Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks

About the Author: 

With 89 million copies in print worldwide, 50 million copies in the United States along, all in over 50 languages, Nicholas Sparks is one of today's most popular authors. He has published to date eighteen novels all of which made New York Time Bestsellers list. Eight of his romantic-fiction novels have made into movies. 

Sparks attended Notre Dame University and wrote his first never published book, The Passing, in 1985 while still in school. After graduating he began selling pharmaceuticals and was transferred to Washington, D.C. in 1993. It was there he wrote the novel The Notebook. Only two years following that he was discovered by a lady named Theresa Park, who offered to represent him. In October of 1996 The Notebook was published and made the New York Times Bestsellers list with in only one week of release. He went on to publish many more books in the years following and made a huge impact on the literary world. 

Published Works: 

• The Notebook (October 1996)
• Message in a Bottle (April 1998)
• A Walk to Remember (October 1999)
• The Rescue (September 2000)
• A Bend in the Road (September 2001)
• Nights in Rodanthe (September 2002)
• The Guardian (April 2003)
• The Wedding (September 2003)
• Three Weeks with My Brother (April 2004) 
• True Believer (April 2005)
• At First Sight (October 2005)
• Dear John (October 2006)
• The Choice (September 2007)
• The Lucky One (September 2008)
• The Last Song (September 2009)
• Safe Haven (September 2010)
• The Best of Me (October 2011)
• The Longest Ride (September 2013)

Family Life: 

Nicholas Sparks currently lives in a quite life in North Carolina with his wife Catherine and family. He and his wife started the Nicholas Sparks Organization, a non-profit program which works to improve cultural and international understanding through world wide education for children of all ages. He also contributes to many charities including the MFA.