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Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle all of which, along with eight other books, have been adapted as feature films. Sparks lives in North Carolina, where many of his novels are set.

Infobox

Born
Nicholas Charles Sparks (1965-12-31) December 31, 1965 (age 59)Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation
mw- Novelist Screenwriter Producer
Alma mater
University of Notre Dame
Genre
Romantic fiction Romantic drama
Spouse
mw- Cathy Cote (m. 1989; div. 2015)
Children
5

Tables

· Adaptations › Film
1999
Message in a Bottle
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2002
A Walk to Remember
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2004
The Notebook
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2008
Nights in Rodanthe
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2010
Dear John
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
The Last Song
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
2012
The Lucky One
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2013
Safe Haven
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2014
The Best of Me
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2015
The Longest Ride
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2016
The Choice
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2026
Remain
Role(s)
Story
Notes
No
Total
Notes
$889,615,166
Year
Title
Screenwriter
Producer
Director
Notes
Box office
RT
1999
Message in a Bottle
No
No
Luis Mandoki
Based on the novel of the same name.
$118,880,016
32%
2002
A Walk to Remember
No
No
Adam Shankman
Based on the novel of the same name.
$47,494,916
27%
2004
The Notebook
No
No
Nick Cassavetes
Based on the novel of the same name.
$115,603,229
53%
2008
Nights in Rodanthe
No
No
George C. Wolfe
Based on the novel of the same name.
$84,375,061
30%
2010
Dear John
No
No
Lasse Hallström
Based on the novel of the same name.
$114,977,104
29%
2010
The Last Song
Yes
No
Julie Anne Robinson
Based on the novel of the same name.
$89,041,656
21%
2012
The Lucky One
No
No
Scott Hicks
Based on the novel of the same name.
$99,357,138
21%
2013
Safe Haven
No
Yes
Lasse Hallström
Based on the novel of the same name.
$97,594,140
13%
2014
The Best of Me
No
Yes
Michael Hoffman
Based on the novel of the same name.
$35,926,213
12%
2015
The Longest Ride
No
Yes
George Tillman Jr.
Based on the novel of the same name.
$62,944,815
31%
2016
The Choice
No
Yes
Ross Katz
Based on the novel of the same name.
$23,420,878
11%
2026
Remain
Story
No
M. Night Shyamalan
The novel of the same name (and this film), based on an original story co-written with Shyamalan.
TBD
TBD
Total
$889,615,166
· Adaptations › TV
2014
Deliverance Creek
Role(s)
Executive producer
Notes
Jon Amiel
Year
Series
Credit
Director/ showrunner
Network
RT
2014
Deliverance Creek
Executive producer
Jon Amiel
Lifetime
50% (6 reviews)

