Who wrote the 1996 romance novel "The Notebook"?

In which 1996 film does Sean Connery lead Navy SEALs into Alcatraz to stop a madman? Which 1996 film includes the line "Shut up, just shut up. You had me at hello"? In which 1996 film does a sports agent have a moral epiphany and lose almost all his clients? Which alliteratively named PDA became the first big-selling handheld computer in 1996? In which 1996 comedy is Jim Carrey a clingy technician who says "There's no such thing as free cable"? Which 1996 Toni Braxton hit asks a lover to put her heart back together? Which alien invasion film was the top-grossing movie of 1996, ahead of "Twister" and "Mission: Impossible"? Will Smith says "Welcome to Earth!" after punching an alien in which 1996 film?