Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer best known for romantic and emotionally driven popular fiction. He has published numerous New York Times bestsellers, several of which (including The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle) have been adapted for film. Sparks' work often features themes of love, loss, and redemption and is frequently set in coastal North Carolina, where he lives.