Leila Mottley, author portrait
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Leila Mottley

LEILA MOTTLEY is the author of the novel Nightcrawling, an Oprah’s Book Club pick and New York Times bestseller, and the poetry collection woke up no light. She is also the 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate. She was born and raised in Oakland, where she continues to live.
The Girls Who Grew Big
woke up no light
Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley on the Nuances of Black Girlhood in Her Book NIGHTCRAWLING | Inside the Book

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The Girls Who Grew Big
woke up no light
Nightcrawling

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Leila Mottley on the Nuances of Black Girlhood in Her Book NIGHTCRAWLING | Inside the Book

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