| 100% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 58% | DAN | 3 | I wrote the Robert Langdon series and three of my novels were adapted into films |
| 56% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 54% | TED | 3 | American author ___ Bell who wrote the Alexander Hawke novel series |
| 50% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TED | 3 | Novelist Bell who writes the Alexander Hawke series of spy novels |
| 48% | DAN | 3 | "The Da Vinci Code" author Brown who just published "Origin," his fifth Robert Langdon novel |
| 48% | SHELDON | 7 | American author Sidney ___ who wrote the "Midnight" series |
| 47% | PIKE | 4 | American author Christopher ___ who wrote the "Remember Me" book series |
| 47% | NORA | 4 | Author Roberts who wrote the new novel "Under Currents" |
| 46% | RLSTINE | 7 | American author who wrote the children's series "Goosebumps" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | American author of "The Godfather" who also wrote the screenplay for 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| 44% | JOHNSTEINBECK | 13 | American author of "The Grapes of Wrath" who also wrote the screenplay for "Viva Zapata!": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DANBROWN | 8 | American author who wrote the bestselling thriller series including "The Da Vinci Code": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Mystery author who wrote the 2015 novel “X” (the twenty-fourth in a series) |
| 44% | CSLEWIS | 7 | British author who wrote the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (3 wds.) |
| 43% | DAN | 3 | Author Brown who created Robert Langdon |
| 43% | BRANDONSANDERSON | 16 | High-fantasy author who finished writing Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series |
| 43% | SOPHIEKINSELLA | 14 | Author of the "Shopaholic" novels who also wrote stand-alone novels as Madeleine Wickham: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEE | 3 | Author Child who wrote the Jack Reacher series |
| 42% | PLATH | 5 | Sylvia ___, American author who only wrote one novel, "The Bell Jar" |
| 41% | HAN | 3 | Author Jenny who wrote the To All the Boys series |
| 41% | DAN | 3 | Author Brown who wrote "The Da Vinci Code" |
| 41% | MERCEDES | 8 | Lackey who wrote the Heralds of Valdemar series |
| 41% | SARA | 4 | Author Paretsky who wrote the V.I. Warshawski novels |
| 41% | ECO | 3 | Author Umberto who wrote "The Name of the Rose" |
| 41% | KEN | 3 | Follett who wrote the 2014 novel "Edge of Eternity" |
| 41% | LINCARTER | 9 | Author who wrote the Thongor fantasy series |
| 41% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel The Godfather |
| 41% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Author of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries who wrote the 2015 novel "X": 2 wds. |