How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

book by Nina McConigley

Themes: colonialism, resilience, diaspora, womanhood, family, identity

Release date: 04-23-2026

Reading status: Read

My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.

Quick Lit Reviews

Quick Lit Short and Sweet Reviews, April 2026

Short reviews of six books I read over the last month and a half — Sisters in Yellow, Last Night in Brooklyn, The Witch, Vigil, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, and Down Time.

A good life in spite of. In spite of bad ancestors. In spite of your skin.

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley

A good life in spite of. In spite of bad ancestors. In spite of your skin. In spite of colonialism. In spite of capitalism. In spite of nationalism. In spite of the internet. In spite of war. In spite of the patriarchy.