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carlajeanconti

Carla is the award-winning author of CHAINED BIRDS: A TRUE CRIME MEMOIR, a story of a wrongful conviction, inmate abuse, & prison gang hit orders.

🕵️🔍 INTERROGATION ALERT! Philly and Burbs

🕵️🔍 INTERROGATION ALERT! Philly and Burbs fans of #Crime #Mystery & #Suspense books, join us this Saturday at the Tredyffrin Library at 11 am for our Delaware Valley Chapter Sisters in Crime authors panel, where we'll take your questions about anything! To be moderated by yours truly … 🙋‍♀️📚

@tredylibrary @donnahustonmurray @lisareganauthor @dianevallere @janekellytrinity

🕵️🔍 INTERROGATION ALERT! Philly and Burbs

🕵️🔍 INTERROGATION ALERT! Philly and Burbs fans of #Crime #Mystery & #Suspense books, join us this Saturday at the Tredyffrin Library at 11 am for our Delaware Valley Chapter Sisters in Crime authors panel, where we'll take your questions about anything! To be moderated by yours truly … 🙋‍♀️📚

@tredylibrary @donnahustonmurray @lisareganauthor @dianevallere @janekellytrinity

🥳 📚 👏 This #ChainedBirds Reviewer of the

🥳 📚 👏 This #ChainedBirds Reviewer of the Week won my book in a giveaway contest, is a blogger, writer, AND works in a prison setting .... her insight is unique! Thank you @SherryFrasier13 for taking time to rate and review my book — it means THE WORLD! Who will be the next featured reviewer? 😍 🙏 ❣️

@WildBlue_Press #TrueCrime #Memoir #AwardWinningBooks #CarlaConti #Bookstagram

https://bit.ly/m/carlajeanconti

🥳 📚 👏 I'm grateful to showcase this week'

🥳 📚 👏 I'm grateful to showcase this week's #ChainedBirds featured reviewer, who called #ChainedBirds "deeply humane" and said it left them in tears 🥺 ... Thank you, readers and listeners, for taking time to rate and review my book — #BookReviews mean THE WORLD! Who will be next? 😍 🙏 ❣️

@WildBlue_Press #TrueCrime #Memoir #AwardWinningBooks #CarlaConti #Bookstagram

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🆓 🥳 #GoodReadsGiveaway Alert! Only a few da

🆓 🥳 #GoodReadsGiveaway Alert! Only a few days left to win a copy of CHAINED BIRDS! @wildblue_press is giving away 100 copies of my #TrueCrime #Memoir — enter with the link below! 🌟❣️

https://bit.ly/4gl4nQl

#CHAINEDBIRDS #bookgiveaway #CarlaConti #Bookstagram

🥳 📚 👏 As a humongous thank-you to the lov

🥳 📚 👏 As a humongous thank-you to the lovely folks who've rated & reviewed #ChainedBirds, I'll be featuring a favorite reviewer each week. Reviews mean THE WORLD to us authors! Thank you, readers and listeners, for taking time to share your thoughts and help spread the word 😍 🙏 ❣️

@wildblue_press @veritas1325 #TrueCrime #Memoir #AwardWinningBooks #CarlaConti #Bookstagram

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🏆🌟 I'm honored to be in the company of these

🏆🌟 I'm honored to be in the company of these stand-out authors listed as medalists and finalists in @FeatheredQuillBookReviews 2025 Debut Author awards category! My TBR list has grown enormously this month! 📚 Congratulations, everyone, for the recognition of your hard work!! 👏👏👏🎉🥳🎊

lcrwriter @msabbas92 @annettemastersbooks @wesblake_ @monicagranlove @discerningksb

#featheredquillbookreviews #featheredquillbookawards #AwardWinningBooks

https://featheredquill.com/feathered-quill-book-awards-2025-winners/

🆓 🥳 #GoodReadsGiveaway Alert! Only 10 days

🆓 🥳 #GoodReadsGiveaway Alert! Only 10 days left to win a copy of CHAINED BIRDS! @wildblue_press is giving away 100 copies of my #TrueCrime #Memoir — enter with the link below! 🌟❣️

https://bit.ly/4gl4nQl

#CHAINEDBIRDS #bookgiveaway #CarlaConti #Bookstagram

🏅 🏆 📚 Thank you, thank you @FeatheredQui

🏅 🏆 📚 Thank you, thank you @FeatheredQuillBookReviews for giving #ChainedBirds your 2025 Gold/1st Place award for Debut Author! I'm misty-eyed over the honor 🥹 🌟 💫

#CarlaConti #TrueCrime @rowe_carenen @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press #BookAwards #Bookstagram

https://bit.ly/40B8ulw

My fun #Podcast chat with @larrydavidsonproduction

My fun #Podcast chat with @larrydavidsonproductions dropped this week (also featuring author @daniel.devise ) but it could be one of Larry's last! We are in danger of losing The Artful Periscope unless Larry can find another sound studio and tech support!

