Breadcrumb Home Revealed: A book the size of a ladybug Wednesday, August 7, 2013 NBC News http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/revealed-a-book-the-size-… The University of Iowa Libraries used a new microscope to read for the first time the smallest book in its miniature book collection, a volume measuring only .138 inches square and .04 inches thick.