| 100% | BAUM | 4 | Children’s-book author who created the fictional robot Tik-Tok |
| 50% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BOND | 4 | Michael ___, author who created Paddington Bear, who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 48% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Man Booker Prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 46% | IAN | 3 | Author ___ Fleming who created the fictional spy James Bond |
| 44% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "Alias Grace" author who also wrote children's books, including "Up in the Tree" |
| 44% | DICKENS | 7 | Author who created the Artful Dodger |
| 43% | VONNEGUT | 8 | Author who created the fatalistic optometrist Billy Pilgrim |
| 43% | TOLKIEN | 7 | Author who created the world of Middle Earth |
| 42% | DAHL | 4 | Children's author who created Miss Trunchbull |
| 42% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Children's author who created Charlie Bucket |
| 42% | MORRELL | 7 | David, author who created the character Rambo |
| 42% | POE | 3 | American author who created the detective fiction genre |
| 41% | PENNY | 5 | Novelist Louise who created the fictional police inspector Armand Gamache |
| 41% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author who created James and the Giant Peach |
| 40% | NGAIO | 5 | & 26A New Zealand author who created the detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn |
| 40% | MIKEWILKS | 9 | Artist who created The Ultimate Alphabet book |
| 40% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" author who also wrote the children's book "The World Is Round" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MOON | 4 | Kelly Barnhill children's book "The Girl Who Drank the __" |
| 39% | BARR | 4 | American writer of mystery novels, Nevada ___ who created the fictional detective, Anna Pigeon |
| 39% | RLSTINE | 7 | American author who wrote the children's series "Goosebumps" (3 wds.) |
| 39% | HEIDI | 5 | Girl of children's books who lives in the Swiss Alps |
| 39% | REESE | 5 | Actress Witherspoon who created the "Hello Sunshine" book club |
| 39% | LOUISAMAYALCOTT | 15 | Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across |
| 39% | AGATHACHRISTIE | 14 | British novelist who created the fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PETER | 5 | ___ Benchley, "Jaws" author who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 39% | MEYER | 5 | Stephenie ___, "Twilight" author who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 38% | ALANGARNER | 10 | Author of children's books Elidor and The Moon of Gomrath |
| 38% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SENDAK | 6 | Children’s-book author of “In the Night Kitchen” |