Bustle

March 9, 2026

One Nightstand is a video series that delves into books with celebrity readers and writers. Each guest selects a handful of their favorite books to discuss with Bustle editor-in-chief Charlotte Owen, and together they break down each choice — from when they first read it to what it is that they love — revealing more about the tastes and lives of our guests in the process.

Entertainment

'One Nightstand' With Lisa Rinna

As she releases her new memoir, the reality star reveals her favorite books, and how The Traitors showed the “real” her.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Jennifer Garner

The actor shares the childhood classics that made her a reader — and the librarian who changed her life.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Jennette McCurdy

The Half His Age author opens up about writing sex scenes and her five formative books.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Felicity Jones

The two-time Oscar nominee reveals her favorite books and how she finds modern meaning in classic works.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Jessie Buckley

The Irish actor shares the books that shaped her work on Hamnet and The Bride! — and one that was recommended to her by Frances McDormand.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' with Elizabeth Olsen

The Eternity actor is off Instagram and embracing her reading era.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Haley Lu Richardson

The Ponies actor reflects on turning 30 on set and her new poetry collection that helped make sense of it all.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Allison Williams

The Regretting You star and erstwhile English major loves a literary classic.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Penn Badgley

The Gossip Girl and You actor reflects on faith, family, and the books that shaped him along the way.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Lena Waithe

The multi-hyphenate opens up about her favorite books — and reveals her next big project.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Mindy Kaling

Romantic themes loom large in the actor’s favorite books — but in real life, she’s happy just where she is.

By Charlotte Owen
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‘One Nightstand’ With Lukas Gage

The actor, memoirist, and self-proclaimed liar prefers books with characters as chaotic as he is.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Brittany Snow

Brittany Snow, star of The Hunting Wives and Hulu’s forthcoming Murdaugh: Death in the Family, shares four of her favorite books.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Jesse Williams

The Hotel Costiera actor on the lessons he’s learned from two very different literary giants: Toni Morrison and Ayn Rand.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Judd Apatow

The Comedy Nerd author reflects on the books that shaped him into a better writer and, ultimately, led to Knocked Up.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Justine Lupe

The Succession and Nobody Wants This star shares her favorite books, including East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Tinx

The influencer and author shares her four favorite books, including one she fell in love with while studying English at Stanford and another that left her sobbing on her couch.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Japanese Breakfast

Musician and author Michelle Zauner loves books that might elicit an eye roll.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Celine Song

Celine Song, director of Materialists and Past Lives, shares four of her favorite books with Bustle Editor-in-Chief Charlotte Owen.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Jay Ellis

The actor reveals the five books that defined him, the imaginary friend who helped him through childhood, and why reading still grounds him today.

By Charlotte Owen
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‘One Nightstand’ with Bryce Dallas Howard

The actor and director’s favorite books deal with the challenges and joys of a creative life.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Chelsea Handler

The author and comedian shares her four favorite books and why she gravitates toward “meaty and juicy” reads.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' with Ariana DeBose

The Oscar-winning actress shares the books that keep her awake at night — in a good way.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Julia Stiles

The Wish You Were Here director shares a novel from a former co-star, a memoir by a mentor, and a poetry collection that always makes her cry.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' with Sharon Horgan

The creator and star of Bad Sisters shares four of her all-time favorite reads, including one she’s about to adapt for the small screen.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' with Pauline Chalamet

The Sex Lives of College Girls star talks embracing fantasy, her favorite New Yorker writer, and the one book she recommends to everyone.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Gillian Anderson

The actor and author shares four books — including one she’s about to adapt for TV — that have shaped her life.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Jenny Slate

The Lifeform author is inspired by books about isolation, loneliness, and exile.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Anna Marie Tendler

For the inaugural episode of Bustle's latest video series, the Men Have Called Her Crazy author reflects on her love of books that "spark conversation."

By Samantha Leach

Book Club

Bustle Book Club

Madeline Cash Plays By The Rules

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

What Maggie O'Farrell Learned Bringing Hamnet To The Big Screen

The author reflects on learning the art of screenwriting — and why novels still have her heart.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

Elder Millennial Adultery Just Hits Different

In Erin Somers’ The Ten Year Affair, a woman grapples with a lack of fulfillment.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

Susan Orlean Won’t Rest On Her Laurels

The acclaimed journalist turns the lens on herself for the first time in Joyride.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

Patricia Lockwood’s Fever Dream

The author’s new novel, Will There Ever Be Another You, is a dispatch from an unwell (but still brilliant) mind.

By Chloe Joe
Bustle Book Club

Amy Odell Understands The Assignment

How the two-time New York Times bestselling author and journalist got the goods on Gwyneth Paltrow.

By Christina Amoroso
Bustle Book Club

Rob Franklin Says Goodbye To All That

The debut author — and avowed Joan Didion fan — opens up about his writing process.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

Molly Jong-Fast Wrote Her Memoir For You

The author hopes the public will find relief in reading How to Lose Your Mother.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

Margaret Atwood Won’t Leave Gilead Just Yet

The author of The Handmaid’s Tale is already looking forward to the adaptation of its sequel, The Testaments — and to releasing her first memoir.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

The $2.99 Snack Dylan Mulvaney Relied On To Write Her Book

Paper Doll give fans a look behind the TikTok star’s hyperfeminine public persona.

By Samantha Leach