This article is about the 2022 novel by Leila Mottley. For ancient Japanese custom, see Yobai.

Nightcrawling is a 2022 novel by Leila Mottley. Along with other honors, the novel was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, making Mottley the youngest author to have been nominated for the award.[1]

Reception

Reviews

Nightcrawling was generally well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] Library Journal,[4] and Publishers Weekly.[5] According to Book Marks, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on fifteen critics: nine "rave", five "positive", and one "mixed".[6][7]

Booklist's Courtney Eathorne called the book's main character, Kiara, 'an unforgettable dynamo," stating that "her story brings critical human depth to conversations about police sexual violence."[2]

Kirkus Reviews highlighted Mottley's writing, stating, "the real story here is lush, immersive writing and a relentless reality that crushes a girl’s soul."[3]

Publishers Weekly noted how "scenes of realism are rendered with a poet’s eye" and concluded, "This heartrending story makes for a powerful testament to a Black woman’s resilience."[5]

Luke Gorham, writing for Library Journal, wrote that Nightcrawling is "undeniably bleak but littered with small beauties and a powerful discourse on the dehumanizing effects policing can have on marginalized communities, bodies, and minds (and especially on Black women)."[4] He concluded by stating, 'Mottley’s novel understands that sometimes a happy ending just means surviving."[4]

In selecting the novel for Oprah's Book Club, Oprah Winfrey "said she was struck by Mottley's power to convey, in vivid and precise language, trauma, love, and everything in between," saying, "It always brings me joy to help introduce new writers to the reading community, and this young poet wowed me with her ode and elegy to Oakland, and her acute and insightful depictions of youth, injustice, the legacy of incarceration, and the resilience of community and chosen family."[1]

Awards and honors

Nightcrawling was an Oprah's Book Club pick in June 2022,[8] and AudioFile included it on their list of the best audiobooks of 2022.[9]

Year Award Result Ref.
2022 Booker Prize Longlist [10][1]
Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults Selection [11]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction Nominee [12]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel Nominee [12]
Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine Finalist [13]
2023 Audie Award for Best Female Narrator Finalist [14]
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee [15]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction Finalist [16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Awards: Booker Longlist". Shelf Awareness. July 27, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Eathorne, Courtney (April 1, 2022). "Nightcrawling". Booklist. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Nightcrawling". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Gorham, Luke (May 1, 2022). "Nightcrawling". Library Journal. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley". Publishers Weekly. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nightcrawling". Book Marks. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nightcrawling". Bookmarks. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Oprah's Book Club Pick: Nightcrawling". Shelf Awareness. June 8, 2022. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ^ Milliot, Jim (December 1, 2022). "'AudioFile' Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2022". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Nawotka, Ed (July 26, 2022). "Six Americans Make the Booker Prize Longlist". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2022". Booklist. December 1, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Nightcrawling". Goodreads. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  13. ^ Tiniscopa, Adriano (November 8, 2022). "Anthony Doerr, Grand prix de littérature américaine". Libres Hebdo (in French). Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Audie Award Winners". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  15. ^ Ali-Coleman, Khadijah Z. (June 28, 2023). "2023 Legacy Awards Nominees". Hurston/Wright Foundation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "2023 Lambda Award Shortlist Finalists Announced". BOOK RIOT. March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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