| 100% | HAPPINESS | 9 | A Pocketful of __, book by actor Richard E. Grant |
| 40% | HUGH | 4 | Actor Grant of "About a Boy" |
| 39% | KATYCARR | 8 | Heroine of a series of books by Susan Coolidge |
| 39% | ENDER | 5 | Protagonist in a series of books by 11-Down |
| 38% | WISH | 4 | One of three granted by a genie |
| 38% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___," book by E. L. James that holds the world record for fastest adult paperback to sell a million copies |
| 37% | STAMP | 5 | Part of a book used by letter writers |
| 37% | YOUCANTHOLD | 11 | Start of a quote by Booker T. Washington |
| 37% | BEWARYOF | 8 | Start of a quip by Alfred E. Neuman |
| 37% | EGAN | 4 | Actor Richard of "A Summer Place" |
| 37% | HORNETSNEST | 11 | The —, 2003 book by Jimmy Carter subtitled A Novel of the Revolutionary War |
| 37% | WIMPY | 5 | "Diary of a ___ Kid," book series by Jeff Kinney |
| 37% | SPYCATCHER | 10 | 1987 book by Peter Wright subtitled The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer |
| 36% | SOUL | 4 | "Operation Wandering ___," book by Richard Powers which was a finalist for the National Book Award |
| 36% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OCTAVO | 6 | Book size determined by printing eight pages on each side of a sheet |
| 36% | KILDARE | 7 | Last name of a 1960s TV doctor played by Richard Chamberlain |
| 36% | PRIZES | 6 | Awards won by best books of the years, e.g. Orange |
| 36% | GAP | 3 | Space created by the loss of a baby tooth, e.g. |
| 35% | RAMONATHEPEST | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a girl starting kindergarten: 3 wds. |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | Woman who was tempted by a serpent in the Book of Genesis |
| 35% | NATIVESON | 9 | First Book of the Month Club pick written by a Black American |
| 35% | NOWWEARESIX | 11 | 1927 book of verses by A A Milne |
| 35% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ALBUMS | 6 | Collections of songs by an artist, e.g. on a CD |
| 34% | BEACH | 5 | "Ghost ___," 1994 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a pair of siblings and their encounters with ghosts |
| 34% | LOLITA | 6 | Title of a controversial book by Nabokov |
| 34% | EROTICA | 7 | Works by Anne Rice under the pen name of A. N. Roquelaure, e.g. |
| 34% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |