWWet7naPCTF1N3Cinbdu_UF6R-YxNyt2t8iXlvJEBGNnU6_i3Tl15y7idwEwO88vSxXUKaB30TOqYwm8QrnyFPGdOfMw8vbKkh46pVLIAc1Nbe6M-8l8CGu5fsIFmORuJNcojcG7zkh167VJkMfVqi4VSHPQ_OxuO6q9dugFPkQ4dNXO7r_cGQgAPlKRuOrFEaVMPT_0ZbcICk5iRjVWIJAjPAjeNcDfI.IG2qopVHJ9xZ_WTrKyaC6bvyuKPZA2Mb7RcY7gdGkzM&dib_tag=se&keywords=Flesh&qid=1790611993&s=books&sprefix=flesh%2Cstripbooks%2C142&sr=1-1) by David Szalay
Harry Potter Series (https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Paperback-Box-Books/dp/0545162076/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10IKMTRQ9VSIM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.n2fWDqC2MPrH4do_Gu-ATQToADoTRP_G7M4dFuPqtTv66ROD5g_9-P7kgTvH-O2uxsAATk3nVB1Xyh1Glv2dGanfh_VbKM4PpM8DVvrpk2SCx-Amprjl0gkJSA5b0FqwQ8oyUfjD2oKdbY07ushevj06aQ6sKPYvT9ex--sB-gBEjL7RwODwm97v2-C0vDi8emO1T-Nvr12CQZlqKukYQ6baAcJPOcgwo7vcU3k5oH0.tExHDag9wEIpI2IK4RqeWjr36udE31ZFA69Pu7TuJDA&dib_tag=se&keywords=Harry+Potter+Series&qid=1790612006&s=books&sprefix=harry+potter+series%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.9fe8cbfa-bf43-43d1-a707-3f4e65a4b666) by J.K. Rowling
Kit currently stars in the MGM+ adaptation of the Dickens classic A Tale of Two Cities, streaming now. In August it was announced he’d play Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter series, replacing Nicholas Hoult.
Credits
Director of Photography: Marshall Stief
Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez
Producer: Aubree Lennon
Editor: James Koroni
26 Sept 2026
Nick Robinson
In One Nightstand (https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand), celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond (https://www.11howard.com/the-blond) in 11 Howard (https://www.11howard.com/) to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Charlotte Owen sits down with Nick Robinson to talk about all things Raymond Carver, the book he read prepping for Maid, and what made him say, “Boys are dumb.”
Nick Robinson’s One Nightstand picks:
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (https://www.amazon.com/Where-Im-Calling-Selected-Stories/dp/0679722319)
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (https://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Brothers-Patrick-deWitt/dp/0062041282/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ODWZF4QKF5OE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QyvFd-cKCfKQco9ly39PRrBMadAuEayjKjgSK6HP_QpF5E97fDaHLB5El-VrBmzvqHb2RlhidEPnC7CAYf_I42qP6R0RPUPxPuw88m5I3dspuYfwVXO1rb6PDjZsJeaYmlRx4jLGU5k3nwU3pI7TKgJNqO7Z8v18ux_QVNivyABz4IyO6sdu_iGtfckdTKguSNwu52BL0R4k-Qf_9625e5pv9cKzZegyN9_q8iE_spE.6YthlwZuIC0TX3Dsab6-Irx444SSNOaGsGSQAx8oA4s&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+sisters+brothers&qid=1789422865&s=books&sprefix=the+sisters+brothers%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-1)
Jesus' Son (https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Son-Stories-Denis-Johnson/dp/031242874X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LWYL8UQ33034&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CRpOVBVIOg6d6OAkEzSr7aO_NPnrohkUocSfTP9rtbEAxRpIYEVgwFjuZhoFC4kUXS7QsnmwGnD5cygsw6LXkuV7wM1Rull-l99CFsRkd5pv2b4h6BFkCNG0YHED6pqcghkbx8Ptjv858iNClsTfzmVfvJ8SFuZWJZwx4q0rySTyWMLDjRExnU9BMzFBnNrDBRyQfKlTTk7jVb99ZGWQm3RIgLKk03iOqlLVELw75CM.wC3hgAKfEV44MUYOedOkB6P2jKzzRnig7HWWAVe1_Po&dib_tag=se&keywords=jesus%27+son&qid=1789422944&s=books&sprefix=jesus%27+son%2Cstripbooks%2C190&sr=1-1) by Denis Johnson
Pastoralia (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1573228729/?bestFormat=true&k=pastoralia%20by%20george%20saunders&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k0_1_10_de&crid=2IMVPA8FZQ4VI&sprefix=pastoralia) by George Saunders
Nick returns to the screen as the romantic lead in Charlie Harper, in select theaters now. Next year, he’ll star as Joe Kennedy Jr. in the eight-episode series Kennedy streaming on Netflix.
Credits
Director of Photography: Marshall Stief
Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez
Producer: Aubree Lennon
Editor: Jeff Striker, Ben Effinger
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