Night-table Reading

Ashley Bickerton (sculptor): Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkey wrenching, edited by Dave Forman and Bill Haywood (Ned Ludd Books). "A how-to on decommissioning bulldozers and spiking trees. "

Tim Reid (actor-producer):

Fire at Will, by DeWayne Wickham (USA Today Books). "This book is a rare commodity—it offers social commentary from the often overlooked point of view of a black man. "

Oscar Hijueles (author): Come Back, Doctor Caligari, by Donald Barthelme (Little, Brown). "It is an impeccable example of fiction. "

Marie Thomas (actress):

Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke (Vintage). "It always inspires me and brings all things back into focus. "