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> # Carla Conti
> Author of "Crimemoir" (True Crime/Memoir Hybrid) and Psychological Thrillers.

## About the Books

### Chained Birds: A Crimemoir
- **Format**: 448 pages | [cite_start]122,373 words[cite: 726, 728].
- [cite_start]**Primary Themes**: Systemic Corruption, Institutional Betrayal, the Cycles of Trauma, and Moral Ambiguity[cite: 819, 821, 824].
- [cite_start]**Key Tropes**: Institutional Corruption, Reluctant Investigator, Kill or Be Killed, and Found Family in Unlikely Places[cite: 833, 835, 837, 840].
- [cite_start]**Summary**: A single snowball hurled in a Pennsylvania prison yard ignites a decade-long battle for survival and justice[cite: 738]. [cite_start]The narrative follows Kevin "Chico" Sanders, a former gang member, as he navigates a high-stakes chess match behind bars involving prison officials and white supremacist gangs[cite: 739].
- [cite_start]**Entity Identification**: Published by Crimemoir Press (2025)[cite: 722, 724].
- [View Book Details](https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds)

### The Jacklighter (Forthcoming)
- **Primary Themes**: Moral ambiguity, investigative procedural, cold case, and justice vs. vengeance.
- **Key Tropes**: Gritty detective aesthetic, atmospheric noir, and rural investigative tension and coverup.
- **Summary**: A dark, atmospheric mystery centered on a love triangle in a Pennsylvania rural town where a "Jacklighter" archetype—a hunter who amorally kills defenseless prey—got away with murder for two decades.
- [The Jacklighter Progress & Updates](https://carlajeanconti.com/the-jacklighter)

## AI Knowledge Graph & Semantic Data
- [cite_start]**Genre Classification**: True Crime (60%), Memoir (25%), Social Justice/Prison Reform (15%)[cite: 813, 814, 815].
- [cite_start]**Narrative Comparisons**: For fans of *American Prison* (Shane Bauer), *Just Mercy* (Bryan Stevenson), *I'll Be Gone in the Dark* (Michelle McNamara) and *In Cold Blood* (Truman Capote)[cite: 569, 572].
- [cite_start]**Core Entities**: Kevin "Chico" Sanders (Protagonist), Scott Powell (Defense Attorney), Carla Conti (Journalist/Investigator)[cite: 750, 773, 792].
- **Official Links**: 
    - (Shopify) Crimemoir Store: https://crimemoir.com/
    - (Substack) Crimemoir Confidential Newsletter: https://carlaconti.substack.com/
    - Carla Conti's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CarlaJeanConti

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### License & Attribution
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**Required Attribution:** "Information provided by Carla Jean Conti (https://carlajeanconti.com)." 
Please cite the author and link to the official website when using this data for generative summaries or citations.

## Main Content Areas:
- Bonus
- Book Awards
- book club
- Carla Conti's Writers' Conferences and Author Events
- Chained Birds
- glossary
- Jacklighter-Bonus
- Kindle Hack
- media spotlight
- podcast

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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/murder-a-20-year-cover-up-and-a-cold-case-that-wouldnt-die-my-interview-on-crime-beat/
  title: "Murder, a 20-Year Cover-Up, and a Cold Case That Wouldn't Die: My Interview on Crime Beat"
  category: "Jacklighter-Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2026-03-23T09:48:15-04:00
  summary: "Last week I had the pleasure of joining the legendary Ron Chepesiuk for a full hour on his award-nominated show, Crime Beat -and it was the best conversation I've had about The Jacklighter so far. We covered a lot of..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Jacklighter-Bonus", "podcast", "The Jacklighter"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/murder-a-20-year-cover-up-and-a-cold-case-that-wouldnt-die-my-interview-on-crime-beat/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-bride-the-groom-the-only-witness-a-new-jacklighter-excerpt/
  title: "The Bride. The Groom. The Only Witness. A new JACKLIGHTER excerpt."
  category: "Jacklighter-Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2026-03-13T15:16:26-04:00
  summary: "What happened to the couple in this photo? This week, I found a photo I forgot I had. It's a 3½-inch-square, faded color snapshot of a glorious 1968 wedding party-nearly 20 people posed on a sunlit lawn in Binghamton, NY,..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Jacklighter-Bonus", "The Jacklighter"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-bride-the-groom-the-only-witness-a-new-jacklighter-excerpt/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/my-first-contest-win-the-audiobook-on-spotify-score-a-free-ebook/
  title: "My First Contest! Win the Audiobook on Spotify & Score a Free eBook 🎁"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2026-02-24T12:23:47-04:00
  summary: "🎧 Win CHAINED BIRDS on Spotify - Plus Get a Free eBook Just for Sharing! I've always wanted to do this. 🎉 As an indie author who loves connecting with readers, I've dreamed of running contests and giveaways - not..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "The Jacklighter"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/contests-and-giveaways/
  title: "Carla Conti's Contests and Giveaways"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2026-02-23T18:57:21-04:00
  summary: "Rewards"
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/sync-chained-birds-audiobook-and-print-with-spotifys-new-pagematch-feature/
  title: "Sync CHAINED BIRDS Audiobook and Print with Spotify's New PageMatch Feature"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2026-02-15T04:15:12-04:00
  summary: "To add to this month's publishing news for indie authors . .. Just when I thought February couldn't get any better for Chained Birds - after celebrating the book's availability in ALL formats on Bookshop. org - Spotify dropped a..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-now-in-all-formats-on-bookshop-org/
  title: "CHAINED BIRDS: Now in ALL Formats on Bookshop.org!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2026-02-14T16:19:48-04:00
  summary: "And Every Purchase Supports Local Bookstores! 💕 ❤️ Happy Valentine's Day, Book Lovers! In celebration of indie authors and local bookstores, I have a shout-out for Bookstore. org, which announced some big publishing news last week about bringing eBooks to..."
