The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Looper, 500 Days of Summer) made a big splash with The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories—so now he’s back with volume 2! One of the most ingenious and successful projects to come out of Gordon-Levitt's online creative coalition hitRECord—an international collaboration of artists and writers—The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2 offers more quirky, delightfully small, ingeniously illustrated haiku-like tales, proving once more that the universe isn’t made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories. The best things do come in small packages.
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The universe is not made of atoms; it's made of tiny stories.

Featuring 62 contributors from the 14,946 contributions to the Tiny Stories collaboration on HITRECORD.ORG

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“This tiny book is a winner . . . half short story collection, half communal poem.” - Flavorwire, 10 Must Reads for December 2011

“Told with haiku-like precision.” - LA Weekly

“HitRECord.org, where tens of thousands of contributors now bring their original music, text, illustrations and footage, lets people really “share” their work - not in the YouTube sense of simply posting something and hoping for an enthusiastic response, but in the true spirit of collaboration.” - Salon

“Not just a coup for [hitRECord.org] but also an object lesson in how it works.” - New York Times

“Tiny Stories is a victory for the enduring power and allure of physical, bound books. Although produced collaboratively and online, the epitome of futurism in book publishing, the slim volume is exceedingly handsome and altogether nostalgic in its design, meant to evoke memories in the reader of a time when all we had were bound books, and the best-made of them were a pleasure both to handle and to see on one’s shelf.” - The Millioins

“A brand new collection of moving (and funny!) stories from the hitRECord family and It Books.” - Entertainment Weekly

“A victory for the enduring power and allure of physical, bound books.” - The Millions

“These clever little stories-really more like illustrated haikus-often pack a wallop despite their slender length, running the gamut from funny to poignant to just plain strange.” - The Hollywood Reporter

“Ingeniously illustrated . . . witty . . . meaningful.” - Entertainment Weekly

“From the department of Perfect Hipster Stocking Stuffers . . . Buy it for your brooding-artist cousin, but then selfishly decide to keep it for yourself.” - Philadelphia City Paper

“Gordon-Levitt has culled quirky gems for Vol. 2. A handsome hardbound book full of wit, whimsy, and a little wisdom.” - Philadelphia Inquirer

“This is truly a “Tiny” book in comparison with normal titles, but its impact is as large as it is fascinating . . . each story is as unique as the illustration that accompanies it. A wonderful little book . . . highly recommend[ed] to anyone who loves ingenuity, irony and beauty.” - Tampa Bay Books Examiner, "Top 10 Best Books for Christmas"