Nina McConigley

Nina McConigley

@ninamcconigley.bsky.social

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.

575 Followers 393 Following 28 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 weeks ago

can’t wait!!

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3 weeks ago
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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

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

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

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1 month ago

wow

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1 month ago

This was amazing. Thank you. Thank you.

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1 month ago
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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/

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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…

“My 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.

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Review | In ‘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...

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1 month ago
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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

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1 month ago

Excerpt from the book! Out today from Lit Hub

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1 month ago
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This Week's #Books
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🔖 Accidentally Yours by @christinalauren.bsky.social
🔖 The Case of the Guilded Alchemist by #DaisyLandish
🔖 The Friend of the Family by #DeanKoontz
🔖 Twelve Months by #JimButcher
🔖 How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social

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1 month ago
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Cowboys and East Indians opens for previews tonight.

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1 month ago
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some book joy lately

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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 🥹 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 💖 www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...

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1 month ago

I met my agent at Bread Loaf!

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2 months ago

thank you!!!!

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3 months ago
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Congratulations to @ninamcconigley.bsky.social and COWBOYS & EAST INDIANS 🥳🥳🥳

americantheatre.org/2025/12/04/2...

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3 months ago

👀

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3 months ago
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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-...

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4 months ago

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

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4 months ago
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4 months ago
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First review for HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER in @publisherswkly.bsky.social Thank you!

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5 months ago
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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...

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6 months ago

THANK YOU! ❤️❤️

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6 months ago

Hi, little book!

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8 months ago
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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/...

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8 months ago

Thank you so much!!!

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9 months ago
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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 empire—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!

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9 months ago
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working on the play in Arkansas!

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10 months ago
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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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