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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oprah's June book club pick 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 ...
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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 ...