Heads of the Colored People

This collection of stories by Nafissa Thompson-Spires tackles the complexities of black identity and the contemporary middle class. With a writing style that echoes Paul Beatty and Junot Díaz, these boundary-pushing vignettes explore the simmering tensions around race and the vulnerability of the black body. Some stories are darkly humorous, while others are devastatingly poignant. Thompson-Spires fearlessly delves into these issues, making her an original and necessary voice in modern fiction.