Random can be good. Random can lead you to discovering new things. Random can take you out of your safety zone and into new, sometimes uncomfortable worlds. Random is a way of forcing yourself to […]
My name is Kevin Leicinger. I write books. This site isn't about my books. At least not directly. It's about all the incredible, cool, amazing things that have helped inspire me to write them. Lots of music, books, movies, pop culture whatever, has gone into my brain and been spit back out again in some weird form I call my writing. This site is dedicated to those demonic influences. I hope you find it interesting.
Category: books
The Future Was Yesterday
My taste in fiction tends to be dark. As in, Orwell’s 1984 is one of my all-time favorite books. Never has anyone captured the tools of surveillance, tribalism, misinformation, and psychological manipulation by those with […]
A Collection of Brilliant J.G. Ballard Book Covers
“Ballardian” is actually a word. According to the Collins English Dictionary it means “resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in J. G. Ballard’s novels and stories, especially dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes and the […]
Alexa and The Very Warped World of Demon Seed
So, there was this brilliant scientist who thought it would be a good idea to make a “smart home” back in the 70s. This was over forty years before Alexa was born. The smart home […]
Murakami Covers From Around the World
Haruki Murakami had his first book published in 1979 and is still going strong. He’s the author of WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE, 1Q84, KAFKA ON THE SHORE, NORWEGIAN WOOD, HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AT THE END OF THE […]
Heavy Metal Loser
So, there was this guy who became kind of a heavy metal god. He sold over 38 million records and was worshiped by both audiences and fellow musicians alike. And yet, if you take what […]
Heartbreak City: Thanks a ton, Colson Whitehead!
I lived in New York for seventeen years. I never thought I would leave. It was the place I belonged. A place of constant energy and incredible beauty. Just being there made me feel like […]
The Stranger and the Cure
The Stranger by Camus. A short book. A great read. A book that could change your life. On the surface it’s a simple story of a man who takes a vacation to help him recover […]
