He's the mega-selling author of
The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John and
Message in a Bottle. Earlier this year, his book
The Last Song was turned into a movie that starred Myley Cyrus (seen here in the photo with Sparks) for which Sparks agreed to be a screenwriter as well. Seeing his books turned into movies, is nothing new for Sparks. To date, six of his novels (including
The Last Song) have been adapted for the big screen;
Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and
Message in a Bottle. Yet, it's his track career that gets equal billing when he talks about his life.
Sparks received a full scholarship to the University of Notre Dame to run track. In fact, he's still on the Notre Dame Record Board for a relay he was part of at the Drake Relays. And, it was a track injury -- that provided him with the time to write his first novel when he was a sophomore at Notre Dame. Here's a link to an interview Sparks gave at a Notre Dame track meet this past March -- a link to a USA Today interview he gave with the release of the movie;
The Last Song and finally a link to his official website:
SPARKS RETURNS TO NOTRE DAMETHE LAST SONG INTERVIEW -- USA TODAYNICHOLAS SPARKS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Former Notre Dame coaching great, Lou Holtz, granted an interview with the South Bend Tribune this week to talk about a subject he's very fond of: Notre Dame Football. Coach is as bullish as ever about the Irish -- and his ESPN on screen partner; Mark May -- is giving the Domers some love as well. I wonder how long that will last! Anyway, Lou believes Notre Dame will be favored in every game they play this year! It's a wonderful article, touching on a number of subjects -- click on the link below:
