Night-Table Reading

Julia Sweeney

writer-director-comedienne, God Said, "Ha!"

She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb (Pocket Books).

'Wally rocks! I live for the day when I can stand in a room with Wally. I don't even have to talk to him."

Conor McPherson

playwright, The Weir

Model Behavior, by Jay Mclnerney (Knopf).

"I like books about single guys adrift, looking at women—it's easy to identify with. Many novel-writers turn their fantasies into fiction, and I love the level of Mclnerney's imagination."

Vicki lovine

author, The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers

Evening,

by Susan Minot (Knopf). "This novel about a dying woman recalling her life reminds me that I should appreciate my memories while I'm creating them."

Seth MacFarlane

creator, Fox Television's Family Guy

Musical Stages: An Autobiography, by Richard Rodgers (Da Capo).

"A fascinating, if sugarcoated, account of the career of one of the greatest composers in American music history."