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Author Nicholas Sparks has had many best-selling books and film adaptations and has a new novel out, but for many of his fans it all comes back to his beloved romance novel from 15 years ago, "The Notebook."

In "The Notebook," the character Noah Calhoun falls in love with a woman named Allie and says emotional statements like, "I have loved another with all my heart and soul and for me this has always been enough."

"I think it goes back to a deep-seeded human need to be loved unconditionally," says Sparks. "That's the way Noah loved Allie."

Sparks' new novel, "The Best Of Me," is about high school sweethearts reunited 24 years later.

Even if readers don't get to the bookstore right away, they will probably be able to go to the movie theater. While Sparks' books have sold an astounding 80 millions copies, even more unheard of, seven of his novels hae been made into films, including "Message In A Bottle," "A Walk To Remember," "Dear John," and of course, "The Notebook." Even more film adaptations are in the works.

Many of Sparks' romances involve letter-writing.

"That's how I fell in love with my wife. We were at different colleges, that's how we met, we met on spring break. She went back to her college, I went back to mine. I probably sent her 150 letters over the next three months," says Sparks. "And that's really how we fell in love."

Sparks knows his female fans outnumber the males, but there are still plenty of guys out there reading his books and going to his movies. He knows that because they admit it to him, but sometimes quietly.

So even if his work is a guilty pleasure for men or women, Sparks is still thrilled to share his love stories with so many people.

As for what's in his notebook these days, Sparks will start his next novel soon, and of course, it will be a love story.