KPL Podcast May 2026 With Special Guest Nina McConigley

About this episode

Nina McConigley discusses her novel about sisters confronting their abusive uncle in 1980s Wyoming.

This week on the KPL Podcast we have Nina McConigley, telling us about her novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder. This a story, about sisters who decide to murder their abusive uncle. Set in the mid 80's the novel explores themes, of sisterhood, abuse, and growing up in Wyoming as a biracial person. Listen to learn more. To win a copy of The Survivalist, write to me at podcast@kplmo.org Author reads Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-An...

People in this episode

Host: Kirkwood Public Library

Guest: Nina McConigley

Topics covered

• sisterhood
• abuse
• biracial identity
• Wyoming
• literature
• interview

Keywords

• Nina McConigley
• How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
• sisterhood
• abuse
• Wyoming
• biracial
• literature
• Kirkwood Public Library

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, The Survivalist, Prairie Lotus, Sabrina & Corina

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