| 100% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who's written a series of "Junior Genius Guides" |
| 53% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who writes "Junior Genius Guides" |
| 45% | FODOR | 5 | Eugene who started a series of travel guides |
| 45% | DALI | 4 | Artist Salvador who wrote "Diary of a Genius" |
| 37% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 37% | DOUGLAS | 7 | __ Adams, wrote a sci-fi series of five books |
| 37% | CSLEWIS | 7 | British author who wrote the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (3 wds.) |
| 36% | JAMESMBARRIE | 12 | Baronet who wrote of a pirate |
| 36% | IDIOT | 5 | Facetious target of a series of guides |
| 36% | MILLER | 6 | Arthur who wrote "Death of a Salesman" |
| 36% | GOGOL | 5 | Nikolai who wrote "Diary of a Madman" |
| 36% | ALCOTT | 6 | Author of "Jo's Boys" Louisa May ___ who wrote under the pen name A.M. Barnard |
| 35% | IDIOT | 5 | Target reader of a series of guides, facetiously |
| 35% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who's a guest host on "Jeopardy!" |
| 35% | LEMONY | 6 | Snicket who had a series of unfortunate events |
| 35% | 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. |
| 35% | DRFUMANCHU | 10 | *Sinister genius in a series of Sax Rohmer novels |
| 35% | KAHN | 4 | Gus who wrote "Dream a Little Dream of Me" |
| 35% | ASHE | 4 | Athlete who wrote a history of African-American athletes |
| 35% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco who wrote a book of poetry called "Verses" |
| 35% | OLIVIA | 6 | Pig featured in a series of children's books |
| 35% | ELMER | 5 | Patchwork elephant in a series of children's books |
| 35% | SHERMANALEXIE | 13 | Native American novelist who wrote 2007's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SONATA | 6 | It's a series of movements |
| 34% | NATE | 4 | ___ the Great (detective in a series of children's books) |
| 34% | LYLE | 4 | Crocodile in a series of Bernard Waber children's books |
| 34% | HAWKING | 7 | Professor who wrote A Brief History of Time |
| 34% | RAWLS | 5 | Moral philosopher who wrote A Theory of Justice |
| 34% | LEMONY | 6 | __ Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| 34% | LEMONY | 6 | "___ Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" |