Parfait 3 / Barfait (above left)
2007
edition 300
5.5 x 4.25 inches
76 pages
zine with photocopied interior, letterpress printed front & back covers, coptic binding
$6 includes shipping in the USA; $8 international

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Tres Parfait (above right)
2007
signed and numbered edition of 35
6 x 6 x 2 inches
letterpress printed box contains Parfait 3 / Barfait and an Electronic Animal limited edition multiple
$24 (Includes shipping in USA)
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Parfait is zine-as-artist-workbook: essays, drawings, reviews, visual experiments. The latest Parfait is a split issue with its evil twin, Barfait. Parfait loves. Barfait hates. Parfait: analysis of fantastic outfits found in out-of-print books; an exploration of make it look better / make it more meaningful; a review of the out-of-print book Celebrity Needlepoint; drawings of helpful animal life coaches; resonant NYPL search results; inventory of a 1963 IQ test; lists. Barfait: books masquerading as books you want; rampant mass production; fake sandwiches; questionable slogans; assorted minor horrors of modern life.

So what are Parfait readers saying?

"If you love books and/or zines and/or fashion analysis and/or fancy binding and/or letterpress and/or library search results and/or math theory and/or French films and literature and/or Red Pandas and/or original illustrations and/or cookie recipes and/or whatever other crazy things are competing to get out of book artist Emily K. Larned's head and fingers, then you will find something to go gaga over in her zine series Parfait... Art, books, criticism, pop culture, libraries, politics -- there is so much to love in this zine I almost can't handle it!" JENNA FREEDMAN, Barnard's Zine Librarian

"This artsy little gem is beautifully produced with a letterpressed color cover and handbound in coptic stitch. As impressive as the outside of the zine is, Emily's writing makes the inside equally enjoyable. She has a droll wit and a keen sense of the absurd that will have you snickering to yourself... You'll definitely want to keep this one in your collection." ZINE WORLD

“Completely gorgeous.” MEDIA BISTRO'S UNBEIGE

“My new favorite zine... I absolutely loved it. It came beautifully hand-bound and packaged and was entertaining as f#$%.” PAINFULLYHIP.COM

“Parfait pairs quirky content with fabulously old-fashioned production values... Somehow, blogging just doesn’t have the same charm factor.” STYLE.COM

“It is both light and heavy at the same time.” KAREL MARTENS

“Parfait is a gorgeous hand produced artist book/zine... Lest you should wonder, the time spent on the presentation and crafting of this work does not detract from the content... there’s a unique angle on everything.” CAUSE & EFFECT DISTRO

“Quite an impressive little item... a labor of love... interspersing short fiction with DIY scholarship. Emily has a fine mind, and Parfait shares some of its inner workings.” HEATH ROW'S MEDIA DIET