Rowling 'makes 5 every second' Oct 4, 2008
A Forbes spokesman said: "It was wizardry that transformed JK Rowling from a destitute single mother on welfare into a best-selling billionaire. TOP 10 BEST-PAID AUTHORS 1. JK Rowling - $300m (170m) 2. James Patterson - $50m (28m) 3. Stephen King - $45m (25m) 4. Tom Clancy - $35m (20m) 5. Danielle Steel - $30m (17m) 6. John Grisham - $25m (14m) 6. Dean Koontz - $25m (14m) 8. Ken Follett - $20m (11m) 9. Janet Evanovich - $17m (10m) 10. Nicholas Sparks - $16m (9m) Source: Forbes magazine... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Gere, Lane don't convince in Nights in Rodanthe' Oct 4, 2008
This is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks, who specializes in romantic stories that have dramatic tendencies. I was a fan of the movie version of Sparks' "The Notebook," which spent far more time explaining why its lead characters should be together. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Nights in Rodanthe Review Oct 3, 2008
September 26, 2008 - I've never been a fan of the works of Nicholas Sparks, but then again, I'm an adult male. Sparks, who wrote the novels upon which Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook and now Nights in Rodanthe are based, is a salesman of sentimenality ; a guy who plunders the depths of romantic desperation to create fantasies for women and women alone. (IGN FilmForce)
'Rodanthe' is a roller-coaster ride Oct 3, 2008
If you're a female between the ages of 16 and 30, chances are you know who Nicholas Sparks is ... Rodanthe' is a roller-coaster ride 100208 MOVIES 1 The BIG screen If you're a female between the ages of 16 and 30, chances are you know who Nicholas Sparks is ... If you're a female between the ages of 16 and 30, chances are you know who Nicholas Sparks is. (Juneau Empire)
Author Finds Right Spark For 'Nights In Rodanthe' Sep 25, 2008
Image"Nights in Rodanthe" author Nicholas Sparks. Sparks Fly For Best-Selling Author In 'Rodanthe. (Click2Houston, TX)
Win 'Nights In Rodanthe' Movie Prizes Sep 20, 2008
The Movie Richard Gere and Diane Lane reunite on screen in the romantic drama "Nights in Rodanthe," based on Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel about two people who discover there is always a second chance to find the love of your life. Adrienne (Lane), a woman still reeling from her husband's betrayal and struggling to rebuild a life without him, has just learned that he wants to come home. (Click2Houston, TX)
Gere, Lane create sparks Sep 19, 2008
They first sizzled 24 years ago as star-crossed lovers in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club." Then they played an estranged couple who rekindle their passion in 2002's "Unfaithful." They now pair up as two lonely adults who get a second chance at love in the romantic drama "Nights in Rodanthe," based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel ... Richard Gere and Diane Lane united for a third on-screen romance in "Nights in Rodanthe," based on the best-selling book by Nicholas Sparks. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Miley Cyrus Gets A Nicholas Sparks Novel And Movie Tailor-Made For Her Sep 18, 2008
That's what Nicholas Sparks, best-selling author of "The Notebook," is working on. at the moment, according to. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hannah Montana Gets Her Own Movie Sep 17, 2008
Author Nicholas Sparks - whose novel 'A Walk to Remember' helped pop star Mandy Moore move into 'serious acting', is simultaneously writing the novel and the screenplay for the project. At present the plot is under wraps, but expect the story to touch on family and romance. (IGN FilmForce)
The Fall Movies Are Coming Sep 15, 2008
Also off the book shelf: Diane Lane and Richard Gere costar in "Nights in Rodanthe," from the Nicholas Sparks novel. And Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. play a homeless musician and the journalist who befriends him in "The Soloist.". (CBS News)
Everyone's a critic, books Sep 14, 2008
Nicholas Sparks writes a story of the heart. This is a wonderful weekend book. (Florida Times-Union)
Back to the good old ways Sep 7, 2008
As for literary adaptation mixed with romantic reunion, Diane Lane and Richard Gere get back together for a version of Nicholas Sparks's "Nights in Rodanthe." ... "Nights in Rodanthe" One for the (slightly) older crowd, this romance about a man and a woman finding love at an isolated inn on North Carolina's Outer Banks is based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, who gave us "The Notebook," "A Walk to Remember," and other highly popular glop. (Boston Globe)
Oaklandvale has new special needs teacher Sep 4, 2008
