| 100% | HILTON | 6 | James __, wrote Lost Horizon book on Shangri-la |
| 46% | LAMA | 4 | Shangri-La resident, in James Hilton’s “Lost Horizon” |
| 35% | BLURB | 5 | Writing on a book jacket |
| 33% | BIO | 3 | Write-up on a book jacket |
| 33% | IAN | 3 | Fleming, who wrote the James Bond books |
| 33% | EXCELAT | 7 | Write the book on, so to speak |
| 33% | ANNOTATOR | 9 | One who writes notes on a book |
| 31% | TITLE | 5 | Every book has one (it's written on the spine) |
| 30% | EDEL | 4 | Leon ___ who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography on Henry James |
| 30% | BLANKPAGE | 9 | Empty sheet waiting to be written on in a new book |
| 30% | COAUTHOR | 8 | Write with an associate on joint book or project |
| 28% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO series starring James Gandolfini, whom we lost on 6/19/13: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TIBET | 5 | Lost Horizon setting |
| 28% | THEARTOFWAR | 11 | Book with early versions written on bamboo slips ... or a hint to four entries in this puzzle |
| 28% | SIMON | 5 | "Love, ___," romantic comedy film starring Nick Robinson based on a book written by Becky Albertalli |
| 27% | SERIES | 6 | Books on a theme |
| 27% | POLAR | 5 | "___ Express," Christmas themed animated film based on a children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg |
| 27% | AUDIOS | 6 | Books on tape, e.g. |
| 26% | HILTON | 6 | James __; author who created Shangri-La utopia |
| 26% | ALDA | 4 | Alan who wrote the book "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?" |
| 26% | OUTOFAFRICA | 11 | 1985 romantic drama starring 12-Across and based on a book written by 41-Across: 3 wds. |
| 26% | PROMISES | 8 | "___ to Keep: On Life and Politics," book written by Joe Biden before he became a US president |
| 26% | BARUCH | 6 | Book on Jewish exiles from Babylon |
| 26% | GIG | 3 | Booking on a musician's tour |
| 26% | GIG | 3 | Booking on a band's tour |
| 26% | ENDS | 4 | Closes the book on |
| 26% | STAY | 4 | Something booked on Travelocity |
| 26% | RATED | 5 | Like books on Goodreads |
| 26% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 26% | ABOUTTHEAUTHORS | 15 | Heading on the jacket of a co-written book |