The Stones of Summer

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The Stones of Summer

First edition
Author	Dow Mossman
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Bobbs-Merrill
Publication date	1972
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
ISBN	1-58567-517-2
OCLC	54410628

The Stones of Summer is a novel by American writer Dow Mossman. Both the novel and Mossman are also subjects of Mark Moskowitz's Slamdance award-winning film, Stone Reader (2002).

The Stones of Summer, first printed in 1972, quickly went out of print after its publisher Bobbs Merrill filed for bankruptcy. Because of this (and, it is speculated, a subsequent lack of marketing), this "marvelous book" (reviewer John Seelye in The New York Times Book Review^[1]), saw minor sales. According to Moskowitz’s documentary, Mossman was also briefly hospitalized for a nervous breakdown while completing the novel, which may have also impeded its commercial success.