Wally Lamb is an American author whose novels have achieved significant recognition through Oprah's Book Club selections. His works include She's Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, and The River Is Waiting, all of which were chosen for either Oprah's Book Club or Oprah's Book Club 2.0. Beyond his writing career, Lamb has been involved in education. He served as director of the Writing Center at Norwich Free Academy in Norwich from 1989 to 1998. He has also taught Creative Writing in the English Department at the University of Connecticut.