The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
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 Cover of Volume 1 | |
| Author | hitRECord Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
|---|---|
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story, comedy, poetry, adult fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Published | December 6, 2011 – present |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| No. of books | 3 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 |
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.
Publication history[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Volume 3 was published on November 5, 2013, with 128 pages featuring 82 contributors from 35,905 contributions.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Hart, Hugh (Nov 30, 2011). "Inception Star's Crowdsourced hitRECord Website Becomes a Book". LA weekly. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt". HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2010".
- ^ Heyman, Stephen (December 4, 2011). "T MAGAZINE; The Author as Your Average Joe". New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt". HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 3 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt". HarperCollins. Retrieved 15 October 2013.