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The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley review – teenage mothers and melodrama

This ambitious tale of solidarity and sisterhood in Florida has moments of poetic clarity, but falls short of the author’s dazzling debut

The Guardian - UK

'Sea to Sea'

For 'Marie Claire's Makers issue, author and poet Leila Mottley pens an evocative poem.

Marie Claire

Books: 4 stunning fiction debuts by Bay Area authors of color

While many of us will remember the last year as a time when superstar authors published highly anticipated follow-ups — think Michelle Obama, Jennifer Egan and Hanya Yanagihara — it was also a banner year for emerging voices.

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Holiday books: Fiction

“The Marriage Portrait,” by Maggie O’Farrell. (Knopf, $28.)

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Black History Month: 7 books by emerging black authors to put on your reading list

Use October as an opportunity to get stuck into some of the best books of 2022.

The Independent UK

New books explore the hidden world of sex workers

It's an issue that's seldom discussed, but the identity of sex workers and their battle for workers' rights are being brought into the mainstream with the help of books and films. Two authors who have written very personal accounts about the subject join Eve Jackson in the studio. Poet, novelist…

France 24

Booker prize longlist 2022: Full list of writers aged 20 to 87

The Booker Prize longlist has arrived and this year’s shows a broader range than ever, as it features its youngest and oldest-ever authors, along with debut novels as well as the shortest book ever to be nominated for the prize.

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Booker prize longlist of 13 writers aged 20 to 87 announced

List comprises 13 writers of fiction, from NoViolet Bulawayo to Leila Mottley, described as ‘stimulating, surprising, nourishing’ by judging panel

The Guardian - UK

18 brilliant books to add to your summer reading list

Choosing a reading list for the summer is a very serious matter. The Indy Culture team share the books we’ll be getting stuck into

The Independent UK

The best books to read this summer, from Ottessa Moshfegh to Gabrielle Zevin

Choosing a reading list for the summer is a very serious matter. The Indy Culture team share the books we’ll be getting stuck into

The Independent UK

'I have a lot of time': Oakland poet-novelist phenom Leila Mottley, 19, has just begun

Some people are shocked when they learn that Leila Mottley is still a teenager. Their shock comes as no surprise to her: "I expect it at this point."

Los Angeles Times

Winfrey picks Leila Mottley's 'Nightcrawling' for book club

Oprah Winfrey has chosen 19-year-old Leila Mottley’s “Nightcrawling,” a debut novel about a young Black woman from East Oakland and her battles with poverty, racism and the police, for next book club pick

The Independent UK

Teenager Leila Mottley on writing her debut novel: ‘I’ve always done things at a warp speed’

The 19-year-old’s uncommonly assured book Nightcrawling, about marginalised lives in her home town of Oakland, has won fans including Dave Eggers and Ruth Ozeki

The Guardian - UK

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley review – a dazzling debut

This chilling tale of power and corruption, based on a true crime involving brutality in the Oakland police department, announces a bold new voice

The Guardian - UK

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