| 100% | ENDE | 4 | Michael who wrote "The Neverending Story" |
| 70% | KORDA | 5 | Michael who wrote the 1975 best seller "Power!" |
| 69% | ENDE | 4 | The Neverending Story author Michael |
| 64% | POE | 3 | Eerie author who wrote the first detective story |
| 62% | RUNYON | 6 | Damon who wrote the stories adapted as "Guys and Dolls" |
| 60% | SHOLEM | 6 | Aleichem who wrote the stories on which Fiddler on the Roof is based |
| 59% | DARIN | 5 | Strauss who wrote the 2020 novel "The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story" |
| 58% | ENDE | 4 | "The Neverending Story" author Michael |
| 58% | GKCHESTERTON | 12 | British novelist who wrote the stories that inspired the "Father Brown" TV series (3 wds.) |
| 58% | NOAH | 4 | Comedian Trevor who wrote the memoir "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" |
| 57% | WILLIENELSON | 12 | Country music superstar who wrote the 2015 autobiography "It's a Long Story: My Life" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | NOVAK | 5 | "The Office" actor B.J. who wrote the story collection "One More Thing" |
| 55% | MUNRO | 5 | Alice who wrote the short-story collection "Open Secrets" |
| 55% | OCONNOR | 7 | Retired justice who wrote "Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court" |
| 54% | KORDA | 5 | Michael who wrote "Charmed Lives" |
| 53% | SEALE | 5 | Bobby who wrote “Seize the Time: The Story of The Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton” |
| 53% | WOLFF | 5 | Michael who wrote "Fire and Fury" |
| 52% | PLATO | 5 | Philosopher who wrote the "Republic" |
| 52% | BOCCACCIO | 9 | Italian who wrote The Decameron |
| 52% | VIRGIL | 6 | Poet who wrote the Aeneid |
| 52% | LOIS | 4 | Lowry who wrote The Giver |
| 52% | AYN | 3 | Rand who wrote The Fountainhead |
| 52% | EUCLID | 6 | Mathematician who wrote the "Elements" |
| 51% | ARIEL | 5 | One of the Durants who wrote "The Story of Civilization" |
| 51% | ALBEE | 5 | Playwright Edward who wrote "The Zoo Story" |
| 51% | GIULIANI | 8 | Politician who wrote the book "Leadership" |
| 51% | OVID | 4 | Roman poet who wrote the "Metamorphoses" |
| 51% | MEYER | 5 | Stephenie who wrote the "Twilight" novels |
| 51% | HAYDN | 5 | Joseph who wrote the "Surprise" Symphony |
| 51% | FEY | 3 | Tina who wrote the autobiographical "Bossypants" |