Believe me, I know what it's like to wake up in the morning feeling like a sensitive grain of wheat lookin' at a millstone.
—William Sloane Coffin

Film About Failed Book and Missing Author
You may have already heard about Mark Moskowitz's film ‘Stone Reader,’ in which he searches for (and ultimately finds) novelist Dow Mossman, author of the 1972 novel THE STONES OF SUMMER, who more or less disappeared after its publication. The Daily News reports, ‘Despite a rave review in The New York Times, ‘Stones’ didn't make a ripple in the publishing pond, and only a handful of people were aware of either the book or the writer. Mossman's story is a sad one, about the curse of genius, and you're left with the impression that there are more literary casualties out there like him.’