This is hoped to be an in-person event. Although unlikely, if for any reason this event needs to transition to a virtual event, you will receive a copy of The Wish and a link to the exclusive virtual event.

Join us for an evening with Nicholas Sparks! Tickets are $40 (plus eventbrite processing fee) and include a copy of Nicholas Sparks' new book, The Wish!

Presented by A Likely Story Bookstore, Carroll Reading Council, and Carroll County Public Library.

Please check this page frequently for updates. Please note refund policy below. Current CDC guidelines for safe gathering will be observed.

About Nicholas Sparks

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. Visit https://nicholassparks.com/ for everything Nicholas Sparks.

About The Wish

From the author of The Longest Ride and The Return comes a novel about the enduring legacy of first love, and the decisions that haunt us forever.

1996 was the year that changed everything for Maggie Dawes. Sent away at sixteen to live with an aunt she barely knew in Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, she could think only of the friends and family she left behind . . . until she met Bryce Trickett, one of the few teenagers on the island. Handsome, genuine, and newly admitted to West Point, Bryce showed her how much there was to love about the wind-swept beach town—and introduced her to photography, a passion that would define the rest of her life.

By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. She splits her time between running a successful gallery in New York and photographing remote locations around the world. But this year she is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas, struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis. Increasingly dependent on a young assistant, she finds herself becoming close to him.

As they count down the last days of the season together, she begins to tell him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier—and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.

Refund Policy:

Refunds for an in-person format will be handled on a case by case basis and will be considered up to 21 days before the event. If the event becomes virtual, we will not be able to issue any refunds.