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Nicholas Sparks Books in Order

5 series including Calhoun Family / Notebook Series, Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell Series and more

★ 24 NYT bestsellers · 17 at #1 5 series 27 books Latest: Counting Miracles (2024)

The earliest Nicholas Sparks book we track dates to 1988, and the catalogue now runs to 27 books. Those titles are spread across 5 series, led by Calhoun Family / Notebook with 2 books. The most recent release we track is Counting Miracles (2024).

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1 Calhoun Family / Notebook 2 Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell 3 Nicholas Sparks Other Novels 4 Nicholas Sparks Non-Fiction Books 5 Nicholas Sparks Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

24 books

Nicholas Sparks has placed 24 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 992 weeks on the charts. 17 titles reached #1.

Cover of The Best of Me
The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks Other Novels

49 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2011 · 106 weeks across 3 NYT lists

Full chart history →
Cover of The Lucky One
The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks Other Novels

54 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2008 · 93 weeks across 3 NYT lists

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Nicholas Sparks’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

5 series · 27 books
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Calhoun Family / Notebook Series

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1 The Notebook 1996 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Wedding 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell Series

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 True Believer 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 At First Sight 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks Other Novels

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1 Message in a Bottle 1988 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Walk to Remember 1999 🏆 Iowa High School Book Award 2004Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Rescue 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 A Bend in the Road 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Nights in Rodanthe 2002 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Guardian 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Dear John 2006 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Choice 2007 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Lucky One 2008 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Last Song 2008 🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2009Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Safe Haven 2010 Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Best of Me 2010 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Longest Ride 2012 🏆 Audie Award 2014Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 See Me 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Two by Two 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Every Breath 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Return 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Wish 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Dreamland 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Counting Miracles 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Nicholas Sparks Non-Fiction Books

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1 Wokini (Short Story) with Billy Mills 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Three Weeks with My Brother with Micah Sparks 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Nicholas Sparks Anthologies

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Reader's Digest: Today's Best Fiction 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 105 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 75 million copies in the United States alone.

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