LAST BOOK READ: The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks. FAVORITE MOVIE: The Departed. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
IF YOU LIKE ... : Something for everyone this fall Aug 29, 2008
Meanwhile, Nights in Rodanthe is a heart-string plucker from The Notebook author Nicholas Sparks, with Diane Lane falling in love with Richard Gere, this time on the North Carolina coast. In both, hard choices are made, love is tested, friendship prevails, and the Kleenex tissues held by the moviegoers do not. (USA Today -- Life)
Book Buzz: 'Suite' surprise from Holocaust victim Aug 28, 2008
By Bob Minzesheimer, Deirdre Donahue and Carol Memmott, USA TODAY Nicholas Sparks' Nights in Rodanthe gets a USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list spark from its movie tie-in, Eckhart Tolle's New Earth rises (for now), and Suite Fran ... With Richard Gere and Diane Lane gracing the cover of the movie tie-in edition, Nights in Rodanthe, Nicholas Sparks' 2002 romance, rises to No. 8 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. (USA Today -- Life)
Seth Rogen, Diane Lane find love in the fall Aug 28, 2008
Starring: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Scott Glenn, James Franco, Christopher MeloniDirector: George C. WolfeStory: Based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook) novel, this film tells the story of Adrienne Willis (Lane), who, frustrated with her marriage, tends a friends inn for the weekend. The only guest is Dr. Paul Flanner (Gere), who faces a crisis of his own. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'We Were Soldiers...and We Are Soldiers Still': Signed Books Available Aug 26, 2008
-- As well as authors H. G. "Buzz" Bissinger, Ray Bradbury, Dan Brown, Vincent Bugliosi, James Lee Burke, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Galloway, William Goldman, Richard Gordon, Sue Grafton, John Grisham, John Irving, Stephen King, Harper Lee, Cormac McCarthy, Larry McMurtry, Arthur Miller, Lt. General Hal Moore, Tim O'Brien, E. Annie Proulx, Anne Rice, Wilbur Smith, Nicholas Sparks, Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, and Joseph Wambaugh. Coined by legendary horror writer Stephen King, the term... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Breaking Dawn' Aug 6, 2008
"There's danger, and action. It's funny. I've read other romances - Nicholas Sparks - and they are sappy. These books, overall, are awesome.". Breaking Dawn. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
SUN: Catching up with Billy Mills Jul 29, 2008
At the same time, he and his wife, Patricia, decided to expand Mills' storytelling to another medium, and invited their office secretary, a talented young man named Nicholas Sparks, to co-write with them Lessons of a Lakota, an allegorical tale inspired by Mills' childhood. "When Nicholas wrote the book with my wife and me he said, 'Wow, writing's my new passion,'" Mills said of the now-bestselling author. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Will regular sex prevent cheating? Jun 3, 2008
If she s more accustomed to Nicholas Sparks level romance and wants it every day and is not getting it, she will look for it. Or if her flavor of love is more adventurous and you are more of a home-body, vanilla type guy, she s going to be intrigued by those dangerous type men. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Candidates vie for rare congressional vacancies Jun 2, 2008
Two Democratic newcomers are vying to challenge him: Jasper attorney Nicholas Sparks and medical technician Greg Warren of Nauvoo. Incumbent Sen. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Chick flicks: Producers want everything but the name Apr 15, 2008
Lane's next film, "Nights in Rodanthe" is based on a Nicholas Sparks novel about a woman who looks for relief from a shattered marriage on the North Carolina coast and falls into the arms of a doctor, played by Richard Gere. It's almost certainly a chick flick, if Hollywood still permitted the term. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story Apr 15, 2008
Last book read: 'The Notebook' by Nicholas Sparks. Favorite TV show: 'The Biggest Loser. (Newport Daily News, RI)
McKeithan Column Mar 21, 2008
95 if you order now): The Lifetime Channel; window treatments; Nicholas Sparks (so what if he s from New Bern. daily hygiene; chick flicks; the need for more than two pairs of shoes; Richard Simmons; crying; talking; wicker furniture; toilet flushing; bridge; book clubs; estrogen; scrapbooking; interior design; highlights; anniversaries; romance novels; dust ruffles; matching clothes; horoscopes; thank you notes; pedicures; eyebrow tweezers; candles; Tom Jones, Michael Bolton or Justin... (Washington Daily News, NC)
