A Common Reader

A Common Reader is a discontinued American mail-order book catalogue established in 1986 by Alex Goulder and James Mustich, Jr. It was notable among general-interest book catalogues for its eclecticism, with large sections of each issue given over to obscure literary classics. The catalogue also had a reputation among its readers for the quality of its writing. The blurbs that accompanied each book entry were often highly erudite and evocative, and many of these were penned by Mustich himself or by his colleague, Thomas Meagher.Fact|date=July 2008

"A Common Reader" appeared several times a year, with a readership in the tens of thousands. Its in-house publishing imprint was The Akadine Press.

End of operations

As of January 27, 2006, the organization is out of business. They have gone into bankruptcy; there was an auction of their stock and equipment on February 22, 2006 in Pleasantville, New York. [http://www.haleonard.com/BOOK_AUCTION.htm] .