Night-Table Reading

designer

Narciso Rodriguez

Old Rosa: A Novel in Two Stories, by Reinaldo Arenas (Grove). "He is my favorite author. It is one of the most imaginative pieces of literature I've read. Some of these images of angels on fire are incredible."

Rufus Wainwright

musician

The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman, by Louis de Bernieres (Vintage).

"Highly recommended for latent Catholics and cover judgers like myself."

Mark Haines

host, CNBC's Squawk Box

Dereliction of Duty, by H. R. McMaster (HarperPerennial). "I read almost anything written about the Vietnam War and why we went through what we went through."

Sophia Loren

author. Sophia Loren's Recipes & Memories

Audrey Hepburn.

by Barry Paris {Putnam). "I wanted logo back to those happy moments when Andre) and myself were living in the same resort in Switzerland."