NIGHT TABLE READING

ANTHONY KIEDIS

musician and author, Scar Tissue (Hyperion)

The Maltese Falcon,

by Dashiell Hammett (Vintage). "Dashiell's no-nonsense portrait of America's West Coast cities and their troubled lowlifes drives me into blissful fantasy. Plus, my father stole his stage name, Dammett, from Hammett."

ALEX KERRY

filmmaker and actress

Everything Is Illuminated,

by Jonathan Safran Foer (Houghton Mifflin). "Funny and moving—my favorite combination."

MR. SIX

Six Flags theme parks' dancing old guy

Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese,

by Kathryn and Ross Petras (Workman). "You're only as old as you feel... especially when it's playtime!"

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