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Nina McConigley

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Colorado State University professor. Author of COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS, winner of the PEN Open Book Award. HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER forthcoming from Pantheon Books in January 2026. Essay collection forthcoming with University of Georgia Press.

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can’t wait!!

27.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The fastest I’ve read a book since uh yesterday/today
Loved this - check the cw but it’s just fantastic, not sure what to say without spoiling but it had such a great Feeling of being young in the 80s + diaspora
Contender for fav book of Jan?? @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @ninamcconigley.bsky.social

19.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover- How To Commit A Post Colonial Murder by Nina McConigley

Book cover- How To Commit A Post Colonial Murder by Nina McConigley

Was totally blown away by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social β€˜s How To Commit A Post Colonial Murder. So good I truly could not put it down. What a voice.

15.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

wow

07.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This was amazing. Thank you. Thank you.

07.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Split Self, Split Sisters In her daring first novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, author Nina McConigley entwines race, sisterhood, and sexual violence in the American West.

For @altajournal.bsky.social, I reviewed @ninamcconigley.bsky.social's excellent new book, "How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder":

www.altaonline.com/books/fiction/a70001359/nina-mcconigley-how-to-commit-a-postcolonial-murder-book-review/

26.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder My sister, Agatha Krishna, said it started when they came, and so that’s where you could put the blame. But then she said we had to go further back than that. So we blamed it on Reagan; every…

β€œMy sister, Agatha Krishna, said it started when they came, and so that’s where you could put the blame.” Read from @ninamcconigley.bsky.social’s new novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder.

21.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Review | In β€˜How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder,’ two sisters hatch a risky plan Nina McConigley’s novel considers the legacy of colonial violence through the story of one Wyoming family.

Congrats to @ninamcconigley.bsky.social for this fab review of her brand new novel! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...

22.01.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s #BigReleaseTuesday! And as a bonus, it also happens to be National #CheeseLoversDay ! #booksky

Highlights ✨

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by
@ninamcconigley.bsky.social
The Fair Weather Friend by #JessieGarcia
The Future Saints by #AshleyWinstead

πŸ”— Link in Comments

20.01.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excerpt from the book! Out today from Lit Hub

21.01.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Week's #Books
tinyurl.com/msuwaez4 #booksky

πŸ”– Accidentally Yours by @christinalauren.bsky.social
πŸ”– The Case of the Guilded Alchemist by #DaisyLandish
πŸ”– The Friend of the Family by #DeanKoontz
πŸ”– Twelve Months by #JimButcher
πŸ”– How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social

18.01.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cowboys and East Indians opens for previews tonight.

16.01.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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some book joy lately

16.01.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How geology not only shapes the world, it shapes us - High Country News Deep time and how geology shapes us all.

I'm a geologist's daughter myself, and this essay really hit me πŸ₯Ή If you are a parent or have parents, don't miss reading @ninamcconigley.bsky.social latest for @highcountrynews.org Such a pleasure to edit and read πŸ’– www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...

15.01.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I met my agent at Bread Loaf!

14.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you!!!!

03.01.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to @ninamcconigley.bsky.social and COWBOYS & EAST INDIANS πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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11.12.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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14.11.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join author @ninamcconigley.bsky.social in conversation with
@ericajberry.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel HOW TO COMMIT A POST-COLONIAL MURDER. You won’t want to miss this event hosted at Powell’s City of Books!

Details here: powells.com/events/nina-...

14.11.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for reading my book. Love this.

07.11.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.11.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First review for HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER in @publisherswkly.bsky.social Thank you!

14.10.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@ninamcconigley.bsky.social's new novel HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is forthcoming from @pantheonbooks.bsky.social. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779107...

03.10.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU! ❀️❀️

16.08.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, little book!

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The meaning of local food at 7,000 feet - High Country News Where exotic can also be local, and seasonal means more than freshly harvested.

I have a new Township and Range column up at @highcountrynews.org

www.hcn.org/issues/57-7/...

01.07.2025 20:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!!

27.06.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is part murder mystery, part 80s nostalgia trip, part indictment of empireβ€”and 100% original!

@pantheonbooks.bsky.social will publish this incredible debut novel in January 2026, but lucky for you it’s available for pre-order now!

05.06.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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working on the play in Arkansas!

17.05.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book giveaway for How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley May 05-May 19, 2025 Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from May 05-May 19, 2025. Enter for your chance to win an early copy!

Goodreads is doing a giveaway of my new novel!

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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