Can AI understand the intricacies of human emotions without having emotions itself?And as beings with complicated emotions, how well do we comprehend our own feelings?This book is a collaborative effort between an AI and a human that dives into the complexities of negative emotions. AI's ongoing inspiration during the writing process helped me to embrace new perspectives for navigating difficult moments. We believe every negative emotion holds the potential to teach us a va...

Winner of the 1999 National Book Award for Poetry.Collected here are poems from Ai's previous five books—Cruelty, Killing Floor, Sin, Fate, and Greed—along with seventeen new poems. Employing her trademark ferocity, these new dramatic monologues continue to mine this award-winning poet's "often brilliant" (Chicago Tribune) vision.

The Thrills of the Mundane: An AI-Generated Rollercoaster with Paul Lloyd Hemphill as Your Fearless Co-Pilot!Welcome to a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and even the simplest tasks transform into epic adventures—thanks to our robot overlords!That's right, folks; this collection of hilariously absurd tales was primarily crafted by AI, with Paul Lloyd Hemphill swooping in like a word-wrangling superhero to tweak a few phrases.Think of...

“Ai is a truthteller picking her way through the burning rocks of racial and sexual lies.”—Joy HarjoBefore her untimely death in 2010, Ai, known for her searing dramatic monologues, was hailed as “one of the most singular voices of her generation” (New York Times Book Review). Now for the first time, all eight books by this essential and uniquely American poet have been gathered in one volume.*from “The Cockfighter’s Daughter”I found my fat...

Harrowing confessions from the grave. Missing children, deaths, framing, Oakland County, Michigan

Three cowboys walk into a bar.It’s not the start of a joke.It’s the start of the biggest, baddest bar brawls the Old West has ever seen.In the dusty, lawless towns of the untamed frontier, a quiet drink is a luxury few can afford. Especially for an unlikely trio of heroes. One a mountain of a man with fists like boulders, another a lanky brawler with a reach that defies reason, and the third a lightning-fast warrior...

This book is a journey through the laughter and lighthearted moments that have dotted the often serious landscape of America's past.While our presidents have had their share of successes and failures—some truly great and others, well, let's say they didn't quite hit the mark—this collection isn't about politics. Instead, it focuses on the funny stories that remind us these leaders were, above all, human.Take James Monroe, for example, who turned a White House dinner into a ...

A searing collection of poems about America's loss of innocence from the National Book Award-winning author of Vice.In poems that travel from the horrific flight of a World War II pilot to the World Trade Center attack, from the death of JFK Jr. to the poet's own bastard birth, Ai conjures purity as a distant memory and the knowledge of evil as an "infinite dark night." "An undoubtedly powerful personae."—Publishers Weekly "Ai's cleansing soliloqu...

Sana is the hardworking daughter of a shop owner, and she often ventures out into the forest to gather the herbs needed for the restorative potions they sell. But on one trip, she happens to pick up a mysterious strategy guide for a game—and it’s filled with detailed information about her town, those around her, and even what’s yet to come! However, the future may not be at all what she expects… With such a powerful—and dangerous—book in hand, what will Sana do?

""Love, betrayal, and desperation amid the irrational world of adulthood... 35-year-old Sayaka has lived with her husband Kazuma for a decade. She wants a child, but Kazuma has refused -- in no small part because he's cheating on her with her friend Rui! Sayaka's suspicions lead to a huge argument, but even though they make up the next day, a chance encounter with her old flame Keiichi Akiyama during work makes Sayaka's heart skip a beat. Can she resist the temptation...?""

Nana's band Blast is taking off in a big way--from sold-out club dates to a record label waving a contract at them. But the Trapnest menace still lurks, stealing away everything she cares for. Trapnest took her boyfriend, and even though Ren is back in her life, his band still comes first. And now her trusty sidekick Hachi is being lured away by Trapnest bassist Takumi. But this time, Nana won't give up without a fight!

Hachi's happiness with Nobu is slipping through her fingers as an unexpected complication with Takumi threatens to upend her entire life. And unlike her past romantic woes, the choice she makes now will change the lives of everyone around her.