Nina McConigley
Debut novelist and author of How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, discussing themes of sisterhood, split identities, and postcolonial extraction in her work.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 9min
'How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder' is a dark new novel about sisterhood
Nina McConigley, debut novelist of How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, blends dark fiction with sharp cultural observation. She explores two Indian-American sisters in 1980s Wyoming. The conversation touches on being one of few Brown families, split identities, colonial legacies, the moral complexity of revenge, and the ties that bind siblings after trauma.
