His first two works of fiction, SHE'S COME UNDONE and I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, were both #1 New York Times bestsellers and selections of Oprah's Book Club. Lamb edited COULDN'T KEEP IT TO MYSELF and I'LL FLY AWAY, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women's prison in Connecticut, where he has been a volunteer facilitator for fifteen years. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine. The Lambs are parents of three sons.