The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories is a trilogy collection of poetic tiny, short stories, no more than a few lines long each. It is compiled by owner and founder of the online collaborative production company hitRECord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Wirrow, a curator at hitRECord.[1] It is published by HarperCollins' imprint IT Books. The first book of the trilogy was published in 2011, the second and third volumes were released in late 2012 and in 2013.[1] The slogan for the trilogy is: "The universe is not made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories".[2] It is suggested that the books are for 18+ year olds.

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
Cover of Volume 1
AuthorhitRECord
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
CountryU.S.
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story, comedy, poetry, adult fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
PublishedDecember 6, 2011 – present
Media typePrint (hardcover)
No. of books3
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 ISBN 978-0-06-212166-0
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2 ISBN 978-0-06-212163-9
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 3 ISBN 978-0-06-212165-3

Publication history
  • Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2010 - December 2010
  • Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 1 - December 6, 2011
  • Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 2 - November 13, 2012
  • Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 3 - November 5, 2013

2010 Book

The first edition was a 64-page book that was self-published by hitRecord in December 2010 containing 31 illustrated stories from 45 writers and artists from 2312 contributions.[3]

Volume 1

With 88 pages and 45 illustrated stories,[4] the first of the Tiny Stories series used contributions of over 8,600 submissions from 67 writers and artists.[1]

Volume 2

Published in November 2012, Volume 2 features 62 contributors from some 14,946 contributions to make up 96 pages of haiku-like tales.[5]

Volume 3

Volume 3 was published on November 5, 2013, with 128 pages featuring 82 contributors from 35,905 contributions.[6]

References
  1. Hart, Hugh (Nov 30, 2011). "Inception Star's Crowdsourced hitRECord Website Becomes a Book". LA weekly. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. "The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt". HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. Heyman, Stephen (December 4, 2011). "T MAGAZINE; The Author as Your Average Joe". New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. "The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt". HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  6. "The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 3 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt". HarperCollins. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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