Fifty years later, the story of Marty Dillon deserves to be heard. Read or listen to the anniversary excerpt from The Jacklighter, narrated by the author. Free. Voice-enabled. No signup required. #BookSky 🔗 bit.ly/JacklighterAnniversary

Big news for #TheJacklighter this week. On June 2—the 50th anniversary of Marty Dillon's murder—three northeastern Pennsylvania newspapers ran my story about the book. On my blog, I'm sharing what the week still feels like and what comes next ✨ #BookSky carlajeanconti.com/the-week-the...

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

50 years ago today, Marty Dillon was murdered in the woods of Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains. Today I'm marking the anniversary with new excerpts from The Jacklighter in my Substack newsletter. Read or listen ✨ #TrueCrime #BookSky #TheJacklighter #Justice carlaconti.substack.com/p/a-murder-5...

Sphere Fiction, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, has acquired A Fatal Forking, the debut crime novel by etiquette coach and non-fiction author William Hanson. 👇

50 years ago this week, Martin Dillon was shot and killed in the Pennsylvania woods. My new book is coming this fall, and a local newspaper just covered the story ahead of tomorrow's 50th anniversary.
#BookSky Read the Wyoming County Press Examiner's feature at: www.wcexaminer.com/2026/06/01/u...

Tomorrow marks 50 years since Martin Dillon walked into the Pennsylvania woods and never came home. In the morning, I'm sharing two excerpts from The Jacklighter, read in my own voice. Subscribe so you don't miss it.
 carlaconti.substack.com #TheJacklighter #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeBooks

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest under a Sisters in Crime tent with fellow author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

Back from the 39th Annual @pennwriters.bsky.social Conference and still on a high! 🎉 Presented my True Crime Uncovered workshop to a great room, met keynote @chuckwendig.bsky.social, recorded a podcast, and signed copies of Chained Birds. Full recap on my blog! carlajeanconti.com/back-from-th...

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

Enjoying this year’s 39th Annual @pennwriters.bsky.social conference in Lancaster, making new friends and meeting keynote author-speaker @chuckwendig.bsky.social … much more fun to come, including my #TrueCrime workshop this afternoon!

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest under a Sisters in Crime tent with fellow author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

🌸 🌼 🌺 Happy Mother's Day! I was just gifted this lovely satin MOTHER pillowcase, found in a treasure bin at a vintage textile shop in northeast Philly. Collectibles like this were given by soldiers & sailors during wartime ... my favorite line: "The greatest friend I ever had." 🥹 🥰 ✨ #MothersDay

✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th @pennwriters.bsky.social (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #BookSky

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to @BestThrillers for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. So proud of my award! Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th @pennwriters.bsky.social (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #BookSky

🍦📚 TOMORROW! Join my fellow mystery, crime, & thriller authors and me at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event! (Held offsite.) I'll be signing copies of my #TrueCrime memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #Crimemoir

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest under a Sisters in Crime tent with fellow author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

🍦📚 Can't wait to mingle with readers and authors at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event, where I'll be signing copies of my True Crime Memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime #Crimemoir

🎉 I'm honored & thrilled to present "True Crime Uncovered" at the 39th Pennwriters Conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD @pennwriters.bsky.social #BookSky #TrueCrime #PennWriters

🎉Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with a win-win! This Saturday and Sunday, get FREE SHIPPING on all orders at Bookshop.org. 📚✨ It’s the perfect time to grab your copy of CHAINED BIRDS while supporting local indie shops! Shop here: bookshop.org/a/117036/979... @bookshop.org #BookSky

✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th @pennwriters.bsky.social (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #BookSky

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

🎥 The wait is over ... Take a dark journey into Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains. Here is the official trailer for my upcoming true crime release, THE JACKLIGHTER. 🌲⚖️ Watch the full trailer here: bit.ly/4twvnnC #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

