Biggest-Reading Writer Nicholas Sparks Six bestselling novels in six yearsMessage in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember and the new Nights in Rodanthe among themmake Nicholas Sparks an extremely prolific writer. Turns out he's an even more prolific reader, finishing about 125 books a year. "I love to relax with a good read," he says, and he focuses his attention on fictionmostly commercial fictionplus the occasional history or biography. Also, he says, "I love classic literature, whether it's a 'new' classic or an 'old' classic."