| 100% | MICE | 4 | "Of ___ and Men," novel by American author John Steinbeck about two migrant ranch workers |
| 63% | GOD | 3 | "To a ___ Unknown," novel by American author John Steinbeck about the relationship of a man to his land |
| 51% | RED | 3 | "The ___ Pony," episodic novel by American author John Steinbeck about a boy named Jody Tiflin |
| 50% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by American author John Steinbeck based on the struggles of migrant farmworkers |
| 46% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden," novel by American author John Steinbeck set in Salinas Valley, California |
| 44% | ROW | 3 | "Cannery ___," novel by American author John Steinbeck set during the Great Depression |
| 38% | OFMICEANDMEN | 12 | John Steinbeck novella about migrant farm workers George and Lennie: 4 wds |
| 38% | EASTOFEDEN | 10 | John Steinbeck novel inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel: 3 wds |
| 35% | MICE | 4 | "Of ___ and Men" (John Steinbeck novel) |
| 33% | OFMICEANDMEN | 12 | Steinbeck novella about migrant ranch workers |
| 31% | GRISHAM | 7 | John —, author of novels The Broker and The Brethren |
| 31% | CREASEY | 7 | John —, author of novels Go Away Death and The Executioners |
| 31% | ALANSILLITOE | 12 | Author of novels A Man of His Time and Birthday |
| 31% | WILLIAM | 7 | & 14D Author of novels Control and Marathon Man |
| 31% | CARR | 4 | John Dickson —, author of the 1935 mystery novel The Hollow Man |
| 31% | WYNDHAM | 7 | John —, author of novels Chocky and The Day of the Triffids |
| 31% | MORTIMER | 8 | John —, author of novels Paradise Postponed and The Sound of Trumpets |
| 31% | LAHR | 4 | John —, author of novels The Autograph Hound and Hot to Trot |
| 31% | CHEEVER | 7 | John —, author of novels The Wapshot Chronicle and The Wapshot Scandal |
| 31% | NICKHORNBY | 10 | Author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down |
| 31% | ELLIS | 5 | Bret Easton —, author of novels Glamorama and American Psycho |
| 30% | POLIDORI | 8 | John —, physician to Lord Byron and author of the novel The Vampyre |
| 30% | RECTOR | 6 | John —, author of the novels Out of the Black and Already Gone |
| 30% | BARTH | 5 | John —, author of novels The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy |
| 30% | FRANCOME | 8 | John —, former racehorse jockey; author of novels Storm Rider and Cover Up |
| 30% | TONYPARSONS | 11 | Author of novels Men from the Boys and One for My Baby |
| 30% | LAHR | 4 | John —, author of the novels The Autograph Hound and Hot to Trot |
| 30% | ALCOTT | 6 | Louisa M —, author of novels Little Women and Little Men |
| 30% | LEATHER | 7 | Stephen —, author of the novels Dead Men and Hot Blood |
| 30% | MICE | 4 | John Steinbeck novella "Of ___ and Men" |