Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb (born 17 October 1950) is an award-winning American author, well known as the writer of several novels that have appeared on Oprah's Book Club.

He was the director of the Writing Center at Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Connecticut from 1989-1998, and is currently an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Connecticut’s English Department. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Education from the University of Connecticut and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College. Lamb lives in Mansfield, Connecticut with his wife and three sons.

Bibliography

• She's Come Undone (1992)

• I Know This Much Is True (1998)

• Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters (2002)

• I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison (2007)

• The Hour I First Believed (2008)

External links

• An Exclusive Interview with Wally Lamb for the release of The Hour I First Believed in which he discusses his initial feelings about Columbine, his writing rituals and the appearance of previous characters in his new novel.
• [http://fora.tv/2008/12/04/Wally_Lamb_on_Meeting_Columbine_Gunman_s_Father Wally Lamb talks about meeting one of the Columbine Gunman's Father.
• Reading guide and chapter excerpts (Official publisher web page)
• Interview with Wally Lamb by Dory Adams
• Interview by Zachary Chouteau. Choteau, then of the American Booksellers Association, conducted an in-depth interview with Lamb shortly after his appearance on Oprah boosted him into the public spotlight.