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Wally Lamb mines grief & guilt in ‘The River is Waiting’
The author taught writing workshops for incarcerated women over two decades, an experience that has helped him to draw a ...
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 ...
Oprah Winfrey reveals new book club pick, "The River Is Waiting"
Oprah Winfrey unveiled her latest book club selection, "The River Is Waiting," by Wally Lamb. It's the third time Winfrey has ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
‘The River Is Waiting’ is every parent’s nightmare
Still, the opening of his latest book, “The River Is Waiting,” screams in a pitch that will etch itself into your nightmares. Corby Ledbetter, a stay-at-home father of 2-year-old twins, Maisie and ...
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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 Winfrey names "The River Is Waiting" newest book club pick: Read a free excerpt
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.
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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Book Review: Wally Lamb explores human cruelty and grace in prison with `The River is Waiting’
Corby Ledbetter is in trouble. 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 ...
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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 ...