blog posts English prof's first book: Stories of 'misfits, nerds, weirdos' Dec 4, 2018 9:30 am by Jodi HeckelCampus Life Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Nafissa Thompson-Spires's collection of short stories, filled with 'misfits, nerds and weirdos,' was on the longlist for the 2018 National Book Award and was a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize Share on Facebook Tweet Email