| 100% | TOUR | 4 | Book ___ (series of promotional appearances by an author) |
| 45% | THESANDMAN | 10 | Series of fantasy-horror comic books written by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NODDY | 5 | Popular children's book series by English author Enid Blyton |
| 45% | THESENSE | 8 | __ of an Ending, book by Julian Barnes |
| 43% | ICE | 3 | "Diary of an ___ Princess" (children's book series by Christina Soontornvat) |
| 43% | HALEY | 5 | Author with a book subtitled "The Saga of an American Family" |
| 42% | TOTO | 4 | Dog belonging to Dorothy Gale in the Oz series of books by L Frank Baum |
| 42% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 42% | SENSE | 5 | "The ___ of an Ending" (Man Booker Prize winner by Julian Barnes) |
| 42% | ENDING | 6 | "The Sense of an ___" (Man Booker Prize winner by Julian Barnes) |
| 42% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 42% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Author of an alphabetic series of mysteries |
| 41% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author of the "Goosebumps" book series |
| 41% | RAMONATHEPEST | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a girl starting kindergarten: 3 wds. |
| 41% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 41% | LONGFELLOW | 10 | Author of an 1841 poem that contains the line spelled out by the circled squares |
| 40% | TENT | 4 | '06 book, by "The Handmaid's Tale" author, of fictional essays (with "The") |
| 40% | KATYCARR | 8 | Heroine of a series of books by Susan Coolidge |
| 40% | EARTHSEACYCLE | 13 | Series of high fantasy novels and stories by 44-Across set on an otherworldly archipelago in an uncharted ocean (2 wds.) |
| 39% | STINE | 5 | Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series |
| 39% | RYAN | 4 | "On Location with Barbie: An Adventure with Barbie and Her Friends," book by author ___ Wellock |
| 39% | NAME | 4 | Pen ___ (alias used by an author) |
| 39% | PSEUDONYM | 9 | Fictitious name used by an author |
| 39% | OUTLANDER | 9 | Starz fantasy series that featured a cameo by Diana Gabaldon, author of the source material |
| 39% | BLACK | 5 | "The ___ Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable," 2007 book by author Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
| 39% | USTOUR | 6 | Series of stateside appearances |
| 39% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novel "Big Little Lies" which was adapted into an Emmy-winning TV series: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LEVI | 4 | Author Primo ___ of "The Periodic Table" ('75), named "the best science book ever" by Britain's Royal Institution |
| 39% | PSEUDONYM | 9 | A false name used by an author |
| 39% | JULIANBARNES | 12 | English author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending": 2 wds. |