References

  1. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2022/05/nicholas-sparks-inks-first-look-deal-with-universal-pictures-1235025891/
  2. "Every Nicholas Sparks Book in Order"
    https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/book-list/every-nicholas-sparks-book-in-order/
  3. "The 11 Best Nicholas Sparks Movies"
    https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/g26998282/best-nicholas-sparks-movies/
  4. "Take a Nicholas Sparks Tour of the North Carolina Coast"
    https://www.visitnc.com/story/2LYn/take-a-nicholas-sparks-tour-of-the-north-carolina-coast
  5. "Nicholas Sparks"
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-Sparks
  6. "Author Biography"
    http://repository.untag-sby.ac.id/11753/8/Biography.pdf
  7. Three Weeks With My Brother
  8. People
    https://people.com/movies/walk-to-remember-throwback-photos-mandy-moore-shane-west-fun-facts/
  9. "Author of Love"
    https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/author-of-love/
  10. CliffNotes on Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks
  11. People
    https://people.com/celebrity/nicholas-sparks-and-wife-separate/
  12. Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding
  13. "Nicholas Sparks"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151125064406/http://www2.ferrum.edu/thanlon//profwrit/nicholassparksbio.htm
  14. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nicholas-sparks-hits-a-tear-soaked-milestone-20-years-of-sentimental-love-stories/2016/10/18/56c6355c-8b06-11e6-875e-2c1bfe943b66_story.html
  15. "The 11 Best Nicholas Sparks Movies"
    https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/g26998282/best-nicholas-sparks-movies/
  16. "Nicholas Sparks Books"
    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/nicholas-sparks/_/N-2kq8
  17. Forbes
    https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeji45hfgm/nicholas-sparks/?sh=257e08465513
  18. "Nicholas Sparks Sets Movie Deal at Universal Pictures"
    https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-sparks-universal-deal-1235269396/
  19. People
    http://www.people.com/article/nicholas-sparks-wife-cathy-separate
  20. HuffPost
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicholas-sparks-wife-split_n_6422840
  21. "The Philanthropist: Nicholas Sparks"
    https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20793362/rw-hero-of-running-nicholas-sparks/
  22. Buckley Cohen, Adam. "Nicholas Sparks." Runner's World 43.12 (2008): 70–71. Web. September 29, 2012.
  23. The Notebook
    https://ew.com/article/2008/10/03/chemistry-nicholas-sparks/
  24. "The Epiphany School: Welcome"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110923141610/http://epiphany-nb.org/517464.ihtml
  25. "Nicholas Sparks Foundation"
    https://nsparksfoundation.org/
  26. "The Return"
    https://nicholassparks.com/stories/the-return/
  27. "The Wish"
    https://nicholassparks.com/stories/the-wish/#book
  28. "Sparks Sets Movie Deal at Universal Pictures"
    https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-sparks-universal-deal-1235269396/
  29. "The Choice"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_choice
  30. "The Notebook"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/notebook
  31. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2021/04/nicholas-sparks-the-return-mrc-film-elizabeth-cantillon-the-notebook-1234745681/
  32. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2022/07/mrc-film-names-its-romance-division-appoints-sydney-fleischmann-as-vp-1235064913/
  33. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2022/05/nicholas-sparks-inks-first-look-deal-with-universal-pictures-1235025891/
  34. NicholasSparks.com
    https://nicholassparks.com/news/2022/three-of-nicholas-novels-are-to-be-adapted-for-the-big-screen-including-his-latest-bestseller-the-wish/
  35. Variety
    https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-sparks-universal-deal-1235269396/
  36. Yahoo!
    https://www.yahoo.com/now/nicholas-sparks-teases-dreamland-movie-233000725.html
  37. Amazon Live
    https://www.amazon.com/live/broadcast/40a32d00-36f1-4991-9d88-147cdcc69d8f?ref=cm_sw_al_7Gyw9AM1pe29m
  38. Variety
    https://variety.com/2024/film/news/counting-miracles-movie-nicholas-sparks-amazon-reacher-alan-ritchson-1236167073/
  39. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/01/jake-gyllenhaal-m-night-shyamalan-nicholas-sparks-1236271764/
  40. People
    https://people.com/m-night-shymalan-and-nicholas-sparks-collaborate-for-new-book-11719186
  41. The Notebook
    https://variety.com/2025/film/news/nicholas-sparks-rules-novels-entertainment-marketing-summit-1236377257/
  42. The Providence Journal
    https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/04/10/m-night-shyamalan-jake-gyllenhaal-to-film-remain-in-rhode-island/83024333007/
  43. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/02/a-walk-to-remember-reboot-monarch-media-development-1236304380/
  44. "Message in a Bottle"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1952613889/weekend/
  45. "Message in a Bottle"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/message_in_a_bottle
  46. "A Walk to Remember"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0281358/?ref_=bo_se_r_1/
  47. "A Walk to Remember"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/walk_to_remember
  48. "The Notebook"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0332280/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  49. "Nights in Rodanthe"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0956038/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  50. "Nights in Rodanthe"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nights_in_rodanthe
  51. "Dear John"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0989757/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  52. "Dear John"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dear_john
  53. "The Last Song"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1294226/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  54. "The Last Song"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10011984-last_song
  55. "The Lucky One"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1327194/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  56. "The Lucky One"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lucky_one_2012
  57. "Safe Haven"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1702439/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  58. "Safe Haven"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/safe_haven
  59. "The Best of Me"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1972779/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  60. "The Best of Me"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_best_of_me
  61. "The Longest Ride"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2726560/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  62. "The Longest Ride"
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_longest_ride
  63. "The Choice"
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3797868/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  64. Us Weekly
    http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-notebook-tv-series-in-the-works-at-the-cw-2015118
  65. "Nicholas Sparks"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220813061028/https://nicholassparks.com/category/film-tv/
  66. Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deliverance_creek
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