Interesting Facts about the Author
He is a black-belt in Tae Kwon Do.

He still holds a track and field record at the University of Notre Dame.

After selling The Notebook, the first thing he bought was a new wedding ring for his wife.

Nicholas Sparks and J.K. Rowling (of Harry Potter fame) are the only contemporary authors to have a novel spend more than a year on both the New York Times hardcover and paperback best-seller lists.

In a poll of Entertainment Weekly readers, he was selected as the favorite author.
He was selected by People Magazine as the "Sexiest Author."

He is a major contributor to the Creative Writing Program at the University of Notre Dame.

All information pulled from http://www.nicholassparks.com