| 100% | SARAHJMAAS | 10 | Best-selling author of the "Court of Thorns and Roses" and "Throne of Glass" "romantasy" series: 3 wds. |
| 58% | SARAHJMAAS | 10 | Bestselling author of 18-Across, 31-Across, and the "Crescent City" and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series (3 wds.) |
| 55% | HOLLYBLACK | 10 | Best-selling author of the "Novels of Elfhame" and "Folk of the Air" "romantasy" series: 2 wds. |
| 49% | REBECCAYARROS | 13 | Best-selling author of the "Empyrean" "romantasy" series: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MAAS | 4 | "A Court of Thorns and Roses" author Sarah J. ___ |
| 41% | RLSTINE | 7 | Initialed author of the "Goosebumps" series: 3 wds. |
| 41% | JKROWLING | 9 | The author of the hugely popular "Harry Potter" series: 3 wds |
| 40% | MARYBETHKEANE | 13 | Best-selling author of four novels, including 17-Across and 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 39% | CSLEWIS | 7 | Initialed author of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe": 3 wds. |
| 39% | OCTAVIAEBUTLER | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "Parable of the Sower" and its sequel, "Parable of the Talents": 3 wds. |
| 38% | DRAGONBALLZ | 11 | Japanese anime television series that follows the adventures of Goku and has been adapted on the big screen: 3 wds. |
| 38% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the best-selling book series in history |
| 38% | ROTH | 4 | Veronica ___, author of the best-selling "Divergent" series |
| 37% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Best-selling author of 25-, 36-, and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SPORTSGUY | 9 | Nickname of ESPN sportswriter and best-selling author Bill Simmons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 37% | HARRIETBEECHERSTOWE | 19 | Author of the century's best-selling novel (published 3/20/1852) |
| 37% | BRENEBROWN | 10 | Author of the best-selling self-help book "Daring Greatly": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROMANTASY | 9 | Portmanteau literary genre for "A Court of Thorns and Roses" |
| 36% | SPENCERJOHNSON | 14 | Author of the best-selling self-help book "Who Moved My Cheese?": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRIANKVAUGHAN | 13 | 2013 and 2024 Hugo Award winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic for two volumes of his "Saga" series: 3 wds. |
| 36% | THEWHITE | 8 | "___ Queen," historical drama series set against the War of the Roses and whose protagonist is Elizabeth Woodville: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie began dating during the filming of this HBO drama: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ELDOCTOROW | 10 | "Ragtime" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2013: 3 wds. |
| 36% | THEFAMOUSFIVE | 13 | Series of children's novels written by Enid Blyton featuring the adventures of a group of young children and their dog Timmy: 3 wds. |
| 36% | HESSE | 5 | Hermann —, author of The Glass Bead Game and Knulp |
| 36% | HESSE | 5 | Hermann -, author of The Glass Bead Game and Knulp |
| 36% | COMMERCE | 8 | The activity of buying and selling goods |
| 36% | AMEN | 4 | Multiple NYT best-selling author and Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Daniel ___ |
| 35% | TOMSTOPPARD | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": 2 wds. |
| 35% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |