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.

  1. Caitriona Balfe

    4D AGO

    Caitriona Balfe

    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. 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.  Credits Director of Photography: Konstantin Yelisevich Assistant Camera: Ian Sanchez Producer: Aubree Lennon Asst. Producer: Mila Grgas Editor: James Koroni

    51 min
  2. Viola Davis

    MAR 17

    Viola Davis

    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

    43 min
  3. Daniel Radcliffe

    MAR 10

    Daniel Radcliffe

    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 Margarita by 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

    42 min
  4. Lisa Rinna

    MAR 3

    Lisa Rinna

    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

    37 min
  5. Jennifer Garner

    FEB 24

    Jennifer Garner

    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:  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 Wilder Jennifer Garner returned as Hannah Hall in the second season of The Last Thing He Told Me, now streaming on Apple TV+.  Credits Director of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree Lennon Editor: James Koroni Host Makeup: Jewels Grogan

    32 min
  6. Jennette McCurdy

    JAN 27

    Jennette McCurdy

    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 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 Raymer Everything/Nothing/Someone by Alice Carrière Little Children By Tom Perrotta Flesh by David Szalay The 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.  Credits Director of Photography: Marshall Stief Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Producer: Aubree Lennon Editor: James Koroni

    54 min
  7. Felicity Jones

    12/16/2025

    Felicity Jones

    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 Oscar-nominated actor and fellow Brummie Felicity Jones. The pair discuss their shared love of Virginia Woolf, the real reason she left The Worst Witch, and what would be on Jyn Erso’s reading list.  Felicity Jones’ One Nightstand picks:  A Room with a View by E.M. Forster The Waves by Virginia Woolf Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Felicity stars with Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Denis Leary in Oh. What. Fun., currently streaming now on Amazon.   Credits Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Steif Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo Editor: James Koroni Producer: Aubree Lennon

    46 min
  8. Jessie Buckley

    12/09/2025

    Jessie Buckley

    In ⁠One Nightstand⁠, celebrity readers and writers join us at ⁠The Blond⁠ in ⁠11 Howard⁠ to discuss their favorite books.  On this episode, Hamnet star Jessie Buckley delights with tales of playing monsters alongside Christian Bale in Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, the origins of her love of Shakespeare, and a plea for more people to read Jean Rhys. Jessie Buckley's One Nightstand picks:  Good Morning Midnight by Jean Rhys. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Cassandra Speaks by Elizabeth Lesser. Complete Works of Shakespeare. Windows on Eternity: The Paintings of Peter Birkhäuser. Jessie Buckley stars with Paul Mescal in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet in theaters now. Her next film The Bride! hits theaters in March 2026.   Credits Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Steif Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo Editor: James Koroni Producer: Aubree Lennon

    1h 6m
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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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  • Episodes
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