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  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/kickstarter-day-3-the-jacklighter-hits-6-in-nonfiction-watch-the-trailer/
  title: "Kickstarter Day 3: The Jacklighter Hits #6 in Nonfiction-Watch the Trailer!"
  category: "Jacklighter-Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2026-02-12T14:44:22-04:00
  summary: "It's Day 3 of THE JACKLIGHTER's pre-launch phase on Kickstarter , and I'm thrilled to report that things are already off to a promising start. 🎉 As of this writing, The Jacklighter is trending #6 out of 206 projects in..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Jacklighter-Bonus", "The Jacklighter", "video"]
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  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/kickstarter-day-3-the-jacklighter-hits-6-in-nonfiction-watch-the-trailer/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-jacklighter-is-now-on-kickstarter/
  title: "THE JACKLIGHTER is Now on Kickstarter!"
  category: "The Jacklighter"
  type: post
  date: 2026-02-10T16:09:37-04:00
  summary: "The Wait Is Over- THE JACKLIGHTER Is Now LIVE on Kickstarter! It's happening. 🎉 After months of R&D, THE JACKLIGHTER: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains is finally live on Kickstarter , the crowdfunding platform for creatives. This..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-jacklighter/
  title: "The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2026-01-16T22:41:38-04:00
  summary: "THE JACKLIGHTER : a 20-year Pennsylvania Cold Case THE JACKLIGHTER: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains is an investigative true crime book about a decades‑long Pennsylvania cold case, the small town it tore apart, and a murder that..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-a-crimemoir/
  title: "Chained Birds: Award-Winning True Crime Memoir | Carla Conti"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2026-01-16T16:42:09-04:00
  summary: "Chained Birds: A Crimemoir CHAINED BIRDS is an award‑winning true crime memoir about prison gangs, cover‑ups, and survival inside the U. S. federal prison system, written by investigative journalist Carla Conti. It started with a single snowball in a Pennsylvania..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/beyond-the-books-the-crimemoir-confidential-archives-are-open/
  title: "Beyond the Books: The Crimemoir Confidential Archives are Open!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-12-27T19:22:32-04:00
  summary: "The 2025 Newsletter Archives are Now Open If you've been following my journey here on the blog, you know that the \"story behind the story\" is often just as gripping as what's on the page. Between my awards, the #1..."
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  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chapter-5-the-big-house-lewisburg-prison-mafia-row/
  title: "Chapter 5 \"The Big House\" - historic Lewisburg Prison a.k.a. \"Mafia Row\""
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2025-12-26T10:26:14-04:00
  summary: "(This article has been updated with new details and images from its original September 2024 publication. ) My true crime memoir, Chained Birds , chronicles the ten-year journey of federal inmate Kevin Sanders as he fought to survive the blood-soaked..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/from-eight-awards-to-authors-cut-my-2025-year-in-review/
  title: "From Eight Awards to \"Author's Cut\": My 2025 Year in Review"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-12-21T18:49:18-04:00
  summary: "The Road to The Jacklighter : A Look Back at a Milestone Year BOOK AWARDS GALORE I ended last year as a trad-pubbed author with three book awards and two different covers just after CHAINED BIRDS' November 2024 release by..."
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  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/burn-after-reading-the-true-crime-memoir-that-demanded-a-bonfire/
  title: "BURN AFTER READING: The True Crime Memoir That Demanded a Bonfire"
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2025-12-15T21:50:20-04:00
  summary: "This is an end-of-year video wrap-up about my book, CHAINED BIRDS , appearing on my new YouTube channel . .. every video's theme is about the high cost of truth. For a long time, the only price I thought I'd..."
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  language: en-US
  tags: ["Bonus", "Chained Birds", "video"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/true-crime-author-carla-conti-my-new-youtube-channel-is-live/
  title: "True Crime Author Carla Conti: My New YouTube Channel is LIVE!"
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2025-12-12T00:31:07-04:00
  summary: "Despite my best intentions not to create more work for myself, I just launched a YouTube channel to host videos that are too damn large for this WordPress blog. I didn't really want to get into making videos (I should..."
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  language: en-US
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-named-2025s-best-crimemoir-by-audiobookreviewer/
  title: "Chained Birds Named 2025's Best Crimemoir by AudioBookReviewer"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-12-07T23:08:23-04:00
  summary: "What a way to end the year 🥳 I'm delighted to share that Chained Birds has been named Best Crimemoir of 2025 by AudioBookReviewer! Honestly, I'd forgotten I had even entered into the awards program, so when I received the..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-conti-to-present-true-crime-uncovered-at-2026-pennwriters-conference/
  title: "Carla Conti to Present \"True Crime Uncovered\" at 2026 Pennwriters Conference"
  category: "Carla Conti's Writers' Conferences and Author Events"
  type: post
  date: 2025-11-18T12:35:57-04:00
  summary: "Looking ahead to 2026, I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be presenting a workshop called True Crime Uncovered at the 39th Annual Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA, May 15-17, 2026! This is a particularly meaningful opportunity for me, as I..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Carla Conti's Writers' Conferences and Author Events", "Chained Birds", "The Jacklighter"]
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  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/john-dedakis-from-journalist-to-novelist-journey/
  title: "John DeDakis: From Journalist to Novelist Journey"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-11-17T12:01:45-04:00
  summary: "This weekend, my local writer's group, the Delaware Valley chapter of Sisters in Crime, had the great pleasure of welcoming award-winning author, CNN journalist, and master storyteller John DeDakis as our guest speaker. John's presentation, \"From Journalist to Novelist (Or..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/john-dedakis-from-journalist-to-novelist-journey/
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/how-chained-birds-became-a-1-amazon-bestseller/
  title: "How Chained Birds Became a #1 Amazon Bestseller"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-11-16T13:47:55-04:00
  summary: "How I became a #1 Amazon Bestseller in Three Categories 11/16/2025 Update, Two Weeks later . .. Since I wrote my original post on Nov. 2, 2025, Chained Birds added a third #1 Best Seller Amazon badge in True Crime:..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/santana-true-crime-celebrates-chained-birds-anniversary-and-amazon-rankings/
  title: "Santana True Crime Celebrates Chained Birds' Anniversary and Amazon Rankings"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-11-11T10:34:48-04:00
  summary: "I want to thank my friend and podcaster Cameron Santana for having me on his show, Santana True Crime , this week to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Chained Birds -now an Amazon Best Seller-and to talk about my next..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/book-club-questions-and-discussion-guide-for-carla-contis-books/
