Known for his emotionally propulsive—and often heart-wrenching—stories, Wally Lamb has sold millions of books, including New ...

Corby Ledbetter is in trouble. In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” Corby has lost his job as a commercial ...

The author taught writing workshops for incarcerated women over two decades, an experience that has helped him to draw a ...

His go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The New Jim Crow” on incarceration. “The ...

Oprah Winfrey chooses "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb as her June book club pick, a third for the author.

Oprah Winfrey revealed her newest book club selection, "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb. The novel follows the story of ...

Oprah Winfrey revealed "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb as her newest book club selection. It's is the third book by Lamb that Winfrey has picked.

In Wally Lamb’s latest novel, The River Is Waiting, Oprah's book club pick this month, Lamb draws upon his experiences as a volunteer writing instructor working with incarcerated women to shed ...

Dive deeper into Oprah Winfrey's latest book club selection in June, with this "CBS Mornings" reading group discussion guide.

“A person is what they yearn for.” The River Is Waiting, by Wally Lamb (S&S/Marysue Rucci). This immersive novel of redemption, by a New York Times best-selling novelist, follows a stay-at ...

In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” Corby has lost his job as a commercial artist and has developed a secret addiction to alcohol and pills, setting him on a dangerous path ...