March 15, 2004
If You've Ever Loved a Book
I just finished watching this documentary by Mark Moskowitz, and If You've ever loved a book, you should watch this film. Moskowitz read a book, loved it, then went looking for more by the same author. The author, and the book had vanished. He spends two years searching to find out what happened. Along the way we meet some interesting people, learn some sobering things about being a writer today and hear some interesting things about some great books. This is one DVD where you'll want to check out the extras. There is a set of reading lists that will give you plenty do for the next forty years. Moskowitz's search lead to the founding of lostbooks.org which is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to getting lost books back in print.
Posted by bill at March 15, 2004 01:16 AM