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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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Chained Birds: A Crimemoir

4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions

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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 bestseller badges, and regaining my publishing rights for Chained Birds, 2025 has been a whirlwind.

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Carla Conti wrote a new blog post Chained Birds Named 2025’s Best Crimemoir by AudioBookReviewer 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 forgotte Read more of this blog post »
Jan 23, 2026 05:04PM · like
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 · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Chained Birds by Carla Conti. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Chained Birds by Carla Conti <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Carla Conti is now following Erin Quill Author of Crow Calls: Volume One (The Crow Calls Volumes #1)
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Carla Conti liked Lyndsay Fiorentino's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "A great story, had me hooked from the beginning. Always love a good true crime story. I was given a complimentary copy of the book from the author via voracious readers only."
Nov 12, 2025 10:28AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Chained Birds by Carla Conti. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Chained Birds by Carla Conti <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Carla Conti liked Kelli's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "Chained Birds is an extraordinary fusion of investigative journalism and memoir a raw, fearless, and deeply human account that pulls readers into the brutal underworld of prison life and systemic injustice. Carla Conti’s writing is sharp, immersive, " Read more of this review »
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Carla Conti is now following FaithfulReviewer (Jacqueline) and Kelli
Oct 01, 2025 07:22AM
Carla Conti made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Requesting help updating book edition - dashboard giving me errors topic " Hello lovely librarian volunteers ... I seem unable to update my book details to the 3rd edition, although in typing this message, my current edition ...more "
Aug 12, 2025 08:57AM
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