Night-table Reading

Julie Hogerty(actress): A Dangerous Woman, by Mary McGarry Morris (Viking). "The life of a woman who is just not equipped to deal with a world of dishonesty. "

Leu Reed(composer): Sacrifice, by Andrew Vachss (Knopf), and Maximum Bob, by Elmore Leonard (Delacorte). "These were both worth waiting for. Now, if only there was a new James Ellroy!"

Terry O'Neill(photographer): Three Blind Mice, by Ken Auletta (Random House). "How Ken managed to get into those power-broker meetings, it grips you. In my life, I don't get near that world, and he takes you there."

Nora Dunn(comedienne): A Burnt-Out Case, by Graham Greene (Penguin). "When Greene's protagonist finally does find a reason for living, he dies. Laughing, of course."