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 ...

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) ...

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

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...