In <a href="https://www.bustle.com/one-nightstand">⁠One Nightstand⁠</a>, celebrity readers and writers join us at <a href="https://www.11howard.com/the-blond">⁠The Blond⁠</a> in <a href="https://www.11howard.com/">⁠11 Howard⁠</a> to discuss their favorite books. In this episode, Samantha Leach talks with Girls star Allison Williams to discuss her undying love for Homer’s Odyssey, the part of motherhood that’s shocked her most, and which book Lena Dunham told her she needed to option.    Allison Williams’ One Nightstand picks: <ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Mary-Shelley/dp/0486282112">Frankenstein</a> by Mary Shelley</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Tollbooth-Norton-Juster/dp/0394820371/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3H2JMCAS15MCC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.M93vxz9jpuoiK6EIeynupzER2MomFj8xQSzuZYPjhjGXGFw5cI_6EyG92lnZrCwSSd5dfPCMwDM4iTleD49cH6Ov8VWGKXS9owRupIpVgEsrXX0DuLW87MAYh9HnccS0lV_Bzifx5pcqU5vpO2hLnaT18tkeAnH41WGIDrMoIX1tnnVDXLBDsTu0iIhagEXQoFVsNj75K6x56efI9fQTdL8uRRNhkfju7jdi_X3Z7TU.48blGfR_n_8BPwkO8fllNynfgbYGDBDw0ySESIchveI&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Phantom+Tollbooth+by+Norton+Juster&qid=1762527906&s=books&sprefix=the+phantom+tollbooth+by+norton+juster%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-1">The Phantom Tollbooth</a> by Norton Juster</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer/dp/022660442X/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=55SND717RYLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8CAQ2WfSx24mtAWjcU1cwcNVT_w9pspts-P8mYCWcEaImuqSM6JTi8z2BzLvAlF2EMMBtAOtzdw7lzYzSbCacIC4DKJE27yaR_AhfJqdaCMra9qvidQ9s3AtB1pTatceffBQcaQHHDbbqaJQeFwwaFoSA0WLr4JTsLYGouojHnEuyiLcdCfxDfo8cbEm-kPQtsoH_uVzY209YKgTlwuJi1Zc_wrGiOoLab9VO2SVygg._RlBX0nl6qT9M_BDbsE8FLeLRESW_xewkVNwFr0kA3s&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Odyssey+by+Homer&qid=1762527983&s=books&sprefix=the+odyssey+by+homer%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1">The Odyssey</a> by Homer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Homegoing-Yaa-Gyasi/dp/1101971061/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KWSIRFJ3916N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.og1VvbFxYoZXR7kgQIp1_o6_Gxq-aiZeKOXEhbL0rRrZ1DAdkK-k5_2F2lu6Zb9r_eWz17wKUc56zGsj7ROGjmFdb0CGhhgpayTAiE84exeA1Bu4boLOrCxYbOdaZ6UWvrbLU9ijuN4zX6UDlzeXJire_3x85T1vTrN19V5Xp0iE-I5I3IfQeOYmk1JjxeAFdR6U85_c0etf-g1ashIPWhFHQvL-QWN1gDJNyRFXEYM.bYIDjwGcAJFR6TJxLgHX-RAX2hj64aeHLlsNS8nBGoU&dib_tag=se&keywords=Homegoing+by+Yaa+Gyasi&qid=1762528008&s=books&sprefix=homegoing+by+yaa+gyasi%2Cstripbooks%2C90&sr=1-1">Homegoing</a> by Yaa Gyasi</li></ul>Catch Allison’s latest movie Regretting You in theaters now! CreditsDirector/Director of Photography: Marshall SteifAssistant Camera: Jasmin VelezPost Supervisor: Delia KellyPost-Production Manager: Mateo DelgadilloEditor: James Koroni Producer: Aubree Lennon

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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.