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Read an Excerpt from Wally Lamb’s New Novel ‘The River Is Waiting’
Known for his emotionally propulsive—and often heart-wrenching—stories, Wally Lamb has sold millions of books, including New ...
Review: Wally Lamb explores human cruelty and grace with `The River is Waiting'
Wally Lamb introduces us to a young man whose tragic accident has unfathomable consequences. Corby Ledbetter’s addiction to ...
Wally Lamb’s Guilty Pleasure Is a History of Mad Magazine
His go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The New Jim Crow” on incarceration. “The ...
Read a free excerpt of "The River Is Waiting," Oprah's latest pick
When Emily returned with the pie, she apologized that it was so juicy. She'd forgotten the cornstarch. Aware that blueberries ...
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Forgiving the Unforgivable in the New Book "The River Is Waiting"
In "The River is Waiting," author Wally Lamb sheds light on the complexities of incarceration, forgiveness, and second ...
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'The River Is Waiting' by Wally Lamb and Other Must-Reads for June!
Welcome back, book lovers! This week, Woman’s World is thrilled announce an expanded edition of our book club filled with ...
Oprah's new book club pick for June is here, and it's an author she's loved since the '90s
Oprah Winfrey chooses "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb as her June book club pick, a third for the author.
Book club discussion guide for "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb
Dive deeper into Oprah Winfrey's latest book club selection in June, with this "CBS Mornings" reading group discussion guide.
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Briefly Noted
“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 ...
Winfrey’s new book club pick marks the return of an old favorite, Wally Lamb
Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has chosen Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” the story of a father torn by ...
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Forgiving the Unforgivable in the New Book "The River Is Waiting"
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 ...