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Nicholas Sparks, whose book ‘The Lucky One’ is getting the big-screen treatment in April, will be joining us for a live online chat on Thursday, Oct. 13, starting at 10 a.m. PDT.

Sparks is a popular and prolific author with more than a dozen novels to his name, the latest of which, ‘The Best of Me,’ hits shelves Oct. 11. His previous titles include ‘The Notebook,’ ‘A Walk to Remember,’ ‘Dear John’ and ‘The Last Song.’ The upcoming adaptation of ‘The Lucky One,’ starring Zac Efron as a Marine trying to find a mystery woman who he believes was his good luck charm during the war in Iraq, is Sparks’ seventh book to be made into a movie.

Warner Bros. has also bought film rights to ‘The Best of Me,’ a tear-inducing tale of former high school sweethearts who reunite 25 years later. Sparks is co-producing the movie with Denise DiNovi, who produced ‘The Lucky One,’ and filming is scheduled to start in 2012.

To schedule a reminder for the chat, just fill out the form below. And be sure to join us Thursday.

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