| 100% | BETHLEHEM | 9 | "Slouching Towards ___," 1968 collection of essays by Joan Didion |
| 47% | SWEETANDSOUR | 12 | 1954 collection of essays by John O’Hara |
| 47% | THESECOND | 9 | & 19D 2008 collection of essays by Martin Amis |
| 46% | FREE | 4 | "Feel ___," collection of essays by Zadie Smith published in 2018 |
| 44% | GIRLSCANKISSNOW | 15 | Collection of queer essays by Jill Gutowitz |
| 42% | FSG | 3 | Publisher of Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” for short |
| 41% | ICE | 3 | "Holidays on ___," 1997 collection of essays and stories about Christmas by David Sedaris |
| 40% | ESSAY | 5 | Many a piece of writing by Joan Didion |
| 40% | BARRELFEVER | 11 | 1994 collection of stories and essays by David Sedaris (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SHADOWANDACT | 12 | Collection of political, social and critical essays by Ralph Ellison published in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 39% | DIDION | 6 | Joan, author of Slouching Towards Bethlehem |
| 35% | RAIN | 4 | "Mouths of ___" (essay collection by queer Black writers) |
| 34% | AFTERHENRY | 10 | American writer Joan Didion's 1992 book of essays written after the death of her friend and editor Robbins: 2 wds. |
| 34% | AMORES | 6 | Collection of love poems by Ovid |
| 34% | TVSEASONS | 9 | Collections of episodes overseen by showrunners |
| 34% | MEAN | 4 | "Let Me Tell You What I ___" (essay collection by Joan Didion) |
| 33% | SOLITUDE | 8 | Book of essays by Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of __ |
| 33% | BURST | 5 | "A ___ of Light" (essay collection by poet Audre Lorde) |
| 33% | YEAR | 4 | Joan Didion's "The ___ of Magical Thinking" |
| 33% | SECONDNATURE | 12 | Collection of Michael Pollan essays about gardening |
| 33% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | Collection of lined papers used by students |
| 33% | ANDYWEIRPIECE | 13 | Essay by the author of "The Martian"? |
| 33% | ABSCESSES | 9 | Collections of pus caused by bacterial infections |
| 33% | APRILTHESES | 11 | Collection of 10 directives written by Vladimir Lenin |
| 33% | ORLEANS | 7 | City liberated by Joan of Arc |
| 33% | ORLEANS | 7 | City sieged by Joan of Arc |
| 32% | CANON | 5 | Collection of sources considered authoritative by a fan community |
| 32% | THEWHITEALBUM | 13 | American writer Joan Didion's 1979 book of essays on the history and politics of California in the late 60s and early 70s: 3 wds. |
| 32% | EMAILLIST | 9 | Collection of addresses used by an online marketer: 2 wds. |