Nicholas Sparks - wikipedia Nicholas Sparks For other uses, see Nicholas Sparks ( disambiguation ). Nicholas Sparks Sparks signing autographs in 2006 Nicholas Charles Sparks ( 1965 - 12 - 31 ) December 31, 1965 ( age 52 ) Omaha, Nebraska, United States Occupation Novelist Screenwriter Producer Alma mater University of Notre Dame Genre Romantic fiction Romantic drama Spouse Cathy Cote ( m. 1989 ; div. 2015 ) Children 5 Website www.nicholassparks.com Nicholas Charles Sparks ( born December 31, 1965 ) is an American romance novelist and screenwriter. He has published nineteen novels and two non-fiction books. Several of his novels have become international bestsellers, and eleven of his romantic - drama novels have been adapted to film all with multimillion - dollar box office grosses. Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska and wrote his first novel, The Passing, in 1985, while a student at the University of Notre Dame. His first published work came in 1990, when he co-wrote with Billy Mills Wokini : A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self - Understanding, which sold approximated 50,000 copies in its first year. In 1993, Sparks wrote his breakthrough novel The Notebook in his spare time while selling pharmaceuticals in Washington, D.C.. Two years later, his novel was discovered by literary agent Theresa Park who offered to represent him. The novel was published in October 1996 and made the New York Times best - seller list in its first week of release. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Published works 4.1 List 5 Adaptations in other media 5.1 Film 5.2 TV 6 References 7 External links Early life Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska to Patrick Michael Sparks, a future professor of business, and Jill Emma Marie Sparks ( née Thoene ), a homemaker and an optometrist 's assistant. Nicholas was the second of three children, with an older brother, Michael Earl `` Micah '' Sparks ( born 1964 ), and a younger sister, Danielle `` Dana '' Sparks ( 1966 -- 2000 ), who died at the age of 33 from a brain tumor. Sparks has said that she was the inspiration for the main character in his novel A Walk to Remember. Sparks was raised in the Roman Catholic faith, and is of German, Czech, English, and Irish ancestry. He and his ex-wife are Catholics and are raising their children in the Catholic faith. His father pursued graduate studies at University of Minnesota and University of Southern California, one reason for his family 's frequent moves. By the time Sparks was eight, he had lived in Watertown, Minnesota ; Inglewood, California ; Playa Del Rey, California and his mother 's hometown of Grand Island, Nebraska for a year, during which his parents were separated. By 1974 his father became a professor of business at California State University, Sacramento, and the family settled in Fair Oaks, California. The family remained there through Sparks ' high school days, and in 1984, he graduated as the valedictorian of Bella Vista High School. After being offered a full sports scholarship for track and field, at the University of Notre Dame, Sparks accepted and enrolled, majoring in business finance. In 1988, while on spring break, he met his future wife, Cathy Cote of New Hampshire, and then concluded his early academic work by graduating from Notre Dame with honors. Sparks and Cote would be married on July 22, 1989, and they moved to New Bern, North Carolina. Prior to those milestones, however, Sparks had begun writing in his early college years. Career Sparks decided to start writing based on a simple remark from his mother when he was 19 years old that introduced him to the possibility : ' `` Your problem is that you 're bored. You need to find something to do... '' Then she looked at me and said the words that would eventually change my life : `` Write a book. '' Until that moment, I had never considered writing. Granted, I read all the time, but actually sitting down and coming up with a story on my own ?... I was nineteen years old and had become an accidental author. In 1985, while at home for the summer between his freshman and sophomore years at Notre Dame, Sparks penned his first -- though never published -- novel entitled The Passing. He wrote another novel in 1989, also unpublished called The Royal Murders. After college, Sparks sought both work with publishers, and applied to law school, but was rejected in both attempts. He then spent the next three years trying other careers, including real estate appraisal, waiting tables, selling dental products by phone and starting his own manufacturing business. In 1990, Sparks co-wrote a book with Billy Mills entitled Wokini : A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self - Understanding, a nonfiction book about a three - week trip Sparks and his brother took around the around the world, as well as their personal growth experiences during that time, and the influence of Lakota spiritual beliefs and practices. The book was published by Feather Publishing, Random House, and Hay House, and sales for this first book approximated 50,000 copies in its first year after release. In 1992, Sparks began selling pharmaceuticals, and in 1993 was transferred to Washington, D.C.. It was there that he wrote another novel in his spare time, The Notebook. Two years later, he was discovered by literary agent Theresa Park, who picked The Notebook out of her agency 's slush pile, liked it, and offered to represent him. In October 1995, Park secured a $1 million advance for The Notebook from Time Warner Book Group. The novel was published in October 1996 and made the New York Times best - seller list in its first week of release. With the success of his first novel, he moved to New Bern, North Carolina. He subsequently wrote several international bestsellers, and several of his novels have been adapted as films : Message in a Bottle ( 1999 ), A Walk to Remember ( 2002 ), The Notebook ( 2004 ), Nights in Rodanthe ( 2008 ), Dear John ( 2010 ), The Last Song ( 2010 ), The Lucky One ( 2012 ), Safe Haven ( 2013 ), The Best of Me ( 2014 ), The Longest Ride ( 2015 ), and The Choice ( 2016 ). He has also sold the screenplay adaptations of True Believer and At First Sight. His 2016 novel, Two by Two, sold about 98,000 copies during the first week after release. 