| Charlene |
| Carl's late wife |
| Helene |
| Sidney's second wife |
| Violet |
| Cate's interviewer |
| Cate |
Blanchett | Australian actress |
| Anne Marie |
Callahan | Narrator and protagonist. Aka: Cassandra Ford, Cate Kay, Annie |
| Patricia |
Callahan | Cate's mother |
| Dempsey |
Caroll | Founder of the publishing firm |
| Ryan |
Channing | Famous actor starring in film adaptations of Cate Kay's novels. Aka: Ry |
| Sidney |
Collins | Cate's girlfriend |
| Jeremiah |
Douglas | Samantha Park's lover |
| Danny |
Fischer | Jake Fischer's husband |
| Jake |
Fischer | Reporter |
| Melody |
Huber | Cate's literary agent |
| Janie |
Johnson | Ryan Channing's manager |
| Amanda |
Kent | Cate's best friend |
| Kerri |
Kent | Amanda's sister |
| Jennifer |
Lawrence | American actress |
| Professor |
Moore | Cate's professor |
| Johnny |
Muir | Ryan's co-star in *The Moon* |
| James |
Naismith | Inventor of the game of basketball |
| Persephone |
Park | Samantha Park's daughter |
| Samantha |
Park | Protagonist in Cate Kay's novel |
| Paul |
Pierce | Former professional basketball player |
| Edgar Allan |
Poe | American writer and poet |
| Richard |
Riley | Man who ran the theater department |
| Roger |
Riley | ANC's most famous news anchor |
| Mrs. |
Rogers | Amanda and Cate's favorite teacher |
| Genevieve |
Smith | Janie Johnson's friend at *Vanity Fair* |
| Roy |
Williams | Public figure; limited context provided |
| Ashley |
| Ryan's classmate; girl Ryan likes |
| Astrid |
| Sidney's first wife |
| Ben |
| Amanda's date |
| Brando |
| Cate and Amanda's car |
| Brett |
| Coffee shop manager where Cate works |
| Brian |
| Jake Fischer's brother |
| Carl |
| Cate's mailman |
| Janet |
| Amanda's physical therapist |
| Joe |
| Boy Cate likes |
| Jonathan |
| Sidney's colleague |
| Mark |
| Ryan's classmate |
| Matt |
| Ryan's agent |
| Maxine |
| Studio head of public relations |
| Nick |
| Janie Johnson's husband |
| Pacino |
| Car belonging to Samantha and Jeremiah |
| Sarah |
| Coffee shop worker |
| Tommy |
| High school quarterback who likes Amanda |
| Vanessa |
| Girl who is jealous of Amanda |