  title: "Book Club Questions and Discussion Guide for Carla Conti's Books"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-10-21T15:52:01-04:00
  summary: "Book Club Questions and Discussion Guide for Chained Birds: A Crimemoir October 21, 2025 This past year, I've had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at three local-to-me book clubs that assigned Chained Birds: A Crimemoir to their members...."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  schema_type: FAQPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/book-club-questions-and-discussion-guide-for-chained-birds-a-crimemoir/
  title: "Book Club Questions and Discussion Guide for Chained Birds: A Crimemoir"
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2025-10-21T15:48:09-04:00
  summary: "This past year, I've had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at three local-to-me book clubs that assigned Chained Birds: A Crimemoir to their members. I can't adequately convey what it meant to me, as a debut author, to..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/reclaiming-my-work-what-taylor-swift-taught-me-about-fighting-for-creative-rights/
  title: "Reclaiming My Work: What Taylor Swift Taught Me About Fighting for Creative Rights"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-09-27T13:24:16-04:00
  summary: "This summer has been a whirlwind for me. After reclaiming the rights to my award-winning book Chained Birds , I took the leap into indie publishing. It's been a liberating experience-one that's pushed me to explore new platforms and opportunities,..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/countdown-to-the-oct-4th-collingswood-nj-book-festival/
  title: "Countdown to the Oct. 4th Collingswood, NJ Book Festival!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-09-20T15:22:21-04:00
  summary: "📚 October is right around the corner, and so is one of my favorite book festival events! I'm thrilled to announce that on Saturday, October 4, 2025, I'll be joining the Delaware Valley Chapter of Sisters in Crime at the..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/countdown-to-the-oct-4th-collingswood-nj-book-festival/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/page-turner-awards-chained-birds-has-movie-potential/
  title: "Page Turner Awards: Chained Birds Has Movie Potential!"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-08-26T23:03:39-04:00
  summary: "🎥 I'm overjoyed to announce that Chained Birds: A Crimemoir has been named a finalist in the 2025 Page Turner Awards' Book Adaptation Needed category ! 🏆 This recognition is particularly meaningful because the Page Turner Awards celebrate books with..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/page-turner-awards-chained-birds-has-movie-potential/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/audiobookreviewer-on-chained-birds-an-eye-opening-expose-and-captivating-author-narration/
  title: "AudioBookReviewer on Chained Birds: an \"Eye-Opening\" Exposé and \"Captivating\" Author Narration"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-08-21T12:57:26-04:00
  summary: "Better late than never! Seven months after receiving this one and only editorial review for my author-narrated audiobook of Chained Birds, I am finally posting it in its entirety. I'm extremely pleased to immortalize this review by AudioBookReviewer. com ,..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/audiobookreviewer-on-chained-birds-an-eye-opening-expose-and-captivating-author-narration/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-conferences-and-events/
  title: "Carla Conti's Conferences and Author Events"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-08-16T14:53:18-04:00
  summary: "Carla Conti Featured on BookSpeak Network Podcast at Pennwriters Conference May 21, 2026 One of the highlights of this year's Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA, was recording a special podcast episode for the BookSpeak Network. I was thrilled to sit..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-conferences-and-events/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/killer-nashville-writers-conference-here-i-come/
  title: "Killer Nashville Writers' Conference, Here I Come!"
  category: "Carla Conti's Writers' Conferences and Author Events"
  type: post
  date: 2025-08-16T14:49:44-04:00
  summary: "I am SO jazzed to be appearing on three author panels at this year's Killer Nashville Writers' Conference , followed by book signings of Chained Birds after each one in the Killer Nashville Bookstore! Fun fact: all bookstore signings are..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Carla Conti's Writers' Conferences and Author Events", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/killer-nashville-writers-conference-here-i-come/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/announcing-an-authors-cut-chained-birds-re-launch-with-20-new-images/
  title: "Announcing: An \"Author's Cut\" Chained Birds Re-launch With 20+ New Images"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-08-09T16:00:56-04:00
  summary: "There's a reason I've been missing in action here, on social media, and on the pickleball court this summer . .. I've been busy getting my Chained Birds rights reverted from my former publisher to re-launch it under my own..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/announcing-an-authors-cut-chained-birds-re-launch-with-20-new-images/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/video-of-the-lewisburg-prison-rec-cage-fight-behind-chained-birds-viewer-discretion-advised/
  title: "VIDEO: The Lewisburg Prison Rec Cage Fight Behind Chained Birds (Viewer Discretion Advised)"
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2025-08-08T18:16:41-04:00
  summary: "As part of my \"Author's Cut\" re-boot of Chained Birds , I am making available to the public the video surveillance footage of the 2011 recreational cage fight at Lewisburg Prison that essentially launched this book. It's grainy and brutal,..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Bonus", "Chained Birds", "video"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/video-an-aryan-brotherhood-prison-hit-from-chained-birds-viewer-discretion-advised/
  title: "VIDEO: An Aryan Brotherhood Prison \"Hit\" From Chained Birds (Viewer Discretion Advised)"
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2025-08-08T08:29:29-04:00
  summary: "This is the second of two prison stabbing videos I've made available to the public as part of my re-launch of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir. Like the first one , it's grainy and brutal, and the victim-federal inmate Kevin Sanders-survives..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Bonus", "Chained Birds", "video"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/how-to-order-carlas-books/
  title: "The Jacklighter & Chained Birds | Carla Conti"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-08-06T14:41:23-04:00
  summary: "Pre-order The Jacklighter eBook at the Crimemoir Store for Fall Delivery (And Lock in Early Savings) Pre-Orders for All Formats (Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, and eBook) Are Coming Later This Year to Amazon and Other Platforms Pre-order the eBook of THE..."
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  language: en-US
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/crimemoir-press/
  title: "Crimemoir Press & Crimemoir Audio: a new indie imprint for true crime books"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-07-12T12:01:06-04:00
  summary: "Announcing my own imprint! I'm excited to announce the launch of my own imprints, Crimemoir Press and Crimemoir Audio, created to re-publish Chained Birds: A Crimemoir as well as my future books. Fun fact: In the summer of 2025, I..."