New Bern runners dominate meet Mar 18, 2008
Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks coaches the team and provided the school with a state- of-the-art track a few years ago. "What our kids accomplished at the nationals is unbelievable," Sparks said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Away From Her Review Feb 19, 2008
It is reminiscent of The Notebook (directed by Nick Cassavetes, from Jan Sardi s adaptation of Nicholas Sparks novel). But while The Notebook is a deftly-handled tender romance, Away From Her is so much more. (Suite101.com)
CLASSIC BOOK CIRCLE: Age doesn't diminish 'Farewell to Arms' Jan 27, 2008
(Warning to Nicholas Sparks fanatics: This is no romantic comedy -- it's pure literature. Lieutenant Henry, a character similar to Hemingway, is the young, adventure-seeking protagonist who leaves the comforts of America to volunteer as an ambulance driver for the Italian army. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
This week's best-sellers from Publishers Weekly Jan 18, 2008
com is the Waterloo-Cedar Falls homepage for all local news, sports, entertainment and events happening in the Cedar Valley. Archives (past 14 days). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Movies '08: Potter, Indy, Rambo and more Jan 13, 2008
AFTER Diane Lane cuckolded Richard Gere -- and earned an Oscar nomination for her efforts -- in 2002's "Unfaithful," they return in September, she as a married woman who falls for him in "Nights in Rodanthe," George C. Wolfe's adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' heartstrings-pulling bestseller. (Lane, one of this year's busiest actresses, also stars in the upcoming films "Killshot," based on Elmore Leonard's novel; the thriller "Untraceable" and Doug Liman's sci-fi "Jumper."). (Los Angeles Times)
Kids' Letters: New Year's resolutions Jan 9, 2008
Nicholas Sparks, 11 Oakwood School North Hollywood. A resolution is kind of a wish you make on New Year's about something you want to change in your life. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Helping from the heart Jan 5, 2008
I also enjoy Nicholas Sparks. Q: What has been the most exciting thing that has happened while volunteering. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bestselling books Dec 2, 2007
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing). 4. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Do you do to-do lists? Nov 21, 2007
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks ... The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks (reread). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Enjoying the lights Nov 19, 2007
"But also that you might hear a voice," he said, referring to a recent book he read -- "True Believer" by Nicholas Sparks and his theme that each community needs to have an identity. "I think may we at this season of this year see and hear some voices ... that might speak to us in making this community even more unique and unusual than it is.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Novel fails to ignite relationships Nov 16, 2007
Out of Nicholas Sparks' 12 romance novels, The Choice is simply not his best. It pains me to say it, because Nicholas Sparks' romance novels have become something to rely on in my life, just like the rich Italian fare from Olive Garden is always tasty and an episode of Grey's Anatomy is always overly dramatic ... For a Nicholas Sparks romance novel, it leaves much to be desired. (Daily Collegian, PA)
COLLEEN LONG shows you the best endings in literary history. In her opinion, at least. Oct 31, 2007
Best thank-God-this-is-over ending: ``Message in a Bottle,'' by Nicholas Sparks. This cheeseball book offers up pages of mush and goo before finally ending with more tears and sadness over the main characters and their pain. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Hachette Book Group USA is First to Provide its eBook Content in New Universal .epub Format Oct 27, 2007
Its bestselling authors include Ansel Adams, David Baldacci, Marc Brown, Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille, Malcolm Gladwell, Robert Kiyosaki, Walter Mosley, Joyce Meyer, Stephenie Meyer, James Patterson, David Sedaris, Anita Shreve, Nicholas Sparks, Cecily von Ziegesar, and Paula White. Hachette Book Group also sells and distributes books for other publishers and has a state of the art warehouse in Indiana and customer service operations in Boston. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
There's no business like kids' business Oct 24, 2007
