Nafissa Thompson-Spires. (2018). Heads of the Colored People: Stories. Unabridged HighBridge.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires. 2018. Heads of the Colored People: Stories. HighBridge.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Heads of the Colored People: Stories. HighBridge, 2018.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires. Heads of the Colored People: Stories. Unabridged HighBridge, 2018.

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