Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb

3 Series • 10 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: She's Come Undone (1992)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: You Don’t Know Me (2019)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Couldn't Keep it to Myself (2003)

ⓘ About Wally Lamb

A multi-award winning courtesy of his bestselling literary works, Wally Lamb is a celebrated American penman. He was born in October 1950 in Norwich upon Connecticut, in the US. Lamb, who is a sexagenarian, attended Norwich Free Academy, a school which he would later on return to teach English in the early 1970s; generally, Lamb, who juggles teaching and writing, taught high school in a career spanning over two decades. For his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, wherein he received teaching degrees, Lamb went to the University of Connecticut. Similarly, he has also taught at this university whereby he was an Associate Professor in the English Department. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College.

All Book Series by Wally Lamb

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She's Come Undone

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1992

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1992
2
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I Know This Much Is True

Book 2 of 7 · published 1998

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1998
3
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The Hour I First Believed

Book 3 of 7 · published 2007

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2007
4
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Wishin' and Hopin'

Book 4 of 7 · published 2009

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2009
5
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We Are Water

Book 5 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
6
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I'll Take You There

Book 6 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
7
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The River Is Waiting

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025

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2025
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You Don’t Know Me

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019
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Couldn't Keep it to Myself

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2003

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2003
2
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I'll Fly Away

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2007

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2007

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Wally Lamb?

A multi-award winning courtesy of his bestselling literary works, Wally Lamb is a celebrated American penman. He was born in October 1950 in Norwich upon Connecticut, in the US. Lamb, who is a sexagenarian, attended Norwich Free Academy, a school which he would later on return to teach English in the early 1970s; generally, Lamb, who juggles teaching and writing, taught high school in a career spanning over two decades.

Which Wally Lamb series should I start with?

Wally Lamb's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is She's Come Undone (1992).

How many books has Wally Lamb written?

Wally Lamb has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2025. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Collections.

In what order should Wally Lamb's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 10 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Wally Lamb's books organised into series?

This guide splits Wally Lamb's 10 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (7 books); Anthologies (2 books); Collections (1 book).