Nicholas Sparks

American writer and novelist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1965 · age 60

Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published 24 novels, 16 of which are New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 130 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages.

Nicholas Sparks is read about 1,224 times a day, in 54 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2013“I sometimes think to myself that I’m the last of my kind.”In their wordsIra Levinson, Chapter 1 Ira, p. 1Read the whole statement

“I had never dreamed of being a soldier; I had never fired a gun.”In their wordsIra Levinson, Chapter 5 Ira, p. 74Read the whole statement

“As your father used to say, we shared the longest ride together, this thing called life, and mine has been filled with joy because of you.”In their wordsRuth Levinson, Chapter 5 Ira, p. 78Read the whole statement

“While she was exceptional, I was average, a man whose major accomplishment in life was to love her without reservation, and that would never change.”In their wordsIra Levinson, Chapter 14 Ira, p. 187Read the whole statement

“It was the way you looked at me while I looked at the art that changed me. It is you, in other words, who changed.”In their wordsRuth Levinson, Chapter 14 Ira, p. 199Read the whole statement

“My marriage brought great happiness into my life, but lately there's been nothing but sadness.”In their wordsIra Levinson, Chapter 17, p. 237Read the whole statement

1965Born31 December 1965

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His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.
2013 · Ira Levinson speaking about his father, Chapter 1 Ira, p. 2, Own words
The words nearly break my heart, and I feel something crumble inside me. The truth is often a terrible thing, and I wish again that I were someone else.
2013 · Ira Levinson, Chapter 5 Ira, p. 80, Own words
As much as I love her, I admit that she has always remained somewhat of an enigma to me...I liked this about her. I liked the mystery she added to my life.
2013 · Ira Levinson, Chapter 17 Ira, p. 222-223, Own words

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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.

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Richard JenkinsAlso in Dear John (2010)

Cobie SmuldersAlso in Safe Haven (2013)

Britt RobertsonAlso in The Longest Ride (2015)

Maggie GraceAlso in The Choice (2016)

John SavageAlso in Message in a Bottle (1999)

Phoebe DynevorAlso in Remain (2027)