Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer best known for The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle, all three adapted into feature films. He wrote The Notebook over six months at age 28, and it was published in 1996. His later novels include Dear John, The Last Song, and See Me, and he co-wrote the memoir Three Weeks With My Brother with his brother Micah. He lives in North Carolina.