Nicholas Sparks, 11 Oakwood School North Hollywood. If I could create a business it would be a lemonade stand. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Bestsellers list Oct 17, 2007
The Choice Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $24. 99, 9780446579926 A new moving love story from the bestselling Sparks. (Scranton Times, PA)
Prolific Sparks mines lessons from track for latest love story Oct 14, 2007
TRENT WOODS, N.C. ---- Ask Nicholas Sparks how many novels he's written, and the prolific writer counts on his fingers, listing the titles under his breath ... But could anyone do a love story better than Nicholas Sparks. (North County Times)
New Cobb Centre: Your take? MOMania: Who would you save? Oct 10, 2007
While it gives away the ending to True Believer, read At First Sight, by Nicholas Sparks ... YOU READ NICHOLAS SPARKS S NOVELS ... I was born with a uterus and Nicholas Sparks books are enough to gag ME. You may as well choose a paperback with an airbrushed picture of Fabio on it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Book buzz: Sparks is the 'Choice' over Grisham Oct 4, 2007
That spot this week goes to The Choice by Nicholas Sparks ... "Nicholas Sparks is out there meeting with his fans all the time," says Carol Fitzgerald of Bookreporter ... Nicholas Sparks: The Choice tops John Grisham's Playing for Pizza on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. (USA Today -- Life)
Books: "The Choice" Oct 2, 2007
Nicholas Sparks On New Book. Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks sits down with Hannah Storm to discuss home, family and his newest book, "The Choice." ... (CBS) Nicholas Sparks is the author of bestsellers "The Rescue" and "Nights in Rodanthe," as well as "The Notebook," "Message in a Bottle," "A Walk to Remember," "A Bend in the Road," "The Guardian," "The Wedding," and his memoir, "Three Weeks with My Brother," written with his brother, Micah. (CBS News -- Early Show)
20 Questions With Marissa Treece Sep 29, 2007
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks. 16. (Und.com)
Nicholas Sparks to Sign 'The Choice' at Borders(R) Stamford Store Sep 27, 2007
Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Nicholas Sparks is the author of the "New York Times" best selling books: "The Notebook," "Message in a Bottle," "A Walk to Remember," "A Bend in the Road," "The Guardian," "The Wedding" and his moving memoir, "Three Weeks with My Brother," written with his brother, Micah. Three of his books, "Message in a Bottle," "A Walk to Remember" and "The Notebook," were adapted into major motion pictures. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Choice - Nicholas Sparks Sep 23, 2007
Best selling author Nicholas Sparks explores this question in the novel The Choice. Travis Parker had it all -- a nice house on the water, good friends, a fulfilling job. (Suite101.com)
* New York Times bestsellers Sep 9, 2007
Taipei Times - archives. Chen Lung-chu on Taiwan Status. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Read all about it! New book blog Aug 28, 2007
Most popular authors in my personal library are Dale Brown, Tom Clancy, Stephen King, Lee Child, Nicholas Sparks, and Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child ... (Books in this vein include both of Shaunti s fictions, Without Remorse by Clancy, Warrior Class by Dale Brown, and The Notebook, among others, by Nicholas Sparks ... First someone makes fun of a book in another s personal library, say Nicholas Sparks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Old books, new readers Aug 10, 2007
She said best sellers in her store include authors Nicholas Sparks, Dean Koontz, Fern Michaels and Danielle Steele. Sylvia Riveral, manager at Goodwill, said she will accept all books that are donated. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
TWENTY-SOMETHINGS: AUTUMN MUSSER Aug 5, 2007
My Favorite Author: I really enjoy the Nicholas Sparks books. My Favorite Restaurant in Freeport: Cannovas. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
‘NEIBORS’ gives library patrons a new way to enjoy books Jul 14, 2007
The 24/7, free access includes audio books from best selling authors like Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, and James Patterson, in addition to titles from the classic writers Leo Tolstoy and Edgar Allan Poe. This is an exciting opportunity for the Charles City Library to expand the range of library services to patrons, said Library Director Virginia Ruzicka. (Charles City Press, IO)
A story of second chances Jul 10, 2007
"My book can be classified as literature that happens to be in an urban setting. It's Nicholas Sparks meets urban lit.". The book began to take off in cyberspace. (Boston Globe)
Lifelong Lodi resident has enjoyed the chance to work in many organizations Jul 6, 2007
