| 100% | FOG | 3 | "House of Sand and ___" (Andre Dubus III novel made into a film starring Ben Kingsley) |
| 56% | LIVEBYNIGHT | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Ben Affleck and Elle Fanning (3 wds.) |
| 48% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo (2 wds.) |
| 48% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan (4 wds.) |
| 48% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough (2 wds.) |
| 48% | THECHOICE | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer (2 wds.) |
| 48% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEBOOKTHIEF | 12 | Award-winning Markus Zusak novel made into a film starring 3-Down and 10-Down (3 wds.) |
| 43% | DOLORES | 7 | "___ Claiborne" (Stephen King novel made into a film starring Kathy Bates) |
| 43% | ATONEMENT | 9 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel made into a film starring Keira Knightley |
| 43% | SANTINI | 7 | "The Great ___" (Pat Conroy novel made into a film starring Robert Duvall) |
| 43% | HOURS | 5 | Michael Cunningham novel made into a film starring Nicole Kidman, with "The" |
| 43% | THIEF | 5 | "The Book ___" (Markus Zusak novel made into a film starring Geoffrey Rush) |
| 42% | ALL | 3 | "The Girl with ___ the Gifts" (M.R. Carey novel made into a film starring Glenn Close) |
| 40% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | 2017 bestselling novel by Angie Thomas made into a film starring Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall (4 wds.) |
| 40% | SAND | 4 | "House of ___ and Fog" (2003 film based on an Andre Dubus III novel) |
| 40% | LORDJIM | 7 | Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole |
| 40% | DUNE | 4 | Frank Herbert sci-fi novel made into a 2021 film starring Timothée Chalamet |
| 39% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | 2017 bestselling novel by 39-Across made into a film starring Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall (4 wds.) |
| 39% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FOG | 3 | "House of Sand and ___" (Ben Kingsley film set in the San Francisco Bay Area) |
| 38% | BEN | 3 | "House of Sand and Fog" star Kingsley |
| 38% | RESIDENTEVIL | 12 | Video game franchise made into a series of films starring Milla Jovovich (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TROY | 4 | A greek epic which was made into a film starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom |
| 36% | OFMICEANDMEN | 12 | Novella by 32-Across made into a 1939 film starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith (4 wds.) |
| 36% | BRIDGETJ1SSDIARY | 16 | 1996 Helen Fielding book made into a film starring Renée Zellweger |
| 35% | EMMA | 4 | 1816 novel made into a 1996 film |
| 35% | PRIDEANDPREJUDIEDIE | 19 | 1813 novel made into a 2005 film |
| 35% | OSCAR | 5 | "___ and Lucinda" (Peter Carey novel adapted into a film starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett) |