Oprah Winfrey unveils latest book club pick: "The River Is Waiting" Reader's Group Guide for "The River Is Waiting" Discussion questions: 1. Corby is a deeply flawed yet sympathetic character.

Oprah Winfrey unveiled her latest book club selection, "The River Is Waiting," by Wally Lamb. It's the third time Winfrey has picked a book by Lamb.

Consider California’s Stanislaus River. In the 1970s, people of all ages and abilities reveled in running its 13 miles of rapids bearing scary names like Widowmaker and Devil’s Staircase.

But as I read “The River You Touch,” I found Dombrowski’s storytelling frustrating. The dust jacket lauds the book as a “love song to a way of life.” ...