11 of Nicholas Sparks ' novels have been # 1 New York Times Best Sellers. Personal life Sparks and his then - wife Cathy lived together in New Bern, North Carolina with their three sons and twin daughters until 2014. On January 6, 2015, Sparks announced that he and Cathy had amicably separated. They subsequently divorced. Sparks donated $9,000,000 for a new, all - weather tartan track to New Bern High School along with his time to help coach the New Bern High School track team and a local club track team as a volunteer head coach. Sparks contributes to other local and national charities, as well, including the Creative Writing Program ( MFA ) at the University of Notre Dame by funding scholarships, internships and annual fellowships. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly reported that Sparks and his then - wife had donated `` close to $10 million '' to start a Christian, international, college - prep private school, The Epiphany School of Global Studies, which emphasizes travel and lifelong learning. He was later sued by the headmaster of this school who accused Sparks of homophobia, racism and anti-semitism. In his spare time, Sparks volunteers at his local retirement home. Published works List Wokini : A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self - Understanding ( 1990 ), Nicholas Sparks and Billy Mills. 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 ), Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks 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 ) See Me ( October 2015 ) Two by Two ( October 2016 ) Every Breath ( October 2018 ) Adaptations in other media Film Year Film Director RT critics ' approval rating Budget Worldwide Gross 1999 Message in a Bottle Luis Mandoki 32 % $80 million $118,880,016 2002 A Walk to Remember Adam Shankman 27 % $12 million $47,494,916 The Notebook Nick Cassavetes 52 % $29 million $115,603,229 2008 Nights in Rodanthe George C. Wolfe 30 % N / A $84,375,061 Dear John Lasse Hallström 29 % $25 million $114,977,104 The Last Song Julie Anne Robinson 20 % $20 million $89,041,656 2012 The Lucky One Scott Hicks 20 % $25 million $99,357,138 2013 Safe Haven Lasse Hallström 12 % $28 million $97,594,140 2014 The Best of Me Michael Hoffman 8 % $26 million $35,926,213 2015 The Longest Ride George Tillman, Jr. 30 % $34 million $62,944,815 2016 The Choice Ross Katz 12 % $10 million $23,420,878 Total / Average 24 % $288 million $889,615,166 TV Year Series Credit Director / Showrunner Network RT critics ' approval rating 2014 Deliverance Creek Executive Producer Jon Amiel Lifetime 50 % TBA Untitled The Notebook followup Characters based on The Notebook TBA The CW TBD References Jump up ^ `` Nicholas Sparks Movies at the Box Office - Box Office Mojo ''. Jump up ^ `` Author Nicholas Spark remembers his Catholic roots ''. Catholic-doc.org. 1999 - 11 - 04. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Morality in Hollywood : An Interview with Author Nicholas Sparks ''. Jump up ^ Nicholas Sparks mother and Nicholas Sparks as quoted in : Three Weeks with My Brother, pp. 183 - 184 Jump up ^ Billy Mills ; Nicholas Sparks ( July 1999 ). Wokini : A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self - Understanding. Hay House. p. 176. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56170 - 660 - 0. Jump up ^ `` Nicholas Sparks ''. Ferrum College. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Biography for Nicholas Sparks ''. Book Browse. Retrieved March 26, 2006. Jump up ^ Good Morning America ABC TV, interview about the book `` Two By Two '', October 3, 2016 Jump up ^ `` King of the love story turns to divorce ''. Toronto Star, October 21, 2016. page E6 Jump up ^ Nudd, Tim ( 6 January 2015 ). `` Nicholas Sparks and Wife Separate ''. People. Jump up ^ Buckley Cohen, Adam. `` Nicholas Sparks. '' Runner 's World 43.12 ( 2008 ) : 70 - 71. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. Jump up ^ Valby, Karen ( October 10, 2008 ). `` True Believer The chemistry of Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe scribe has penned 14 bestsellers in 14 years ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 03. Jump up ^ `` The Epiphany School : Welcome ''. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ Amanda Holpuch ( 2014 - 10 - 02 ), `` Lawsuit accuses Nicholas Sparks of racism, antisemitism and homophobia '', The Guardian, ISSN 0261 - 3077, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/02/nicholas-sparks-racism-homophobic-jewish-lawsuit. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 26He later hired a new headmaster. Jump up ^ http://top-knig.ru/nikolas-sparks/ ^ Jump up to : `` Noah and Allie Forever ! The CW Is Developing The Notebook for TV ''. ^ Jump up to : Creative, The Uprising. `` Nicholas Sparks ''. 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Answer: The Choice