| 100% | BLACK | 5 | "The ___ Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable," 2007 book by author Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
| 36% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 34% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STEPHENCOVEY | 12 | Author of the self-help book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ENRIGHT | 7 | Anne —, author of 2007 Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Gathering |
| 30% | TAN | 3 | 2008 opera "The Bonesetter's Daughter" by Stewart Wallace was an adaption of the book by this author Amy ___ |
| 30% | ONO | 3 | Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit" |
| 30% | WORLD | 5 | "The ___ of Lore: Dreadful Places," book authored by Aaron Mahnke, based on the documentary podcast "Lore" |
| 29% | STINE | 5 | Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series |
| 29% | EBWHITE | 7 | "The Trumpet of the Swan" author |
| 29% | SPARKS | 6 | Nicholas, author of The Notebook |
| 29% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the Oz books |
| 29% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. |
| 29% | MELANIA | 7 | "___ and Me," 2020 book by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff about the author's friendship with the former first lady of the USA |
| 29% | CORNWELL | 8 | Bernard __, author of the Sharpe series of books |
| 29% | KIPLING | 7 | Author of The Jungle Book: Rudyard __ |
| 29% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author of the "Goosebumps" book series |
| 29% | JANSSON | 7 | Author of the Moomin books, Tove __ |
| 29% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the original Oz books |
| 29% | LORD | 4 | "The ___ of the Rings," book by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 29% | MARTIN | 6 | George RR, author of the Game of Thrones books |
| 29% | JOE | 3 | Author of the "Locke & Key" comic book series ___ Hill |
| 28% | IFIDIDIT | 8 | 2007 book subtitled "Confessions of the Killer" |
| 28% | PAUL | 4 | Author of 13 books of the Bible |
| 28% | ADICHIE | 7 | Author of the award-winning book Americanah |
| 28% | VANITIES | 8 | "The Bonfire of the ___," 1987 satirical novel authored by Tom Wolfe |
| 28% | SENDAK | 6 | Author of the controversial kids' book "In the Night Kitchen" |
| 28% | HUBBARD | 7 | Lafayette Ronald ___, American author who holds the Guiness record of "Most Published works by one author" with 1084 books |
| 28% | MONSARRAT | 9 | Author of the novel The Cruel Sea: Nicholas __ |
| 28% | PATTERSON | 9 | The author of the Alex Cross book series |