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- Lena Waithe
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 talks with Emmy Award-winning writer, actor, and producer Lena Waithe about her love of memoirs, how she feels about The Chi ending, plus an exclusive on what she’s cooking up with Issa Rae.
Lena Waithe’s One Nightstand picks:
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
This Is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson
Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. by Sammy Davis Jr., Jane Boyar, and Burt Boyar
Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief With Grit, Grace, and Gratitude by Nicole Avant
Lena’s currently in her theater era; after producing Heaux Church and The Peculiar Patriot, she will star in her debut play, Trinity, at Baltimore Center Stage in early 2026.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Steif
Assistant Camera: Jasmin Velez
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Matt Hoffman
Producer: Aubree Lennon
59 min - Mindy Kaling
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond in 11 Howard to discuss their favorite books. This episode has Charlotte Owen sitting down with writer, actor, and comedian Mindy Kaling to talk rom-coms, murder, what she learned from Steve Carrell, and which major A-lister is trying to set her up..
Mindy Kaling's One Nightstand picks:
Yours for the Season — Uzma Jalaluddin
Romantic Comedy — Curtis Sittenfeld
Really Good, Actually — Monica Heisey
My Sister, the Serial Killer — Oyinkan Braithwaite
Mindy's new series Not Suitable for Work is currently filming in New York now and will air in 2026 exclusively on Hulu .
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Ryan Mitchell
Assistant Camera: Jasmin Velez
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: James Koroni
Producer: Aubree Lennon
52 min - Lukas Gage
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond in 11 Howard to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Samantha Leach sits down with pal Lukas Gage to talk about his new memoir I Wrote This for Attention, why he thinks Julia Fox’s Down the Drain is one of the best celebrity memoirs ever written, and the two-word advice he got from Jennifer Coolidge.
Lukas Gage’s One Nightstand picks:
Down the Drain by Julia Fox
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
I Wrote This for Attention by Lukas Gage
Lukas’ tell-all memoir I Wrote This for Attention is out everywhere now!
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Steif
Assistant Camera: Jasmin Velez
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: James Koroni
Producer: Aubree Lennon
39 min - Jesse Williams
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond in 11 Howard to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Samantha Leach goes deep with Jesse Williams on the titles that shaped his life, what attracted him to his most recent project, Hotel Costiera, and how reading A Confederacy of Dunces feels almost more relevant now. Special thanks to Tory Burch.
Song of Solomon – Toni Morrison
Of Water and the Spirit – Malidoma Patrice Some
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
The Fountainhead – Ayn Rand
All episodes of Jesse’s hit new show, Hotel Costiera, are streaming on Amazon now.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Steif
Assistant Camera: Jasmin Velez
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Jeff Striker / James Koroni
Producer: Aubree Lennon
42 min - Brittany Snow
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 friend and The Hunting Wives star Brittany Snow, who shares the title that helped during her divorce, why she co-wrote September Letters, and what’s next.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
September Letters by Brittany Snow and Jaspre Guest
Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty by Mandy Matney
The Hunting Wives is streaming now. Brittany stars in The Beast in Me with Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys out on Netflix on Nov. 13, 2025.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Steif
Assistant Camera: Jasmine Velez
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Matt Hoffman
Producer: Aubree Lennon
56 min - Jay Ellis
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 Jay Ellis to talk about his childhood imaginary friend, when he realized Lawrence was wrong on Insecure, and what Bell Hooks taught him about love.
Chain-Gang All-Star by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
All About Love by Bell Hooks
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis
Pick up a copy of Jay’s book Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? on paperback Sept. 16.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Jasmine Velez
Assistant Camera: Konstantin Yelisevich
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Cian Smith
Producer: Aubree Lennon
1 hr 2 min - Issa Rae
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond in 11 Howard to discuss their favorite books.In this episode, writer, producer, and actor Issa Rae sits down with Charlotte Owen to discuss her new book, I Should Be Smarter by Now. Issa shares why life is better after your 20s, the book she’s desperate to adapt, and what she “romanticized” in her hit HBO series Insecure.
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
I Should be Smarter by Now by Issa Rae
Issa’s new collection of essays, I Should Be Smarter by Now, is available now on Amazon and Audible.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Stief
Assistant Camera: Jasmin Velez
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Alex Viola
Producer: Aubree Lennon
46 min - Zosia Mamet
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond in 11 Howard to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, ‘Girls’ star and writer Zosia Mamet discusses escapism, flying by the seat of her pants at work, and a life affirming encounter with David Sedaris.
‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen
‘Slow Days, Fast Company’ by Eve Babitz
‘The Heart’s Invisible Furies’ by John Boyne
‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’ by David Sedaris
Zosia Mamet’s collection of essays, ‘Does This Make Me Funny?’, is out September 9.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Jasmine Velez
Assistant Camera: Konstantin Yelisevich
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Matt Hoffman
Producer: Aubree Lennon
40 min - Justine Lupe
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 scene stealer Justine Lupe, to talk about her top five books, her chemistry with Nobody Wants This co-star Timothy Simons, and when she knew Succession had officially entered the zeitgeist.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
My Brilliant Friend Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Stoner by John Williams
Season 2 of Nobody Wants This’ premieres Oct. 23.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Ryan Mitchel
Assistant Camera: Sam Cowan
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Matt Hoffman
Producer: Aubree Lennon
1 hr 8 min - Michelle Zauner
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us at The Blond in 11 Howard to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, author and Japanese Breakfast frontwoman Michelle Zauner discusses the follow up to her bestselling memoir, ‘Crying In H Mart’, reveals the title she dreams of adapting one day, …and the book that inspired a song on her new album..
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Rock Springs by Richard Ford
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women), is streaming now.
Credits
Director/Director of Photography: Marshall Stief
Assistant Camera: Konstantin Yelisevich
Post Supervisor: Delia Kelly
Post Production Manager: Mateo Delgadillo
Editor: Cian Smith
Producer: Aubree Lennon
41 min
About One Nightstand
From the publisher's feed
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.