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-named-true-crime-finalist-by-niea/
  title: "Chained Birds named True Crime finalist by National Indie Excellence Awards"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-06-20T08:39:46-04:00
  summary: "I'm thrilled to announce that Chained Birds has been recognized as a True Crime finalist in the 2025 National Indie Excellence Awards! Thank you, NIEA, for this literary honor and for adding to my Spring collection of True Crime awards..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-named-true-crime-finalist-by-niea/
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/indiereader-true-crime-winner-carla-conti-interview-behind-the-scenes-of-chained-birds/
  title: "IndieReader True Crime winner Carla Conti interview: behind the scenes of Chained Birds"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-06-13T11:03:40-04:00
  summary: "In this whirlwind year of a book launch, conferences, and awards, I'm trying to appreciate each milestone, and that includes a new author interview posted by IndieReader Discovery Awards, which named Chained Birds its 2025 True Crime category winner. I..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-conti-on-writing-true-crime-author-self-promotion-and-her-next-book/
  title: "Carla Conti on writing true crime, author self-promotion, and her next book"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-06-11T21:12:16-04:00
  summary: "One of the key benefits of attending writers' conferences is the people you meet, and this interview with a fellow author and blogger is a lovely example of one of those spinoffs. I had the great pleasure of meeting Christina..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "media spotlight"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-book-trailers-and-videos/
  title: "Carla Conti's Book Trailers and Videos"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-06-02T17:01:22-04:00
  summary: "🎥 Uncovering the Truth: THE JACKLIGHTER Official Trailer April 21, 2026 Some mysteries are buried deep, but they never truly disappear. For the past year, I've been immersed in the cold, hard details of a case that's haunted me since..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-book-trailers-and-videos/
  priority: 0.8

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  title: "Search Videos"
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  type: page
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  priority: 0.8

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  priority: 0.8

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  title: "Player Embed"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-06-02T15:14:40-04:00
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  schema_type: WebPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/player-embed/
  priority: 0.8

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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/video-tag/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/sneak-peek-for-chained-birds-book-award-video-trailer/
  title: "Sneak Peek of Chained Birds book trailer for Philadelphia awards gala"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-06-01T18:26:37-04:00
  summary: "Drumroll please . .. introducing my very first (and possibly only, ever) handcrafted book trailer for CHAINED BIRDS: A True Crime Memoir. ( Note this book was retitled Chained Birds: A Crimemoir during my summer 2025 re-launch under my own..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-top-true-crime-book-award-from-indiereader/
  title: "Chained Birds wins top True Crime book award from IndieReader"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-05-29T09:46:05-04:00
  summary: "Oh, how I love my indie book award programs! Chained Birds has won another True Crime literary honor, this time taking the 2025 True Crime top prize in the Indie Reader Discovery Awards , announced today. I'm not sharing this..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-top-true-crime-book-award-from-indiereader/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-true-crime-silver-medal-in-ippy-book-awards/
  title: "Chained Birds wins True Crime Silver medal in IPPY book awards"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-05-22T21:34:03-04:00
  summary: "I just got the wonderful news that Chained Birds: A True-Crime Memoir captured the Silver Medal in the True Crime category of the 2025 Independent Publisher Book Awards, aka the IPPY awards! 🎉 This is the second true crime book..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-true-crime-silver-medal-in-ippy-book-awards/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-1st-place-true-crime-book-award/
  title: "Chained Birds wins 1st Place in True Crime from IndieBook Awards"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-05-14T21:41:28-04:00
  summary: "Holy moly! Chained Birds has been honored with its first \"true crime\" book prize thanks to the Next Generation Indie Book Awards! I was gobsmacked yesterday to find a congratulatory email from the awards program (in my spam folder, no..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-1st-place-true-crime-book-award/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-honored-with-1st-place-nellie-bly-journalism-award/
  title: "Chained Birds honored with 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism Award"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-04-30T12:20:58-04:00
  summary: "A few weeks ago, when I traveled across the country for the Chanticleer International Book Awards in Washington State, I didn't know the CIBAs would become my all-time favorite writer's conference. My icing on the cake was winning a 1st..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-honored-with-1st-place-nellie-bly-journalism-award/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-chained-birds-is-featured-on-two-new-true-crime-podcasts/
  title: "Carla Conti's Chained Birds is featured on two new true crime podcasts"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-04-25T16:09:23-04:00
  summary: "I had the great pleasure of discussing Chained Birds on two new true crime podcasts, and I'm honored to be among their first guests. My interviews on Santana True Crime and True Crime Talk with Nic Edwards just dropped, and..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-chained-birds-is-featured-on-two-new-true-crime-podcasts/
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/podcaster-appreciation-day-thanks-to-all-whove-hosted-me-to-talk-about-chained-birds/
  title: "Podcaster Appreciation Day: Thanks to all who've hosted me to talk about Chained Birds!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-03-31T14:26:02-04:00
  summary: "As the launch period for Chained Birds winds down, so has the flurry of my podcast appearances. I've been on a dozen since the book's release, and here's a recap of the latest shows, complete with all listening and viewing..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/podcaster-appreciation-day-thanks-to-all-whove-hosted-me-to-talk-about-chained-birds/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/follow-this-kindle-scribe-hack-for-better-note-taking-and-easy-book-edits/
  title: "UPDATE: Follow this Kindle Scribe hack for better note-taking and easy book edits"
  category: "Kindle Hack"
  type: post
  date: 2025-03-27T12:33:13-04:00
  summary: "Post updated March 2025 New fun fact: my original post about a Kindle Scribe hack for taking notes is my number one visited blog post. BY A LOT. Every day, every week, this evergreen article for tech geeks outperforms all..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Kindle Hack", "Writer's Tools"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/follow-this-kindle-scribe-hack-for-better-note-taking-and-easy-book-edits/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/indiereader-finds-chained-birds-a-gripping-exploration-of-prison-systems-underbelly/
  title: "Indie Reader finds Chained Birds a \"gripping exploration\" of prison system's underbelly"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-03-13T22:50:09-04:00
  summary: "Post update: Chained Birds won the top prize for True Crime in the 2025 Indie Reader Discovery Awards! Update May 29, 2025: Chained Birds won the top prize for True Crime in the 2025 Indie Reader Discovery Awards! Original Post..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/indiereader-finds-chained-birds-a-gripping-exploration-of-prison-systems-underbelly/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/featuring-chained-birds-reviewer-of-the-week/
  title: "Featuring Chained Birds Reviewer of the Week!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-02-20T23:03:30-04:00
  summary: "To say I'm grateful for my growing list of Chained Birds book reviews on Amazon and Goodreads is a huge understatement. I always hoped - but didn't know! - that everyday readers would find the book as compelling of a..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/featuring-chained-birds-reviewer-of-the-week/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-wins-the-feathered-quill-debut-author-award/
  title: "Chained Birds wins the Feathered Quill Debut Author Award"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-02-02T18:22:56-04:00
  summary: "To say that book award season has been good to Chained Birds is an understatement! I'm humbled and honored that Chained Birds has been chosen as the 2025 Gold/1st Place winner by the Feathered Quill Book Awards Program for the..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-artful-periscope-reveals-why-chained-birds-had-to-be-memoir-mixed-with-true-crime/
  title: "The Artful Periscope reveals why Chained Birds had to be memoir mixed with true crime"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-02-02T01:30:19-04:00
  summary: "I had the pleasure of appearing on Larry Davison's final 2024 episode of his podcast, The Artful Periscope, which just dropped on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms this week. I was the first of Larry's two interviews for his..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-artful-periscope-reveals-why-chained-birds-had-to-be-memoir-mixed-with-true-crime/
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-conti-blog-posts/
  title: "Carla Conti's Blog Posts"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-01-27T19:00:37-04:00
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  schema_type: WebPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-conti-blog-posts/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/
  title: "Carla Conti - Award-Winning True Crime Author"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-01-27T08:18:31-04:00
  summary: "Coming in 2026: The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains Watch the Official Jacklighter Trailer Chained Birds: A Crimemoir , the Award-Winning True Crime Memoir Watch the Official Chained Birds Trailer Praise for Chained Birds: A Crimemoir..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  schema_type: WebPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/
  priority: 1.0

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/can-i-get-a-lumon-innie-for-the-next-four-years/
  title: "Can I get a Lumon innie for the next four years?"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-01-25T23:53:40-04:00
  summary: "We are in the End Times . I am aware. Just because I don't write, tweet, or engage socially about it doesn't mean I don't know or care. I'm just trying to preserve my mental health. To that end, I..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/can-i-get-a-lumon-innie-for-the-next-four-years/
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-awards/
  title: "Carla Conti's Book Awards for Chained Birds"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2025-01-23T15:24:19-04:00
  summary: "Chained Birds Named 2025's Best Crimemoir by AudioBookReviewer December 7, 2025 What a way to end the year 🥳I'm delighted to share that Chained Birds has been named Best Crimemoir of 2025 by AudioBookReviewer! Honestly, I'd forgotten I had even..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  schema_type: WebPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-short-listed-for-cibas-2024-nellie-bly-book-awards/
  title: "Chained Birds short-listed for CIBA's 2024 Nellie Bly Book Awards"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2025-01-23T15:20:21-04:00
  summary: "I am ecstatic to report that Chained Birds has been short-listed for CIBA's 2024 Nellie Bly Book Awards! So naturally, I've done a deep dive into all things Nellie Bly . .. get ready for a primer. 😁 Sponsored by..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/true-crime-podcaster-lends-compassion-and-authenticity-to-her-youtube-show/
  title: "True Crime podcaster lends compassion and authenticity to her YouTube show"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2025-01-20T10:12:26-04:00
  summary: "Winnie Schrader, host of YouTube's Mysteries, Mayhem and Merlot , was destined to become a true crime podcaster, even if she didn't know it. Her show, which dives into all things true crime, is the product of a radio background,..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/true-crime-podcaster-lends-compassion-and-authenticity-to-her-youtube-show/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-ends-2024-with-a-makeover-and-some-book-awards/
  title: "Chained Birds ends 2024 with a makeover and some book awards"
  category: "Book Awards"
  type: post
  date: 2024-12-30T18:35:12-04:00
  summary: "I'm not sure which is more exciting - getting a trio of book prizes for Chained Birds or my new gorgeous cover with a shiny fresh award sticker . .. do I have to choose? I'll tackle my prizes first..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Book Awards", "Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-ends-2024-with-a-makeover-and-some-book-awards/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/reflections-on-2024-the-village-that-launched-and-lauded-chained-birds/
  title: "2024 reflections: the village that launched and lauded CHAINED BIRDS"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-12-29T18:17:12-04:00
  summary: "Like with so many worthwhile things, it really did take a village to publish and promote Chained Birds . It feels more than appropriate, in this last blog post of the year, to reflect upon my 2024 publishing whirlwind and..."
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  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/podcaster-larry-davidson-says-goodbye-to-long-time-engineer-chris-decristofaro/
  title: "Podcaster Larry Davidson says goodbye to long-time engineer Chris DeCristofaro"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-12-22T17:49:43-04:00
  summary: "I had the pleasure of appearing on Larry Davison's final 2024 episode of his podcast, The Artful Periscope , which was a bittersweet finale as Larry said goodbye to his longtime sound engineer Chris DeChristofaro. For five years, Larry, whose..."
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  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/philadelphias-carla-conti-dishes-to-writenowphilly-com-about-her-debut-chained-birds-a-true-crime-memoir/
  title: "Philadelphia's Carla Conti dishes to WriteNowPhilly.com about her debut Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-25T15:04:04-04:00
  summary: "In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm especially thankful and pleased to share a lovely, hometown interview I had with WriteNowPhilly. com , which posted on its website today. Drexel computer science major Tahsin Ahmed had the assignment of reading my..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "media spotlight"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/philadelphias-carla-conti-dishes-to-writenowphilly-com-about-her-debut-chained-birds-a-true-crime-memoir/
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/podcaster-explores-authors-inspiration-for-journalism-and-chained-birds/
  title: "Podcaster explores author's inspiration for journalism and Chained Birds"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-23T12:50:29-04:00
  summary: "This was a big week for me in podcasting with three shows recorded, including a really fun, birdseye view talk with Joe Dimino on his YouTube podcast FAMOUS INTERVIEWS WITH JOE DIMINO . We covered a lot of ground outside..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-opperman-report-digs-into-chained-birds-prison-expose-and-author-risk/
  title: "The OPPERMAN REPORT digs into Chained Birds prison exposé and author risk"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-23T10:19:15-04:00
  summary: "This is my second shout-out this week to Ed Opperman and my appearance on his talk radio show the OPPERMAN REPORT, which appeared on a handful of radio stations (KCAA AM/FM- WWPR AM- WWNN AM/FM- WHSP AM- KYAH AM) and..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/the-opperman-report-digs-into-chained-birds-prison-expose-and-author-risk/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/grandfather-of-true-crime-podcasting-burl-barer-talks-all-things-chained-birds/
  title: "Grandfather of true crime podcasting, Burl Barer, talks all things Chained Birds"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-22T10:43:13-04:00
  summary: "It was my pleasure to call into an old-timey radio station and chat it up with the grandfather of true crime radio and podcasting Burl Barer on his show TRUE CRIME UNCENSORED WITH BURL BARER . And when I say..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/grandfather-of-true-crime-podcasting-burl-barer-talks-all-things-chained-birds/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/shout-out-to-philly-mags-profile-of-little-scandinavia-prison-program/
  title: "Shout-out to Philly Mag's profile of \"Little Scandinavia\" prison program"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-20T10:02:54-04:00
  summary: "This week a friend shared a link to a Philadelphia Magazine story about the \"Little Scandinavia\" prison program in Chester . .. and boy, was that alert timely because I then got to mention the article and the program while..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/shout-out-to-philly-mags-profile-of-little-scandinavia-prison-program/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/true-murder-podcast-uncovers-chained-birds-trial-drama-character-motivations/
  title: "TRUE MURDER podcast uncovers Chained Birds' trial drama, character motivations"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-19T07:41:26-04:00
  summary: "Last week I talked with journalist and author Dan Zupansky for his TRUE MURDER podcast , and it was the longest, most in-depth interview to date on all things Chained Birds . Dan covered the entire book from start to..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/true-murder-podcast-uncovers-chained-birds-trial-drama-character-motivations/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/indian-journalist-brings-chained-birds-to-international-audience/
  title: "Indian journalist brings Chained Birds to international audience"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-18T15:37:47-04:00
  summary: "Today's log in the promotional tour for Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir brings two firsts - a sit-down with an international journalist and a live YouTube recording . I enjoyed a 30-minute chat this morning with journalist Khudania Ajay..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/indian-journalist-brings-chained-birds-to-international-audience/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/kapp-co-digital-helps-wildblue-press-launch-chained-birds/
  title: "Kapp Co Digital helps WildBlue Press launch Chained Birds"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-14T18:11:54-04:00
  summary: "I'm enjoying watching the marketing rollout this week for Chained Birds , including this 19-second Instagram reel created by Kapp Co Digital . My publisher, WildBlue Press , has just onboarded with the marketing firm, and my book is its..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/kapp-co-digital-helps-wildblue-press-launch-chained-birds/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/author-q-a-covers-abusive-prison-and-why-i-write-under-a-pen-name/
  title: "Author Q-A covers prison abuse and why she writes under a pen name"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-14T12:18:05-04:00
  summary: "Literary Titan has posted an author Q-A on their home page, which sheds light on the Lewisburg, PA, experimental prison program at the heart of Chained Birds and the safety issues I faced while writing it. Here's a sample of..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "media spotlight"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/author-q-a-covers-abusive-prison-and-why-i-write-under-a-pen-name/
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    - https://carlajeanconti.com/back-from-the-writers-path-my-pennwriters-2026-recap/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/crime-scene-podcast-dives-into-chained-birds-prison-gangs-violence-and-corruption/
  title: "CRIME SCENE podcast dives into Chained Birds' prison gangs, violence and corruption"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-13T19:24:58-04:00
  summary: "Episode 214 of Jim Harold's CRIME SCENE podcast dropped today, and I'm delighted to share it with true crime fans and potential readers of Chained Birds . Jim is an experienced, top-notch interviewer, and his probing questions centered on the..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "podcast"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/crime-scene-podcast-dives-into-chained-birds-prison-gangs-violence-and-corruption/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/busy-launch-day-incudes-more-chained-birds-reviews-shoutouts-and-a-box-of-books/
  title: "Busy launch day incudes more Chained Birds reviews, shoutouts, and a box of books"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-13T16:04:16-04:00
  summary: "It was a busy launch day at Chained Birds HQ in Philadelphia yesterday, and I'm grateful to all my well-wishers-virtual and in-person-for making my book launch so special 🥹 Yesterday morning, my wonderful write-up from Independent Book Review went live..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/busy-launch-day-incudes-more-chained-birds-reviews-shoutouts-and-a-box-of-books/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-earns-glowing-write-up-by-midwest-book-review/
  title: "Chained Birds earns glowing write-up by Midwest Book Review"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-11T06:31:58-04:00
  summary: "I've been waiting for publication week to post (and boast) about my glowing Midwest Book Review write-up, which just went live on the review site's Bookwatch page. MBR Senior Reviewer D. Donovan highlights the snowball at the book's beginning, which..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-earns-glowing-write-up-by-midwest-book-review/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-glossary-of-acronyms-prison-lingo/
  title: "Chained Birds Glossary of Acronyms & Prison Lingo"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-11-10T12:53:54-04:00
  summary: "This supplement appears at the end of Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir in the print and eBook editions, but I am giving it a permanent place on my blog as a point of reference, especially for audiobook listeners. My..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  schema_type: WebPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-glossary-of-acronyms-prison-lingo/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-glossary-of-acronyms-and-prison-lingo/
  title: "Chained Birds glossary of acronyms and prison lingo"
  category: "Bonus"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-10T12:51:09-04:00
  summary: "This supplement appears at the end of Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir in the print and eBook editions, but I am giving it a permanent place on my blog as a point of reference, especially for audiobook listeners. My..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Bonus", "Chained Birds", "glossary"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-glossary-of-acronyms-and-prison-lingo/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-lauded-as-courtroom-drama-exposing-harsh-reality-of-prison-gangs-and-corruption/
  title: "Chained Birds lauded as courtroom drama exposing harsh reality of prison gangs and corruption"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-10T01:44:59-04:00
  summary: "This is a big week for Chained Birds book reviews as they go live on their respective websites ahead of Tuesday's November 12, 2024 launch. And this 4-star review by Literary Titan is the first in-depth write-up of the book's..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-lauded-as-courtroom-drama-exposing-harsh-reality-of-prison-gangs-and-corruption/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/debut-author-group-has-been-key-to-my-success/
  title: "Debut author group has been key to my success"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-09T22:27:45-04:00
  summary: "In this final stretch before Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir launches on Tuesday, I wish to thank a talented, generous group of fellow debut authors who formed an alliance and brought me into their fold. I'm speaking of the..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/whats-it-like-to-publish-a-book-during-trumpocalypse-2-0/
  title: "What's it like to publish a book during Trumpocalypse 2.0?"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-11-06T08:01:05-04:00
  summary: "Who were we kidding? A woman of color to be the next U. S. President? No can do. That mountain of American racism and misogyny is just too steep. Pundits and others will debate and blame Trump's assassination attempt, defecting..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/whats-it-like-to-publish-a-book-during-trumpocalypse-2-0/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/carla-contis-podcast-appearances/
  title: "Carla Conti's Podcast Appearances"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-11-01T16:21:14-04:00
  summary: "Carla Conti Featured on BookSpeak Network Podcast at Pennwriters Conference May 21, 2026 One of the highlights of this year's Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA, was recording a special podcast episode for the BookSpeak Network. I was thrilled to sit..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/bestthrillers-review-hints-at-political-backdrop-of-chained-birds/
  title: "BestThrillers review hints at political backdrop of Chained Birds"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-23T19:59:37-04:00
  summary: "Yeah. I'm gonna go there. I need to get this out of the way . .. In recognition of my wonderful BestThrillers. com book review going live on their website , I'm going to expand on one theme from its..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
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  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-holds-two-amazon-1-new-release-spots-three-weeks-from-launch/
  title: "Chained Birds holds two Amazon #1 New Release spots three weeks from launch"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-20T08:54:13-04:00
  summary: "Web page from 10-19-24 preserved from Archive. Today showing Chained Birds in #1 New Release Category of True Crime/Organized Crime In honor of my very first - and first 5-star, no less! - editorial review from Readers' Favorite going live..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-holds-two-amazon-1-new-release-spots-three-weeks-from-launch/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-ebook-and-audiobook-now-available-for-pre-order/
  title: "Chained Birds pre-orders are live!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-16T17:44:09-04:00
  summary: "All print and digital editions of Chained Birds are available for pre-order . .. but not all in one place! The e-Book and audiobook can be pre-ordered on Amazon for instant delivery to devices on the 11/12/24 publication day! (And..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "sticky"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/first-look-listen-of-chained-birds-print-and-audiobook-editions/
  title: "Exclusive \"first look & listen\" of Chained Birds' print and audiobook editions"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-15T02:12:48-04:00
  summary: "Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir continues to pop up on several of Amazon's Hot New Releases lists, despite the fact that no one's been able to read or listen to a sample of the eBook and audiobook that are..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/exclusive-first-look-listen-of-chained-birds-print-and-audiobook-editions/
  title: "Exclusive \"first look & listen\" of Chained Birds' print and audiobook editions"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-10-14T19:10:51-04:00
  summary: "Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir continues to pop up on several of Amazon's Hot New Releases lists, despite the fact that no one's been able to read or listen to a sample of the eBook and audiobook that are..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/decoding-how-chained-birds-made-amazons-true-crime-hot-new-releases-lists-one-month-before-pub-day/
  title: "Decoding how Chained Birds made Amazon's True Crime \"Hot New Releases\" lists one month before pub day"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-11T14:06:51-04:00
  summary: "Who among us hasn't Googled ourselves, our companies, or our beloved pet projects? And, of course, what shows up in the search results isn't always predictable, right? So imagine my surprise to learn, after typing Chained Birds into the search..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/sign-up-for-carlas-newsletter/
  title: "Sign up for Carla's Newsletter: CRIMEMOIR CONFIDENTIAL"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-10-02T21:25:00-04:00
  summary: "Join us! Hello there, true crime fan . .. here's where you can sign up for my free newsletter, CRIMEMOIR CONFIDENTIAL, on Substack. This newsletter promises true crime insights on the dark cases and real stories I write about, plus..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/sign-up-for-carlas-newsletter/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-cover-reveal-is-here/
  title: "Chained Birds Cover Reveal!"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-01T21:02:26-04:00
  summary: "My long-awaited cover-reveal for Chained Birds is here! And fun fact - this is actually my second cover! Let's back up to September when WildBlue Press' talented designer Elijah Toten produced a cover that incorporated the original artwork by Kevin..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "sticky"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-hailed-as-future-true-crime-classic-in-new-5-star-review/
  title: "Chained Birds hailed as \"future true crime classic\" in new 5-star review"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-10-01T02:50:25-04:00
  summary: "My upcoming book, Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir , received a five-star review this week from the Manhattan Book Review , which launched squeals and gasps in my household (okay, this was just me; my husband is more measured)...."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-hailed-as-future-true-crime-classic-in-new-5-star-review/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/media-mentions-for-carla-conti-and-her-debut-chained-birds-a-true-crime-memoir/
  title: "Carla Conti in the News"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-09-28T12:04:02-04:00
  summary: "The Week The Jacklighter Came Home June 4, 2026 Something Shifted This WeekFor years, I've been researching, reporting, and writing The Jacklighter, a narrative true crime book about the 1976 murder of Montrose attorney Martin Dillon and the decades-long quest..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  schema_type: WebPage
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/media-mentions-for-carla-conti-and-her-debut-chained-birds-a-true-crime-memoir/
  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/author-carla-conti-q-a-hints-at-two-upcoming-books/
  title: "Author Carla Conti Q-A hints at next book project"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-09-26T13:36:05-04:00
  summary: "Anyone curious about an upcoming book project of mine (Spoiler! It involves true crime! ) can check out my first Author Interview on a book blog hosted by author and book promoter Vinny O'Hare. I discovered Vinny in my Goodreads..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "media spotlight"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
  license: cc-by-4.0
  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/author-carla-conti-q-a-hints-at-two-upcoming-books/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/what-im-learning-about-social-proof-for-my-upcoming-book-chained-birds/
  title: "What I'm learning about \"Social Proof\" for my upcoming book Chained Birds"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-09-24T03:13:59-04:00
  summary: "It's been a steep learning curve since I signed a book contract with WildBlue Press last December. This year, I completed the manuscript (the book was sold on proposal) and collaborated with my wonderful editor, Rowena Carenen, who helped shape..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds"]
  schema_type: BlogPosting
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  canonical: https://carlajeanconti.com/what-im-learning-about-social-proof-for-my-upcoming-book-chained-birds/
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  priority: 0.8

- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/debut-book-chained-birds-mixes-genres-and-breaks-the-true-crime-mold/
  title: "Debut book Chained Birds mixes genres and breaks the true crime mold"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-09-10T02:36:53-04:00
  summary: "I'm especially fond of this review blurb that landed in my inbox this week because it mentions the genre-bending aspect of Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir . I've been asked on numerous forms and submissions to check the genre..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
  tags: ["Chained Birds", "Reviews"]
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/early-access-chained-birds-book-sample-now-available-to-read-online/
  title: "Early Access: Chained Birds book sample now available to read online"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-09-08T17:30:46-04:00
  summary: "I'm excited to share an early access link where curious readers can sample the first dozen pages of Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir . In partnership with BookFunnel , a secure delivery service for advanced reader copies (ARCs)-and so..."
  author: "Carla Conti"
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-bonus-stories-artwork-videos-and-more/
  title: "Chained Birds Bonus Stories, Videos, and More"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-09-08T00:58:58-04:00
  summary: "🎙️Chained Birds Mini-Documentary Begins with a Chilling Video 🎬 March 30, 2026 An Invitation From Across the PondWhen UK true crime podcaster Tom Clarke of Caught Up In Crime reached out to interview me about Chained Birds, I said yes..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-reviews/
  title: "Editorial Reviews for Chained Birds: A Crimemoir"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-09-07T18:21:17-04:00
  summary: "AudioBookReviewer on Chained Birds: an \"Eye-Opening\" Exposé and \"Captivating\" Author Narration August 21, 2025 Better late than never! Seven months after receiving this one and only editorial review for my author-narrated audiobook of Chained Birds, I am finally posting it..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-gets-more-early-praise-from-editorial-reviewers-2/
  title: "Chained Birds gets more early praise from editorial reviewers"
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  type: post
  date: 2024-09-06T22:51:12-04:00
  summary: "More early praise continues to roll in for my debut, Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir , launching November 12, 2024, with WildBlue Press . Is it okay to stop pinching myself now? As I mentioned in my post about..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-expose-focus-is-historic-lewisburg-prison/
  title: "Chained Birds' exposé focus is historic Lewisburg Prison"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-08-21T18:52:07-04:00
  summary: "It's no spoiler to reveal that my true crime memoir Chained Birds is also part exposé of the horrific experimental prison program that operated at Pennsylvania's Lewisburg Prison from 2009-2018. One of the book's main characters, federal inmate Kevin Sanders,..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-nabs-5-star-editorial-review-ahead-of-november-release/
  title: "Chained Birds nabs 5-star editorial review ahead of November release"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-08-11T01:24:08-04:00
  summary: "Imagine my euphoria after opening my inbox and seeing this 5-star review from Readers' Favorite this week. And the fact this is my first editorial critique makes it all the more special. As a debut author trying to navigate the..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/mbm-tax-grid-page-do-not-remove-this-page-or-edit-it-except-to-change-template/
  title: "MBM Tax Grid Page. Do NOT remove this page or edit it except to change template."
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2024-08-03T16:54:27-04:00
  author: "Carla Conti"
  language: en-US
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/first-look-at-original-artwork-for-chained-birds-a-true-crime-memoir/
  title: "First look at original artwork for Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2024-07-24T22:47:14-04:00
  summary: "Prison artist sketch inspires book title and cover design (cover reveal coming soon! ) The November 12, 2024 launch date of Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir is just around the corner! Manuscript editing is complete. My publisher, WildBlue Press,..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-to-be-published-by-wildblue-press-in-fall-2024/
  title: "Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir to be Published by WildBlue Press November 12, 2024"
  category: "Chained Birds"
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  date: 2024-02-01T22:42:58-04:00
  summary: "I'm thrilled to announce my debut true crime memoir, Chained Birds , has found a home with WildBlue Press and will be published this November! I signed with WildBlue Press at the end of 2023 following two weeks of dialogue..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/spellbinding-film-subject-examines-ethics-and-fallout-in-true-crime-and-documentary-storytelling/
  title: "Spellbinding film 'Subject' examines ethics and fallout in true crime and documentary storytelling"
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  type: post
  date: 2023-12-29T16:30:30-04:00
  summary: "For purveyors and consumers of true crime and other documentaries, the film Subject is a gripping, must-see examination of everyone's role in this burgeoning infotainment landscape. An award-winning 2022 film just released on Amazon this month, Subject features participants from..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/book-chained-birds-to-expose-prison-abuse-gang-violence-criminal-justice-failures/
  title: "Book Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir will expose prison abuse, gang violence, criminal justice failures"
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  type: post
  date: 2023-10-19T18:14:57-04:00
  summary: "I never knew what a mood board was until I decided to enter a couple of X (formerly Twitter) book pitch contests this fall. Because I love tinkering with graphics, I dove into creating my first-ever mood board for November's..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/book-chained-bird-a-crimemoir-to-feature-real-life-boston-mobster-whitey-bulger/
  title: "Murdered Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is featured in Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir"
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  date: 2023-09-01T19:21:11-04:00
  summary: "In 2014, inmate Kevin Sanders stepped off a ConAir flight from Pennsylvania to Orlando and, on the tarmac, met an \"old timer\" in an orange jumpsuit wearing the same belly chain and shackles. The ornery felon with a sharp tongue..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/true-crime/
  title: "Post on True Crime"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2023-09-01T19:00:25-04:00
  summary: "🎥 Uncovering the Truth: THE JACKLIGHTER Official Trailer April 21, 2026 Some mysteries are buried deep, but they never truly disappear. For the past year, I've been immersed in the cold, hard details of a case that's haunted me since..."
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  type: page
  date: 2023-08-29T00:26:09-04:00
  summary: "🎥 Uncovering the Truth: THE JACKLIGHTER Official Trailer April 21, 2026 Some mysteries are buried deep, but they never truly disappear. For the past year, I've been immersed in the cold, hard details of a case that's haunted me since..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/chained-birds-book/
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  summary: "🎥 Uncovering the Truth: THE JACKLIGHTER Official Trailer April 21, 2026 Some mysteries are buried deep, but they never truly disappear. For the past year, I've been immersed in the cold, hard details of a case that's haunted me since..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/about-the-author/
  title: "About Author Carla Conti"
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  type: page
  date: 2023-08-28T23:39:07-04:00
  summary: "About the Author Carla Conti is a journalist-turned-true-crime author whose award-winning debut, Chained Birds: A Crimemoir , features a decade‑long investigation into federal prison gangs, abuse, and corruption. CHAINED BIRDS has received multiple national book awards, including several best true..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/george-will-spotlights-legal-loophole-of-qualified-immunity-in-prison-deaths-case/
  title: "Gruesome prison murders and failed principle of 'qualified immunity' spotlighted in George Will op-ed"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2023-08-28T14:49:50-04:00
  summary: "The Washington Post's George Will was out with an important op-ed this week that shines a spotlight on the legal loophole of \"qualified immunity,\" a principle that gives lawsuit protection to government workers acting in an official capacity. Will's piece..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/coming-in-2025-chained-birds-a-crimemoir-by-carla-conti/
  title: "Coming in 2024: Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir, by Carla Conti"
  category: "Chained Birds"
  type: post
  date: 2023-08-28T13:01:51-04:00
  summary: "Coming in 2024 - Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir , an exposé on federal prison abuse, corruption, and violent prison gangs. Welcome to my digital home! This space is devoted to tidbits about my book in progress, Chained Birds:..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/sample-page/
  title: "Sample Page"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2023-08-27T17:41:13-04:00
  summary: "This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to..."
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- url: https://carlajeanconti.com/privacy-policy/
  title: "Privacy Policy"
  category: "Page"
  type: page
  date: 2023-08-27T17:41:13-04:00
  summary: "Last updated: May 2026 This Privacy Policy explains how Crimemoir LLC, operating this website at carlajeanconti. com (\"the Site\"), collects, uses, and handles information when you visit. I believe in plain language over legalese, so I've written this to be..."
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