A: I just started reading a condensed version of The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks. Q: What are your future dreams. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Berlin sisters share competitive spirit Jul 1, 2007
A Harry Potter fan who cannot wait until July for the next installment of the series, she enjoys reading all kinds of books, especially ushy romantic ones like novels by Nicholas Sparks. She's also a competitive dancer who has danced since about age 5. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
New head of state film office already seeking incentive changes Jun 26, 2007
Also filming in the state are "Bolden," a multimillion-dollar project about the life of jazz singer Buddy Bolden, and "Nights in Rodanthe," based on the Nicholas Sparks' book. Work on television show "One Tree Hill" will resume at the end of July. (Newsday -- State)
No fraud in placing of faulty pumps May 21, 2007
the Outer Banks village of Rodanthe virtually oozes with romance - especially since author Nicholas Sparks set his romantic novel Nights. In the main building of the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg, Va. (Wilmington Morning Star)
Richard Gere's new movie, which starts filming locally today, will put this quirky Outer Banks town on the map May 21, 2007
"4 The origin and meaning of the word "Rodanthe" is something of a mystery. "It's whatever came into the postmaster's head at the time," said Dare County reference librarian Naomi Rhodes.5 The local Civil War engagement was the "Chicamacomico Races," when Confederate forces landed there in October 1861 and chased Union soldiers down to the Hatteras lighthouse. The next day, Union forces chased the Confederates back, and off the island.6 Rodanthe has several bed-and-breakfasts, but Sparks insists... (The Morning Star)
A sign of Hampstead's split May 21, 2007
What makes this so different. "Belvedere Property Owners Association President George Mara sees the Haileys' sign and similar ones posted in the neighborhood as advertisements."Our covenants are clear about these type of things," Mara said. "You're only allowed to put up a sign for building a house and selling your house and that's it. (The Morning Star)
Lists of Best-Selling Books Mar 30, 2007
"Judge by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Warner) (F-P)8. "Prior Bad Acts" by Tami Hoag (Bantam) (F-P)9. "Shiver" by Lisa Jackson (Zebra) (F-P)10. "Women : Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny" by Suze Orman (Spiegel (NF-H)11. "A Wicked Gentleman" by Jane Feather (Pocket Star) (F-P)12. "It's Not Easy Being Mean: A Clique Novel" by Lisi Harrison (Little, Brown Young Readers) (F-P)13. "True Believer" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) (F-P)14. "For a Few Demons More" by Kim Harrison (Eos)(F-H)15.... (Shoals TimesDaily)
Warner Books turns a new page as Grand Central Mar 26, 2007
NEW YORK: Warner Books, the publisher whose brand has been inexorably linked with mass-market commercial fiction by authors like Janet Evanovich and Nicholas Sparks, is taking on a new name and a new logo in a bid to reflect its evolution as a publishing house, the company plans to announce Monday. Warner Book will be known as Grand Central Publishing, a change spurred primarily by its acquisition last year by the French company Hachette Livre. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
* New York Times best sellers Mar 25, 2007
TRUE BELIEVER by Nicholas Sparks Warner A hip young New Yorker finds love with a beautiful librarian who lives in a North Carolina town. 8. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sparks adaptation is 'Dear' to Tatum Mar 20, 2007
New Line Cinema, which had a sleeper hit with "The Notebook," has snapped up screen rights to another Nicholas Sparks bestseller, "Dear John," and attached Channing Tatum to star. It's the second Sparks title acquired by New Line, which turned "The Notebook" into a profitable sleeper. (Variety)
Sparks novel tells of love and longing after 9/11 Mar 3, 2007
Nicholas Sparks's "Dear John" is a tale of love and loss ... Dear JohnBy Nicholas SparksWarner, 276 pp ... Those are the opening words from the narrator in Nicholas Sparks 's most recent novel, "Dear John.". (Boston Globe)
Prep Profile Feb 23, 2007
She enjoys Harry Potter books and writing by Nicholas Sparks. Anich's favorite television show is riends because t makes me laugh, which is my favorite thing in the world to do, she said. (Forest Republican, WI)
Student profile Feb 19, 2007
My favorite author is Nicholas Sparks. My favorite movie is either When Harry Met Sally or The Breakfast Club. (Scranton Times, PA)
