| 100% | CORNWELL | 8 | Patricia, author of the Kay Scarpetta books |
| 61% | ENGEL | 5 | Patricia, author of 2023 book The Faraway World |
| 55% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the Oz books |
| 54% | JANSSON | 7 | Author of the Moomin books, Tove __ |
| 54% | KIPLING | 7 | Author of The Jungle Book: Rudyard __ |
| 53% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author of the "Goosebumps" book series |
| 53% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 53% | ELJAMES | 7 | Author of the Fifty Shades trilogy of books |
| 53% | ONO | 3 | Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit" |
| 52% | STINE | 5 | Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series |
| 52% | ADICHIE | 7 | Author of the award-winning book Americanah |
| 52% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the original Oz books |
| 52% | JOE | 3 | Author of the "Locke & Key" comic book series ___ Hill |
| 52% | DAHL | 4 | Author of the best-selling children's book "Matilda" |
| 52% | GAIMAN | 6 | Neil __, author of the steampunk book Stardust |
| 51% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the tortoise-themed kid's book Esio Trot |
| 51% | CORNWELL | 8 | Bernard __, author of the Sharpe series of books |
| 51% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the best-selling book series in history |
| 51% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 51% | SENDAK | 6 | Author of the controversial kids' book "In the Night Kitchen" |
| 50% | MARTIN | 6 | George RR, author of the Game of Thrones books |
| 50% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ASIMOV | 6 | Isaac, author of the Foundation sci-fi book series |
| 50% | TANYATAGAQ | 10 | Throat singer and author of the book “Split Tooth” |
| 50% | PAUL | 4 | Author of 13 books of the Bible |
| 50% | SCHWAB | 6 | Author of the best-selling investment book "You're Fifty — Now What?" |
| 50% | LAURANUMEROFF | 13 | Author of the "If You Give ..." children's book series: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BRENEBROWN | 10 | Author of the best-selling self-help book "Daring Greatly": 2 wds. |
| 50% | LOISLOWRY | 9 | Author of the children's book "The Giver": 2 wds. |
| 50% | BENCHLEY | 8 | Peter, author of the book on which Jaws was based |