Nicholas Sparks
publication date: Monday, November 2, 2015 (part of Fall 2015)
category: Literature
clue: Sparks fly whenever his lovers meet, in best-sellers like The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk
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