| 100% | ALLAN | 5 | Bloom who wrote "The Closing of the American Mind" |
| 54% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 50% | BURKE | 5 | Philosopher who wrote "Superstition is the religion of feeble minds" |
| 50% | SOROS | 5 | George who wrote "The Bubble of American Supremacy" |
| 50% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | TV program creator and host who wrote the memoir "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 49% | FOLLETT | 7 | Ken who wrote The Pillars of the Earth |
| 48% | TENNYSON | 8 | Poet who wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade |
| 48% | UMBERTO | 7 | Italian Eco, who wrote The Name of the Rose |
| 48% | LEROUX | 6 | Author Gaston, who wrote The Phantom of the Opera |
| 48% | FORSYTH | 7 | Frederick __; spy who wrote The Day of the Jackal |
| 48% | COLERIDGE | 9 | Poet who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
| 48% | WYNDHAM | 7 | Author John, who wrote The Day of the Triffids |
| 48% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | American author of "The Godfather" who also wrote the screenplay for 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| 48% | WILLACATHER | 11 | American novelist who wrote the Great Plains trilogy of 15-Across, "The Song of the Lark," and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | IDA | 3 | Tarbell who wrote The History of the Standard Oil Company |
| 48% | ADLER | 5 | Warren who wrote "The War of the Roses" |
| 48% | ECO | 3 | Umberto who wrote "The Name of the Rose" |
| 48% | LEROUX | 6 | Gaston who wrote "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| 48% | LEY | 3 | Willy ___ who wrote "The Conquest of the Moon" |
| 48% | JOHNSTEINBECK | 13 | American author of "The Grapes of Wrath" who also wrote the screenplay for "Viva Zapata!": 2 wds. |
| 47% | AUEL | 4 | Jean who wrote "The Clan of the Cave Bear" |
| 47% | ANN | 3 | Brashares who wrote "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" |
| 47% | LEROUX | 6 | Gaston ___, Frenchman who wrote "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| 47% | VEBLEN | 6 | Economist who wrote "The Theory of the Leisure Class" |
| 47% | TENNYSON | 8 | Poet who wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade" |
| 47% | ERLE | 4 | Gardner who wrote "The Case of the Negligent Nymph" |
| 47% | ECO | 3 | Author Umberto who wrote "The Name of the Rose" |
| 47% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who wrote The Age of Innocence |
| 47% | ALAN | 4 | Watts who wrote The Way of Zen |
| 47% | JIMMORRISON | 11 | Rock star who wrote the poetry collection "The American Night" |