@Pcast_ol #ChainedBirds #CarlaConti #TrueCrime @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press

https://bit.ly/4aLDmog

🆓 🥳 #GoodReadsGiveaway Alert! @wildbluepress

🆓 🥳 #GoodReadsGiveaway Alert! @wildbluepress_truecrime is giving away 100 copies of CHAINED BIRDS on #GoodReads, and you can enter to win all through the month of February! (link below) 375 people have entered to win so far on the first day - good luck, everyone! 🌟❣️

https://bit.ly/3CHzOXd

@wildblue_press #CHAINEDBIRDS #bookgiveaway #TrueCrime #CarlaConti #Bookstagram

Who else wants an innie for the next four years?

Who else wants an innie for the next four years?

@BenStiller @mradamscott @brittle @PatriciaArquette @John_Turturro @zachcherryofficial #Severance #SeveranceSeason2 #LumonIndustries #Lumon

https://carlajeanconti.com/can-i-get-a-lumon-innie-for-the-next-four-years/

I'm so excited that #ChainedBirds is a finalist fo

I'm so excited that #ChainedBirds is a finalist for the 2024 CIBA Nellie Bly Book Awards! So, of course, I did a mini-deep dive into #NellieBly for my blog ... this is the young journalist who, in 1887, went undercover as a patient in a NYC women's "Lunatic Asylum" to report on patient abuses and horrific conditions. Find out more in my blog post, which features some great vintage Nellie Bly photos 💫

#CarlaConti #TrueCrime #Bookstagram @rowe_carenen @2024Debuts @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press

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Thanks @official_winnie_schrader for a great chat

Thanks @official_winnie_schrader for a great chat about my true crime memoir #ChainedBirds on Mysteries, Mayhem and Merlot!

https://bit.ly/3PQQqPb

January 6, 2020 will NEVER be whitewashed or disto

January 6, 2020 will NEVER be whitewashed or distorted in my #truecrime #thriller #ChainedBirds, because one of the main characters went to the #CapitolRiot on #January6th ... (Someone has to be the guardian of memory.) Find out who it was ...

https://bit.ly/4j3C23w

#January6 #Jan6insurrection #Capitol #BookTwitter @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press #CarlaConti #truecrime #thriller

Reflecting on my whirlwind 2024 debut year, I'm et

Reflecting on my whirlwind 2024 debut year, I'm eternally grateful to the village that helped launch and laud #ChainedBirds 🙏 💫 🥹

https://carlajeanconti.com/reflections-on-2024-the-village-that-launched-and-lauded-chained-birds/

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Honored to share @larrydavidsonproductions last 20

Honored to share @larrydavidsonproductions last 2024 #Podcast episode with @daniel.devise & I wish your sound engineer @cdecris2 well at @hhhlibrary !

#ChainedBirds #CarlaConti #TrueCrime @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press

https://carlajeanconti.com/podcaster-larry-davidson-says-goodbye-to-long-time-engineer-chris-decristofaro/

✨ 📚 I'm not sure what this Philly author is m

✨ 📚 I'm not sure what this Philly author is more excited about: 3 end-of-year #BookAwards or my new cover for #ChainedBirds … do I have to choose? I'm over the 🌜 and humbled about all of it 🥹 🏆 💫

https://bit.ly/4isZhEa

@philaathenaeum @independentbookreview @LiteraryTitan @phillymag @PhillyInquirer
@PhillyDailyNews @billy_penn @whyy #CarlaConti #TrueCrimeBooks @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press @rowe_carenen @2024debuts
@crimewritersassoc @mysterywritersofamerica @sincnational @sistersincrimepod
@internationalthrillerwriters

Thankful to share this heartfelt Q-A with @DrexelU

Thankful to share this heartfelt Q-A with @DrexelUniv 's @WriteNowPhilly lit magazine about my debut #truecrime #memoir #ChainedBirds. I continue to use interviewer Tahsin Ahmed's thoughtful, engaging questions as a roadmap for ongoing publicity and podcast appearances! Many thanks @drexel_coas and Tahsin!

https://bit.ly/3ZmARo0

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@PhillyInquirer
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@whyy
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#CarlaConti

📚 📖 📔 I've been on a lot of 🎙️ #podc

📚 📖 📔 I've been on a lot of 🎙️ #podcasts lately, and one of my favorite questions was what inspired me to go into journalism and write #Chained Birds? I cited 2 books/films: #AllthePresidentsMen and #InColdBlood 📽️ 🎞️ 🎬 ... I'd love to know what source materials inspired other authors ✍🏼 ✍🏼 ✍🏼 Please chime in!

https://bit.ly/412loLk

#CarlaConti #TrueCrimeBooks @wildbluepress_truecrime @wildblue_press #authorsofinstagram

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Carla Conti

Carla Conti is a true crime journalist, storyteller, and prison reform advocate. Her debut book, Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir of Justice, Survival and Redemption Behind Bars, is out now with WildBlue Press.

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