The Fall 2026 Zalaznick Reading Series kicks off with a reading by author Nina McConigley.
Thursday, September 10, 5pm
Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall KG70

Born in Singapore and raised in Wyoming, Nina McConigley is the author of the novel How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder (Pantheon, 2026). She is also the author of the award-winning story collection Cowboys and East Indians (Curtis Brown Unlimited, 2015), winner of a 2014 PEN Open Book Award and a High Plains Book Award. Her play based on Cowboys and East Indians was commissioned by the Denver Center for Performing Arts. She has an essay collection about the American West forthcoming from the University of Georgia Press. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Orion, O, Oprah Magazine, Parents, Virginia Quarterly Review, American Short Fiction, Ploughshares, and The Asian American Literary Review, among others. She holds an MFA from the University of Houston and an MA from the University of Wyoming. She lives in Fort Collins, CO, with her family and teaches at Colorado State University.
Website: https://ninamcconigley.com/ ;


Reception and book signing to follow in the English Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall

We are proud to partner with Buffalo Street Books at this event. Buffalo Street Books is Ithaca’s only non-profit independent bookstore, dedicated to serving its community through books and literary programming. Nina McConigley's books are available online, in-store, and on-site at the reading. Show your student ID at BSB and get 10% off every day!

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Masking is encouraged.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. The venue is wheelchair accessible and equipped with assistive listening technology. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this event, please contact us as soon as possible.

For more information about this event visit english.cornell.edu/zalaznick or email englishevents@cornell.edu. 

This event is presented by the Department of Literatures in English / Creative Writing Program at Cornell University.