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Nicholas Sparks

Author of The Notebook

181+ Works 125,703 Members 2,257 Reviews 343 Favorited

About the Author

Nicholas Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on New Year's Eve, 1965. As a child, he lived in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Grand Island, Nebraska, finally settling in Fair Oaks, California when he was eight. In 1984, he received a full scholarship to run track and field for the University of Notre show more Dame. Sparks wrote one of his best-known stories, The Notebook, over a period of six months at age 28. It was published in 1996 and spent 56 weeks on the New York Times hardcover best-seller list followed by another 54 weeks on the paperback list. Sparks has had a string of New York Times bestsellers including: A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, The Rescue, A Bend in the Road, Nights in Rodanthe, The Guardian, The Wedding, True Believer and its sequel, At First Sight, Dear John, The Choice, The Last Song, Safe Haven, The Best of Me, See Me, The Longest Ride, and Two by Two. The Choice will become his eleventh film adaptation. Sparks is involved in many local and national charities, and is a major contributor to the Creative Writing Program (MFA) at the University of Notre Dame, where he provides scholarships, internships, and a fellowship annually. Along with his wife, he founded The Epiphany School in New Bern, North Carolina and the Nicholas Sparks Foundation. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook (1996) 15,594 copies, 314 reviews
A Walk to Remember (1999) 10,343 copies, 179 reviews
Dear John (2006) 8,628 copies, 214 reviews
The Last Song (2009) 6,946 copies, 197 reviews
The Lucky One (2008) 6,574 copies, 132 reviews
The Wedding (2003) 6,270 copies, 81 reviews
Message in a Bottle (1998) 6,163 copies, 80 reviews
A Bend in the Road (2001) 5,890 copies, 59 reviews
The Rescue (2000) 5,820 copies, 49 reviews
Nights in Rodanthe (2002) 5,755 copies, 83 reviews
The Choice (2007) 5,745 copies, 98 reviews
The Guardian (2003) 5,541 copies, 82 reviews
Safe Haven (2010) 5,366 copies, 133 reviews
At First Sight (2005) 5,280 copies, 60 reviews
True Believer (2005) 4,906 copies, 67 reviews
The Best of Me (2011) 4,068 copies, 98 reviews
The Longest Ride (2013) 3,429 copies, 77 reviews
See Me (2015) 2,344 copies, 46 reviews
Three Weeks with My Brother (2004) 2,274 copies, 42 reviews
Two by Two (2017) 2,131 copies, 44 reviews
Every Breath (2018) 1,915 copies, 37 reviews
The Return (2020) 1,523 copies, 31 reviews
The Wish (2022) 1,276 copies, 24 reviews
Dreamland (2022) 784 copies, 16 reviews
A Walk to Remember [2002 film] (2002) — Author — 321 copies
Counting Miracles (2024) 230 copies, 7 reviews
Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding (1990) — Author — 114 copies, 1 review
The Notebook [and] The Wedding (2006) — Author — 39 copies, 2 reviews
Querido John (2015) 13 copies
De terugkeer (2020) 6 copies
O Sonho (2021) 5 copies
Droomland (2023) 4 copies
De wens (2022) 4 copies
O milagre (2010) 4 copies
Retrouvailles (2021) 3 copies
Au Rythme de Ton Souffle (2018) 3 copies
Um Sonho Só Nosso (2022) 3 copies
Summer Love Omnibus (2003) 3 copies
Wenn du zurückkehrst (2020) 2 copies
Beležnica (2012) 2 copies
Wish, The 2 copies
Primavera dos Sonhos (2019) 2 copies
No Seu Olhar 2 copies
Unsere Zeit der Wunder (2024) 2 copies
Et vanskelig valg (2010) 2 copies
Alles wird gut (2003) 2 copies
Noi due come in un sogno (2022) 2 copies
Fotografiet (2010) 2 copies
Un mundo de ensueño (2023) 1 copy
O Desejo 1 copy
No seu olhar 1 copy
Minnenes melodi (2000) 1 copy
The Shack 1 copy, 1 review
O Milagre 1 copy
Poslednja pesma (2011) 1 copy
Speshi lyubit (2018) 1 copy
KTHIMI 1 copy
Cher John (2015) 1 copy
Zgjedhja 1 copy
Querido John 1 copy
Izbor (2009) 1 copy
Paluu (2023) 1 copy
Bezpieczna przystan (2015) 1 copy
Nur mit Dir (2003) 1 copy
O Guardião (2016) 1 copy
Útěk do samoty (2016) 1 copy
Fais un voeu (2022) 1 copy
Undrens tid 1 copy
Nicholas Sparks (2011) 1 copy
Vjenčanje (2007) 1 copy
Missing You 1 copy
Eltékozolt évek (2015) 1 copy
Nterna vid havet (2003) 1 copy
A ESCOLHA 1 copy

Associated Works

The Notebook [2004 film] (2004) — Author — 743 copies, 4 reviews
Dear John [2010 film] (2010) — Author — 207 copies, 1 review
Message in a Bottle [1999 film] (1999) — Author — 154 copies, 2 reviews
The Longest Ride [2015 film] (2015) — Author — 152 copies, 1 review
The Last Song [2010 film] (2010) — Author — 109 copies, 1 review
The Best of Me [2014 film] (2014) — original book — 94 copies
The Choice [2016 film] (2016) — Author — 75 copies
4 Film Favorites: Nicholas Sparks (2009) — Author — 36 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2001 v01 #253 (2001) — Author — 33 copies
RDSELP v110 A Walk to Remember | Boundary Waters (1999) — Author — 19 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2009 v03 #303 (2009) — Contributor — 7 copies
RDSELP v161 The Choice | The Saddlemaker's Wife (2009) — Contributor — 7 copies
RDSELP v167 The Lucky One | The Sugar Queen (2010) — Author — 6 copies, 1 review
RDSELP v130 The Guardian | A Perfect Day (2004) — Author — 5 copies
RDSELP v136 The Wedding | Final Witness (2005) — Author — 4 copies
Bosszúálló (2004) — Author — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Sparks, Nicholas Charles
Birthdate
1965-12-31
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Places of residence
Watertown, Minnesota, USA
Inglewood, California, USA
Playa Del Rey, California, USA
Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
Fair Oaks, California, USA
Sacramento, California, USA (show all 7)
New Bern, North Carolina, USA
Education
University of Notre Dame (Business Finance, 1988)
Bella Vista High School (valedictorian)
Occupations
novelist
screenwriter
producer
Relationships
Sparks, Micah (brother)
Organizations
The Nicholas Sparks Foundation
Agent
Theresa Park
Short biography
Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty one novels and two non-fiction books, all of which have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages.

Eleven of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven (on all of which he served as a producer), The Lucky One, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John, The Last Song, and The Notebook, with a cumulative domestic box office totaling more than $574M.

Sparks lives in North Carolina, where he contributes to a variety of local and national charities. In 2011, he launched The Nicholas Sparks Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to improving cultural and international understanding through global education experiences for students of all ages.

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Statistics

Works
181
Also by
90
Members
125,703
Popularity
#59
Rating
3.8
Reviews
2,257
ISBNs
2,018
Languages
31
Favorited
343

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