Odyssey Bookshop will host an in-person author event with Nina McConigley on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The event will take place at Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, South Hadley, Massachusetts.
McConigley will present her debut novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, a work set in the summer of 1986 that follows two sisters in rural Wyoming after relatives arrive from India to live with their family. The novel blends a family narrative, a story of sisterhood, a period coming-of-age account, and a murder mystery while exploring history, language, trauma, and identity.
Nina McConigley is the author of Cowboys and East Indians, which won the PEN Open Book Award and the High Plains Book Award. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, High Country News, and other national publications. She has received fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Radcliffe Institute, and multiple literary organizations. She was born in Singapore, raised in Wyoming, and currently lives in Colorado.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested in advance.
To attend, RSVP through Eventbrite for Odyssey Bookshop’s listing.
