The Secondhand Projects

So The Cost Of Living is not out yet. The print files are sitting on a hard drive ready to be printed. Paul decided he wasn’t ready to have that baby. The book should be out before years end. In more exciting news we are going to be releasing four other books this fall. The titles will printed in editions of 500. The books will be printed simultaneously and released at roughly the same time.

The titles:

Shoe Polish & Pancake Mix - Scott Clyke

Ice-T Shot Me In The Face (plus eleven other stories about rappers). - Luke Fox.

Questioned & Photographed: Jean (Turf One) Labourdette  - Paul Labonté and/or Paul 107.

Society Suckers 5+1 is 6. - SS featuring Peter Beste, Boogie, Gordon Ball and others.

More news to come.

I have a new book shipping in January. It’s called The Cost Of Living. Its a collection of photo essays, old interviews, character profiles, short stories, movie pitches, and scenes from films that have yet to be shot. It straddles the fine line between fact and fiction. I was following a theme instead of making a book about a straight topic. A thousand copies of the book will be printed & hand numbered. There will be three covers. Expect a photo exhibit and maybe a book launch (or vice versa).

The Cost Of Living is the first project getting released on the new improved Secondhand projects. I’m designing the book with Conor Virtue, it’s our first project together. Conor designs a lot of stuff. He has a design outfit. He works with a designer called Dylan Adair. Dylan has been also been collaborating on the project.

In other news: I’ll be getting my Ken Burns on this January. I start putting together a new book about Eric San (Kid Koala) and the turntable as an instrument. The book should should be available in the fall. I spent the better part of the last 6 years on the road and in the studio with Eric and my camera. I’m kind of excited about that. I haven’t done a lot of music stuff since I stopped editing and writing for rap magazines. The book will also be released by The Secondhand Projects.

The Secondhand Projects will be releasing a few books in the near future. Other books. Books that I didn’t write, photograph or design. Books that I think matter. Books I think we all should own. Books. Books and maybe some music. Music that comes in elaborate packaging.

Ok.
More news to come.
Clear eyes.
Full hearts.

Over and out.

Paul Labonte and/or Paul(107)

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