Arts & Entertainment

Nicholas Sparks to Visit Benchmark School

This free, open to the public event is now sold out.

The Notebook, Dear John, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe and now The Longest Ride—bestselling author Nicholas Sparks will be in Upper Providence Township next week as the latest speaker in Benchmark School’s West Family Speaker Series.

Sparks, whose newest novel The Longest Ride recently hit shelves, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 in the A. Palmer West Performing Arts Center.

Unfortunately the event is now sold out as seating is limited and registration is required for the free event. 

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Sparks is the author of 17 New York Times No. 1 bestselling books and a cultural phenomenon in his own right. In 1994, at the age of 28, he wrote The Notebook over a period of six months. It was first published in October 1996, and he followed that with 16 novels, including Message in a Bottle (1998), A Walk to Remember (1999), Nights in Rodanthe (2002), Dear John (2006), and The Last Song (2009), to name a few, all with Warner Books/Grand Central Publishing. 

All of his books were domestic and international best sellers, with almost 80 million copies sold worldwide, translated into more than 45 languages. The movie adaptations of Sparks’ books have also become the most iconic romantic feature films for a whole new generation.

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Arrangements for the appearance of Nicholas Sparks were made through Greater Talent Network, Inc., New York, NY.


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