For her next book club pick, Oprah Winfrey is highlighting an author she has praised even before she had a book club.

Oprah Winfrey chooses "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb as her June book club pick, a third for the author.

In an exclusive reveal on "CBS Mornings," Oprah Winfrey announced her newest book club selection, Wally Lamb's "The River Is Waiting." "Wally is such a profoundly outstanding magician of words ...

and it gets better every time This cover image released by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books shows "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb. (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, via AP) (Uncredited ...

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books shows "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb. (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, via AP) ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For her next book club pick, Oprah Winfrey is highlighting an author she has praised even before she had a book club. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has chosen Wally Lamb’s ...

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books shows “The River is Waiting” by Wally Lamb. (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, via AP) Winfrey’s conversation with Lamb can be heard ...

It's the third time she's selected a Lamb book and continues a bond predating 1996, when she launched her club. “I’ve had four phone conversations with Ms. Winfrey,” Lamb said in a statement ...