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One Nightstand
Hosted by Bustle · EN
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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Lewis Pullman
3w ago00:56:36Tap to summarizeIn 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 EhrlichClose Range by Annie ProulxMotel Chronicles by Sam Shepard Classic Crews by 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. CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree LennonAsst. Producer: Mila Grgas Editor: James Koroni
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
4w ago00:27:16Tap to summarizeIn 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 Boys by Colson Whitehead Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ new movie The Sheep Detectives is in theaters May 8th.CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree LennonAsst. Producer: Mila Grgas Editor: James Koroni
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Colman Domingo
Apr 2800:53:26Tap to summarizeIn 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 Kid by Jeffrey Seller.The Hinterland; Cabins, Love Shacks and Other Hide-Outs by 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.CreditsDirector of Photography: Jasmine Velez Assistant Camera: Sam Cowan Producer: Aubree LennonAsst. Producer: Mila Grgas Editor: James Koroni, Matt Hoffman
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Elizabeth Banks
Apr 1400:58:49Tap to summarizeIn 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.CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree LennonAsst. Producer: Mila Grgas Editor: James Koroni
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Caitriona Balfe
Mar 3100:51:00Tap to summarizeIn 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.Orbital by Samantha Harvey.Prophet Song by 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. CreditsDirector of Photography: Konstantin YelisevichAssistant Camera: Ian SanchezProducer: Aubree LennonAsst. Producer: Mila Grgas Editor: James Koroni
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Viola Davis
Mar 1700:42:53Tap to summarizeIn 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 BrownBlack Boy by Richard WrightThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerAll 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. CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree LennonEditor: James Koroni
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Daniel Radcliffe
Mar 1000:42:26Tap to summarizeIn 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 Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe 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. CreditsDirector of Photography: Konstantin Yelsevich Assistant Camera: Ian Sanchez Producer: Aubree LennonEditor: James Koroni
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Lisa Rinna
Mar 300:36:54Tap to summarizeIn 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 PeckThe 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. CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Konstantin Yelisevich Producer: Aubree Lennon
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Jennifer Garner
Feb 2400:31:47Tap to summarizeIn 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: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderJennifer Garner returned as Hannah Hall in the second season of The Last Thing He Told Me, now streaming on Apple TV+. CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree LennonEditor: James KoroniHost Makeup: Jewels Grogan
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Jennette McCurdy
Jan 2700:54:08Tap to summarizeIn 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 Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy. The New York Times bestselling author shares why it was important to her to write realistic sex scenes, which author she can’t get enough of, and the latest with the adaptation of her memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died.Jennette McCurdy’s One Nightstand picks: Fireworks Every Night by Beth RaymerEverything/Nothing/Someone by Alice CarrièreLittle Children By Tom PerrottaFlesh by David SzalayThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy Jennette’s highly anticipated first novel, Half His Age, is available everywhere now. CreditsDirector of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree LennonEditor: James Koroni
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