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Carla Conti

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Carla Conti is a former journalist and author of the award-winning true crime memoir CHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR, a prison abuse exposé about justice and survival in federal prison. It took her ten years to write as she balanced the safety of the story participants (including herself) in this tell-all thriller of prison gang hit orders and corrupt officials.

CHAINED BIRDS has won multiple 2025 indie book awards, including 1st Place in True Crime from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner in True Crime from the Indie Reader Discovery Awards, Silver in True Crime from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), and a 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism award from the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

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The Bride. The Groom. The Only Witness. A new JACKLIGHTER excerpt.

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, the bride stunning in white lace and a full veil, the groom beaming beside her. Two flower girls in floor-length dresses. Seven bridesmaids in pink chiffon. Seven groomsmen in dark

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Carla Conti wrote a new blog post The Bride. The Groom. The Only Witness. A new JACKLIGHTER excerpt. 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 wed Read more of this blog post »
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Carla Conti is now following Carla Conti Author of CHAINED BIRDS: A True Crime Memoir
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Carla Conti liked Dalyn Miller's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "Chained Birds: A Crimemoir is a fearless and deeply immersive work of true crime that blends investigative journalism with personal memoir to expose the brutal realities of the U.S. federal prison system. Carla Conti brings readers inside a world rar" Read more of this review »
Feb 09, 2026 03:14PM · see review
Carla Conti liked Tara's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "Chained Birds: A Crimemoir by Carla Conti delivers a gripping, high-stakes blend of investigative journalism and personal memoir. The narrative pulls readers deep into the realities of prison violence, systemic failure, and the emotional cost of advo" Read more of this review »
Feb 05, 2026 07:05AM · see review
Carla Conti liked Erin's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "I have read a fair share of true crime books but I have never read one quite like this. Conti was right in calling this a Crimemoir. It isn't just about her decade long fight to get Kevin Sanders free and safe from a failing and brutal system, it is " Read more of this review »
Jan 17, 2026 08:33PM · see review
Carla Conti is now following Erin Quill Author of Crow Calls: Volume One (The Crow Calls Volumes #1)
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