Leila Mottley

1 month ago | kqed.org | Christina Li |Leila Mottley |Sarah Aziza |Ocean Vuong

May 13Failed to save articlePlease try againSummer is here in the Bay Area, providing ample opportunities for outdoor hikes, day trips to the beach and lounging at the park. When your social battery starts running low, having a book on hand can save the day. Here are eight new and upcoming releases (plus some author events) to have on your radar this summer.

Nov 22, 2024 | nexojornal.com.br | Leila Mottley

Apr 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Leila Mottley

For Marie Claire's Makers Issue, author and poet Leila Mottley writes about the power of the ocean. Mottley's debut poetry collection, woke up no light, hits shelves April 16. The Pacific waves keep rolling. Foam of the mouth, thunder, split up a child from her mother. This is what geography does. A salt history, a global Great Migration we are all still too terrified to be in awe of. I don't like the ocean, but I love the water. I like still. I like quiet with a drip drip and no movement.

Apr 16, 2024 | marieclaire.com | Leila Mottley

For Marie Claire's Makers Issue, author and poet Leila Mottley writes about the power of the ocean. The Pacific waves keep rolling. Foam of the mouth, thunder, split up a child from her mother. This is what geography does. A salt history, a global Great Migration we are all still too terrified to be in awe of. I don't like the ocean, but I love the water. I like still. I like quiet with a drip drip and no movement. Stay where I grew up, on my back door step. This family has moved too much.

Apr 12, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Leila Mottley |Brandon Yu

Oakland poet and novelist Leila Mottley. Photo: Lea Suzuki/San Francisco ChronicleAfter her life completely changed, Leila Mottley had to relearn how to write. Following the runaway success of her bestselling 2022 debut novel, “Nightcrawling,” the Oakland author was faced with the realities of becoming a young literary star: lots of press, lots of time on the road, and suddenly, a lot of anxiety over knowing what she wrote could be read by millions.