tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post753221375230664364..comments2024-03-25T14:36:16.797-04:00Comments on The Crime Writers' Chronicle: Remembering “A Common Reader”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-90098874821786654472013-06-10T09:10:57.493-04:002013-06-10T09:10:57.493-04:00One of the jolts of delight I occasionally get fro...One of the jolts of delight I occasionally get from my writing career was finding Bury the Bishop listed in the Uncommon Reader, with a very nice little review.Kate Gallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107289413804236810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-56120346409826495032013-06-10T04:24:59.820-04:002013-06-10T04:24:59.820-04:00Yep, Allan Bennett was also one of the original &q... Yep, Allan Bennett was also one of the original "Beyond The Fringe" troupe. (Along with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, and Jonathan Miller)<br /> By nomadic I mean only that my colleagues and I are always switching cubicles. Indeed, shortly after I wrote this, I was told I would be moving yet again.<br />StephAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-26051730965551064542013-06-09T19:37:08.281-04:002013-06-09T19:37:08.281-04:00Steph, would you like to share with us what you me...Steph, would you like to share with us what you mean by nomadic re your job??? TJSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-27015814609680249042013-06-09T16:38:37.684-04:002013-06-09T16:38:37.684-04:00I loved the Common Reader catalog and was so sad w...I loved the Common Reader catalog and was so sad when it went out of business. It was very sudden, as I recall. <br /><br />I also loved Uncommon Reader, a surprising, touching and funny little book. It's the same Allan Bennett who writes terrific plays including The Madness of King George, History Boys and Lady in a Van.Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-17430441321046137632013-06-09T11:11:57.360-04:002013-06-09T11:11:57.360-04:00Oh, you'll love "Uncommon Reader." I...Oh, you'll love "Uncommon Reader." It's a delight! And while you're at it, you should check out Allan Bennett's essays.<br />StephAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-71806166255580123252013-06-09T08:05:23.342-04:002013-06-09T08:05:23.342-04:00Stephanie, I was not familiar with The Common Read...Stephanie, I was not familiar with The Common Reader, so I looked it up, found it went bankrupt Jan. 27, 2006. That led me to the Uncommon Reader, which is a novella written about QE 2 and sounds like a real lark! Thelma in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com