Dow MossmanDow Mossman is the author of The Stones of Summer, originally published in 1972 by Bobbs-Merrill, and Popular Library a year later. Following publication of the novel, Mossman was mentally exhausted and spent several months in an Iowa snitarium. The novel soon went out of print, but in 2002, Mossman became the subject of the documentary film Stone Reader by Mark Moskowitz, which chronicled the director's attempt to resuscitate the acclaimed book and speak to its seemingly vanished author. After the film's release, The Stones of Summer was reissued by Barnes & Noble, and Mossman is now semi-retired living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Read More Read Less