Author of Cowboys and East Indians and How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder. @penamerica winner. Prof @csu_english and @radinstitute fellow.
Wyoming/Colorado
Joined January 2011
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🖤 A debut like no other by @ninawyo
In ’86 Wyoming, two sisters kill their uncle—and blame the British. Part murder mystery, part teen confessional, part postcolonial reckoning.
On sale Jan 2026.
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MEET THE MENTORS 2027!
@ninawyo is our newest Fiction mentor—welcome to South Asia Speaks, Nina! We are overjoyed to have you with us.
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In this edition of Afterhours at the Radio Book Club, author @ninawyo talks more about growing up as an immigrant in 1980s Wyoming, and navigating an Indian, Irish, American identity.
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Looking for a book to read? Haven Magazines recommends HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo! Check out their full list
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. @ninawyo on Partition, Immigrant Stories, and Agatha Christie
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. @ninawyo visits Montana's Public Radio to talk all things HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER. Listen here:
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Tayari Jones calls HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo her favorite book of the year (so far) in ELLE magazine’s Shelf Life 💛
“A love letter to the 1980s” and “a tragic reminder of the vulnerability of young girls.”
We’re honored! 🥳
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"Punchy, bold, honest… a standout novel with a standout title.”
Zimmer Magazine dives into HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo—calling it a fierce, raw exploration of identity, sisterhood, and the long shadows of colonialism.
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"Funny, sharp, and scary…bold and badass.”
In Michigan Quarterly Review, Lillian Li recommends HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo a novel that challenges expectations and refuses to behave.
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"@ninawyo’s book interrogates sisterhood, otherness, and culpability in this coming-of-age tale."
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🎧 Great news for debut lovers: HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo is featured in Audible’s roundup of standout debut authors of 2026. Start listening!
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As the new year kicks off, FP’s editors are cracking open a novel and a short-story collection about the uses and abuses of history. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/09…
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“A haunting and empowering listening experience.”
—Kirkus Audiobook Reviews
How To Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley, read by Reena Dutt
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For Nina McConigley, growing up in Wyoming was fundamental to becoming an artist. Now, her hometown of Casper — under a different name — is the setting of her debut | Tap on the picture to learn more 🔽 trib.com/news/community/arti…
this is so well written
Maggie Boyd reviews Nina McConigley's debut novel HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER and the author's self-conscious attempt to foil certain novelistic expectations.
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Georgie and Agatha killed their uncle. They blame the British. How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley is wickedly funny, razor-smart, and deeply moving—part family saga, part murder mystery, part cultural reckoning. #LiteraryFiction #DarkHumour #MustRead
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Nina McConigley joins the Poured Over podcast to talk How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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The New York Times names How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder among the fiction to watch in 2026. @ninawyo’s sharp, darkly funny debut arrives Jan 20.
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✨ @ninawyo is having a moment—celebrated as Colorado’s “new queen of stage and page” with the release of HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER and the debut of her play at the Denver Center!
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Ms. Magazine names HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo a January pick, calling it “full of wit and wisdom.”
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Check out @CooksChicken’s review of HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninawyo, it’s one of the best things we’ve published so far and we’re proud to give coverage to this excellent book #amreading #booktwt whoevenreads.com/review-nina…