Stone reader

Director Moskowitz goes on a personal journey in search of writer Dow Mossman who, despite his book's good reviews, never went on to writer another novel; Moskowitz also explores how books can have an enormous impact on the lives of their readers.

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"Director Moskowitz goes on a personal journey in search of writer Dow Mossman who, despite his book's good reviews, never went on to writer another novel; Moskowitz also explores how books can have an enormous impact on the lives of their readers."@en
"Director Moskowitz goes on a personal journey in search of writer Dow Mossman who, despite his book's good reviews, never went on to writer another novel; Moskowitz also explores how books can have an enormous impact on the lives of their readers."
"In 1972 Mark Moskowitz read a New York Times book review of "The stones of summer" by Dow Mossman, a title which, later in Moskowitz's life would later become an object of obsession. Though he shelved the book for 25 years, Moskowitz finally read it and was amazed at its ingenuity. He was shocked that its one-time author never penned another book. Determined to solve the mystery, Moskowitz documented his research project in finding the forgotten author and getting to the bottom of the publishing mystery of how so many great books of literature, and great authors, just disappear."@en
"In 1972 Mark Moskowitz read a New York Times book review of "The stones of summer" by Dow Mossman, a title which, later in Moskowitz's life would later become an object of obsession. Though he shelved the book for 25 years, Moskowitz finally read it and was amazed at its ingenuity. He was shocked that its one-time author never penned another book. Determined to solve the mystery, Moskowitz documented his research project in finding the forgotten author and getting to the bottom of the publishing mystery of how so many great books of literature, and great authors, just disappear."
"Documents the story of one man's passionate search to solve a literary mystery. In 1972, Mark Moskowitz bought a copy of The stones of summer by Dow Mossman but couldn't get past the first few pages. Twenty-five years later, he tried again and fell in love with the book. Looking for other books by the author, he found no mention of Mossman or his novel. Moskowitz then travels the country on a quest to discover how such a well-received book vanished into oblivion."@en
"In 1972, Mark Moskowitz, then 18, read John Seelye's review of The Stones of Summer in The New York Times Book Review and immediately bought a copy. He bogged down less than a hundred pages in and gave up, finally giving the yellowed paperback another pass in 1998. On that reading, the book struck a chord, and he saw why it was so rapturously received. Looking for more, Moskowitz did a search for Mossman works produced between 1972 and 1998--and found nothing. So he set out to find Mossman, pursuing countless dead ends, talking to critics, agents, book designers, and editors, none of whom had answers. A commercial producer by trade, Moskowitz grabbed a 16-mm camera to capture his hunt for posterity, and at its best, this documentary hints at the powerful author/audience bond that can transcend race, class, region, and time itself."@en