19 Facts About Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks was born on December 31,1965 and is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer.

Nicholas Sparks 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.

Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31,1965, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Nicholas Sparks's father, Patrick Michael Sparks, was a business professor and his mother, Jill Emma Marie Sparks, was a homemaker and an optometrist's assistant.

In 1984, Nicholas Sparks graduated valedictorian of Bella Vista High School.

Nicholas Sparks wrote his first, never published, novel, The Passing in 1985 and a second unpublished novel called The Royal Murders in 1989.

Nicholas Sparks married Cathy Cote in 1989 and moved to New Bern, North Carolina.

Nicholas Sparks' first published book was Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding, a nonfiction book co-written by Billy Mills about Lakota spiritual beliefs and practices, published by Feather Publishing.

In 1998, after the publication of The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks wrote Message in a Bottle which, in 1999, became the first of his novels to be adapted for film in 1999.

Nicholas Sparks has sold the screenplay adaptations of True Believer and At First Sight.

Nicholas Sparks has often been listed on Forbes annual highest-paid authors lists.

In September 2020, Nicholas Sparks published his twenty-first novel The Return and followed that up with The Wish in 2021 and Dreamland in 2022, each of which were optioned as films.

In 2008, Nicholas Sparks donated nearly $900,000 for a new, all-weather tartan track to New Bern High School, where he has volunteered to coach.

Nicholas Sparks has funded scholarships, internships, and annual fellowships at the University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program.

Nicholas Sparks will serve as a producer alongside Elizabeth Cantillon, and Theresa Park.

Nicholas Sparks signed a first-look deal with Sparks, with intentions being that a long-term working relationship follow; the three movies will be joint-venture productions between Universal Pictures and Anonymous Content.

The Wish will see Nicholas Sparks serve as producer, alongside Park, and Zack Hayden.

In February 2024, Nicholas Sparks stated that there were at that point four of his books in development for film adaptations.

In January 2025, it was announced that Sparks had collaborated with M Night Shyamalan on an original story they co-wrote, which is described as a supernatural romantic thriller.