Best-selling author Wally Lamb spent nine years working on his newest book, "The River Is Waiting."

In this time, he wrestled with self-doubt, navigated his own sobriety journey and worked as a teacher at York Correctional Institution, Connecticut’s only women’s prison.

His new book explores addiction, reckoning and forgiveness, and the injustice that exists in prison today. It follows one man’s experience in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his son.

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Wally Lamb: author of "The River Is Waiting." He is also the author of "She’s Come Undone" and "I Know This Much Is True."

Best-selling author Wally Lamb spent nine years working on his newest book, "The River Is Waiting."
In this time, he wrestled with self-doubt, navigated his own sobriety journey and worked as a teacher at York Correctional Institution, Connecticut&rsquo;s only women&rsquo;s prison.
His new book explores addiction, reckoning and forgiveness, and the injustice that exists in prison today. It follows one man&rsquo;s experience in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his son.
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Wally Lamb:&nbsp;author of "<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-river-is-waiting-wally-lamb/22039422?ean=9781668006399&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content={adgroupname}&amp;utm_term=aud-1721779758375:dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld40U0sBvRojxaQZnQNGtr6NWK&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwnovFBhDnARIsAO4V7mDXDTBZS240zqvb0ZNNtTyx9MvPOxrCaBaYjAv6VbdERnl8yx17ZAgaAlK-EALw_wcB">The River Is Waiting.</a>" He is also the author of "<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/she-s-come-undone-wally-lamb/12815677?ean=9780671003753&amp;next=t">She&rsquo;s Come Undone</a>" and "<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-know-this-much-is-true-wally-lamb/8960307?ean=9780061469084&amp;next=t">I Know This Much Is True</a>."

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Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

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Connecticut Public's 'Where We Live' has curated a list of conversations featuring talks with your favorite authors and deep dives into literary themes and news from across Connecticut Public's talk shows.  

Connecticut Public's 'Where We Live' has curated a list of conversations featuring talks with your favorite authors and deep dives into literary themes and news from across Connecticut Public's talk shows.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Wally Lamb's new book, 'The River Is Waiting,' explores prison injustice and forgiveness

One out of every four Americans is a caregiver, caring for partners, parents, grandparents or children. They juggle living their own lives while taking loved ones to the doctor, dispensing medication and even managing insurance.

The struggles of these caregivers are often invisible. Many face negative financial impacts, isolation and anxiety.

On this episode, we'll hear from caregivers as they share their hardships and hopes. We'll also discuss why America’s caregiving crisis is an urgent public health problem.

GUESTS:
Laura Mauldin: associate professor in the Department of Social and Critical Inquiry at the University of Connecticut and author of "In Sickness and Health: Love Stories from the Front Line of America’s Caregiving Crisis."
Cindy Eastman: author of "True Confessions of An Ambivalent Caregiver"
Sue Lloyd-Davies: author of "Pinkie's Turnabout"

<a href="https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/ltss/family-caregiving/caregiving-in-the-us-2025/">One out of every four Americans is a caregiver</a>, caring for partners, parents, grandparents or children. They juggle living their own lives while taking loved ones to the doctor, dispensing medication and even managing insurance.
The struggles of these caregivers are often invisible. Many face negative financial impacts, isolation and anxiety.
On this episode, we'll hear from caregivers as they share their hardships and hopes. We'll also discuss why America&rsquo;s caregiving crisis is an urgent public health problem.
GUESTS:
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<li>Laura Mauldin:&nbsp;associate professor in the Department of Social and Critical Inquiry at the University of Connecticut and author of "<a href="https://lauramauldin.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/">In Sickness and Health: Love Stories from the Front Line of America&rsquo;s Caregiving Crisis</a>."</li>
<li>Cindy Eastman:&nbsp;author of "<a href="https://cindyeastman.com/index.html">True Confessions of An Ambivalent Caregiver</a>"</li>
<li>Sue Lloyd-Davies:&nbsp;author of "<a href="https://www.suelloyddavies.com/">Pinkie's Turnabout</a>"</li>
</ul>

Highlighting the caregiving crisis in CT and beyond

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The Appalachian Trail spans 52.2 miles in Connecticut and climbs over Bear Mountain, the tallest point in the state.

Today, we listen to an episode of "Common Land" podcast, which follows producer Matt Podolsky’s hike of the trail with his mother. We’ll hear about the history of the trail here in Connecticut, along with some major obstacles that he encountered.

Podolsky will join us later to give more insight on the experience and tell us more about the trail.

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Matt Podolsky: Host and producer of "Common Land" podcast

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The <a href="https://appalachiantrail.org/experience/hike-the-trail/explore-by-state/connecticut/">Appalachian Trail spans 52.2 miles in Connecticut</a> and climbs over Bear Mountain, the tallest point in the state.
Today, we listen to an episode of "Common Land" podcast, which follows producer Matt Podolsky&rsquo;s hike of the trail with his mother. We&rsquo;ll hear about the history of the trail here in Connecticut, along with some major obstacles that he encountered.
Podolsky will join us later to give more insight on the experience and tell us more about the trail.
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<a href="https://www.matthewpodolsky.com/">Matt Podolsky:</a> Host and producer of "<a href="https://commonland.wildlensinc.org/">Common Land" podcast</a>
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Take a hike on CT's 52.2 miles of Appalachian Trail

Last year, the National Institutes of Health drastically cut funding for medical research. This disrupted the work of academics and researchers across the country.

Clinical trials and scientific projects were cancelled, and funding for ongoing research was revoked.

This meant big cuts in funding to research institutions here in Connecticut.

UConn lost $41 million from research grant terminations and unexpected non-renewals.

Today, we hear how these cuts are impacting research institutions in our state and the future of science.

GUESTS:
Rob Stein: Correspondent and Senior Editor, on NPR’s Science Desk
Evan Morris: Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Biomedical Engineering at Yale School of Medicine
Diane Owens: mother of a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis

Last year, the National Institutes of Health drastically cut funding for medical research.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5647420/science-research-funding-cuts-health">This disrupted the work of academics and researchers across the country.</a>
Clinical trials and scientific projects were cancelled, and funding for ongoing research was revoked.
This meant big cuts in funding to research institutions here in Connecticut.
UConn lost $41 million from research grant terminations and unexpected non-renewals.
Today, we hear how these cuts are impacting research institutions in our state and the future of science.
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/146944972/rob-stein">Rob Stein:</a>&nbsp;Correspondent and Senior Editor, on NPR&rsquo;s Science Desk</li>
<li><a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/evan-morris/">Evan Morris:</a>&nbsp;Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Biomedical Engineering at Yale School of Medicine</li>
<li>Diane Owens:&nbsp;mother of a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis</li>
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Wally Lamb's new book, 'The River Is Waiting,' explores prison injustice and forgiveness

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