The Guardian

* Upon its release, Nicholas Sparks' most recent novel, Nights in Rodanthe (Warner, 9/02), immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller lists. It has 827,000 copies in print to date. Film rights have been optioned by Warner Bros.* A Bend in the Road (Warner, 9/01) rocketed to #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and has 780,000 hardcover copies in print to date. In mass market (Warner, 7/02) it hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and has over 1.5 million copies in print to date. Film rights have been sold to Warner Bros.* A Walk To Remember (Warner, 9/00), with nearly four million copies in combined print, was an instant New York Times bestseller. The feature film (1/02) was produced by Denise DiNovi (Message in a Bottle, Heathers) of Warner Bros. Message in a Bottle (Warner, 1999), with three million copies in combined print, was a New York Times bestseller.* The Notebook (Warner, 1996) was a New York Times bestseller for over one year and will soon be a New Line feature film.* Also available as a Time Warner AudioBook" and in a Large Print Edition.