🍦📚 Can't wait to mingle with readers and authors at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event, where I'll be signing copies of my True Crime Memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime #Crimemoir

🥳 And that's a wrap, folks! Thanks to my Backer Besties, the @Kickstarter for THE JACKLIGHTER is officially fully funded! I'm so incredibly grateful to everyone who backed the campaign. 🥹 Stay tuned—pre-orders are coming to Amazon soon! bit.ly/4cUFsVk #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️

🎉 I'm honored & thrilled to present "True Crime Uncovered" at the 39th Pennwriters Conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD @pennwriters.bsky.social #BookSky #TrueCrime #PennWriters

🤖 For all authors navigating this AI landscape, this op-ed by author Colson Whitehead is a terrific read ✍️ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th @pennwriters.bsky.social (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #BookSky

If you bring your tent, I'll bring the table 😁

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest under a Sisters in Crime tent with fellow author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this #ManhattanBookReview for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ManhattanBookReview#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

🍦📚 Can't wait to mingle with readers and authors at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event, where I'll be signing copies of my True Crime memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime #Crimemoir

⏳ Time is running out! There is only ONE DAY left to grab a signed copy of The Jacklighter or a special bundle with Chained Birds on @Kickstarter ! I’ll also be at several Pa Spring author events—details in my latest Substack! bit.ly/4t5ffsN #TheJacklighter #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #BookSky 📚💙

🔥 Today is the LAST DAY to grab a signed copy of THE JACKLIGHTER before my @Kickstarter campaign ends! 🙏 Huge thanks to my "Backer Besties" for fully funding my project so quickly! 🥂 I have the best #truecrime supporters on the planet 🌎 😭 💕 📍 Shop the campaign: bit.ly/BlueSky-KS-J...#truecrime #BookSky

💖 Huge thanks to my "Backer Besties" for getting THE JACKLIGHTER fully funded on @Kickstarter so quickly! 🥂 There's still time to grab signed copies before pre-orders close April 14th— don't miss out on the exclusive bundles! 🎁 📍 Shop the campaign: bit.ly/BlueSky-KS-J... #BookSky

✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th @pennwriters.bsky.social (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #BookSky

🎙️ Still celebrating THE SNOWBALL episode by Tom Clarke, a cinematic podcast about my #TrueCrime memoir Chained Birds. A chilling intro video and podcast links are in this blog post, + a behind-the-scenes look at Tom’s storytelling ✨ 🔗 bit.ly/4m0iFdu#TrueCrime #chainedbirds #booksky #crimemoir #documentary

✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @jmccrone.bsky.social ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest #BookSky #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict

✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: amzn.to/3YnBNY4#ChainedBirds #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti

🍦📚 Can't wait to mingle with readers and authors at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event, where I'll be signing copies of my True Crime memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime #Crimemoir

💖 Huge thanks to my "Backer Besties" for getting THE JACKLIGHTER fully funded on @Kickstarter so quickly! 🥂 Only one week left to grab signed copies before pre-orders close April 14th— don't miss out on the exclusive bundles! 🎁 📍 Shop the campaign: bit.ly/BlueSky-KS-J... #BookSky

🎙️ Still celebrating THE SNOWBALL episode by Tom Clarke, a cinematic podcast about my #TrueCrime memoir Chained Birds. A chilling intro video and podcast links are in this blog post, + a behind-the-scenes look at Tom’s storytelling ✨ 🔗 bit.ly/4m0iFdu#TrueCrime #chainedbirds #booksky #crimemoir #documentary

✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th @pennwriters.bsky.social (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #BookSky

🎙️ Tom Clarke just released THE SNOWBALL, his cinematic podcast about my #TrueCrime memoir Chained Birds. His chilling intro video and podcast links are in this Substack, along with a behind-the-scenes look at Tom’s storytelling ✨ 🔗 bit.ly/4lXj3JP#TrueCrime #chainedbirds #booksky #crimemoir #documentary