Oprah Winfrey selects novel from 19-year-old Oakland poet as her book club pick
“Nightcrawling,” by Leila Mottley, chronicles her battles with poverty, racism and the police. NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen 19-year-old Leila Mottley’s “Nightcrawling,” a debut novel about a young Black woman from East Oakland and her battles with poverty, racism and the police, for next book club pick. A spokesperson for Winfrey said Mottley is…