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Leila Mottley

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.


Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Creating an Authentic World Without Living in It
June 27, 2025  By Leila Mottley
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