Author record · 2022 to 2025

Leila Mottley: Awards and Best-of Lists

Leila Mottley has won 1 award, the American Book Awards (2023) for Nightcrawling, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 5 longlist or nominee places, and 12 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025The Girls Who Grew BigGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2025The Girls Who Grew BigBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: General & Historical Fiction
2025The Girls Who Grew BigThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2025The Girls Who Grew BigLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Girls Who Grew BigChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2025The Girls Who Grew BigChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2023NightcrawlingAmerican Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Book
2023NightcrawlingHurston/Wright Legacy Award source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Debut Fiction
2023NightcrawlingLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Lesbian Fiction
2022NightcrawlingBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2022NightcrawlingThe Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · First Novel
2022NightcrawlingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Debut Novel
2022NightcrawlingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2022NightcrawlingTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2022NightcrawlingBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction
2022NightcrawlingThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2022NightcrawlingOprah's Book Club source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Book Club Selection
2022Nightcrawling: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2022NightcrawlingFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2022NightcrawlingWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction

Books

  1. Nightcrawling13 sources · 2022 to 2023
  2. The Girls Who Grew Big5 sources · 2025