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Feb 19, 2026 42 min

Nina McConigley on HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER

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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley follows two sisters who plot to kill their uncle in the summer of 1986. Nina joined us live at B&N Upper West Side to talk about story adaptation, the mythology of the American West, biracial characters, Wyoming, extraction, colonialism and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley Cowboys and East Indians by Nina McConigley Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Ulysses by James Joyce In the Distance by Hernan Diaz Stoner by John Williams Butcher's Crossing by John Williams A Passage to India by E.M. Forster Folktales from India by A.K. Ramanujan On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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