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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
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Nightcrawling

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The Girls Who Grew Big
woke up no light
Nightcrawling

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BERKELEY, CA 94705-2204
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Fri Jun 27
GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE
686 FULTON ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11217-1609
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Sun Jun 29 | 05:00 PM
POLITICS & PROSE BKSTR, INC.
5015 CONNECTICUT AVE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20008-2024
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SOURCE BOOKSELLERS
4240 CASS AVE STE 105
DETROIT, MI 48201-1975
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST
5233 N CLARK ST
CHICAGO, IL 60640-2122
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Leila Mottley on the Nuances of Black Girlhood in Her Book NIGHTCRAWLING | Inside the Book

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