Leila Mottley gained critical acclaim at 19 with her debut novel
Nightcrawling, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Now, she returns with her second novel,
The Girls Who Grew Big. It follows a group of teenage mothers in the Florida Panhandle who form a close-knit community to support each other through the challenges of young motherhood. Mottley talks about why she views this novel as a response to the current political moment surrounding reproductive rights.
And TV critic David Bianculli reviews the season premiere of
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and its crossover with
Abbott Elementary.
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