| 100% | LAURANUMEROFF | 13 | Author of the "If You Give ..." children's book series: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ERICCARLE | 9 | Author of the children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar": 2 wds. |
| 62% | LOISLOWRY | 9 | Author of the children's book "The Giver": 2 wds. |
| 62% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 61% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 52% | BUCKERIDGE | 10 | Anthony —, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books |
| 50% | JAMESPATTERSON | 14 | Author of the Alex Cross mystery series: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BRENEBROWN | 10 | Author of the best-selling self-help book "Daring Greatly": 2 wds. |
| 49% | REBECCAYARROS | 13 | Best-selling author of the "Empyrean" "romantasy" series: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Writer of the children's book, "The Cat in the Hat": 2 wds. |
| 48% | SPENCERJOHNSON | 14 | Author of the best-selling self-help book "Who Moved My Cheese?": 2 wds. |
| 48% | STEPHENCOVEY | 12 | Author of the self-help book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People": 2 wds. |
| 48% | HAROLDKUSHNER | 13 | Author of the self-help book "When Bad Things Happen to Good People": 2 wds. |
| 48% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 47% | AUEL | 4 | Author of the "Earth's Children" series |
| 47% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 47% | KWAMEALEXANDER | 14 | Author whose children's book "The Crossover" won the Newbery Medal in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MARIEKONDO | 10 | Author of the best-selling self-help book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Writer of the Ramona Quimby children's books who lived to age 104: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ISPY | 4 | Children's book series with hidden objects: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DAHL | 4 | Author of the best-selling children's book "Matilda" |
| 47% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 47% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novel "Big Little Lies" which was adapted into an Emmy-winning TV series: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DAVEEGGERS | 10 | Author whose children's book "The Eyes and the Impossible" won the Newbery Medal in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 46% | HOLLYBLACK | 10 | Best-selling author of the "Novels of Elfhame" and "Folk of the Air" "romantasy" series: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 46% | AVI | 3 | One-named author of the children's book "Poppy" |
| 45% | CSLEWIS | 7 | British author who wrote the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |