| 100% | NONAME | 6 | Rapper and activist with a book club dedicated to authors of color and abolitionist texts |
| 34% | NONAME | 6 | Rapper with a book club |
| 31% | HALEY | 5 | Author with a book subtitled "The Saga of an American Family" |
| 30% | ANDYWARHOL | 10 | Painter of soup cans with a Pittsburgh museum dedicated to his work: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LIBRARY | 7 | A place with a collection of books and records |
| 30% | EMFORSTER | 9 | Author of Howards End and A Room With A View |
| 30% | YELLOWED | 8 | Page of a book changed color with age |
| 29% | SIANJAMES | 9 | Author of novels A Small Country and Return to Hendre Ddu |
| 29% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Hebrew prophet and author of a Book of the Bible |
| 29% | SPORTSILLUSTRATED | 17 | [aria-label] Depiction of a person with a tennis racket and a person with a golf club * This puzzle has an important note. Tap the "i" to read. * |
| 29% | THECIDERHOUSELURES | 18 | Story of a youth who says to hell with it and goes to the pub? |
| 29% | YEAROFTHEMONKEY | 15 | 2004 ... with a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 28% | SISTERSOULJAH | 13 | African American activist, novelist, and rapper with a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 28% | WAINWRIGHT | 10 | Alfred —, author of book series A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells |
| 28% | JAMES | 5 | P D —, author of novels Original Sin and A Mind to Murder |
| 28% | WHATSTHEMATTER | 14 | Question of concern, with a hint to 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 28% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 28% | TORISPELLING | 12 | Author of a bestselling 2008 autobiography, and a hint to some pictographs in this puzzle |
| 28% | FORSTER | 7 | E M —, author of novels Howards End and A Room with a View |
| 28% | JAMES | 5 | P D —, author of the novels Original Sin and A Mind to Murder |
| 28% | COFFEE | 6 | (3/5) With a book in hand, let's head home and settle in with a freshly brewed cup of ___ |
| 28% | OPRAH | 5 | Winfrey with a book club |
| 28% | REESE | 5 | Witherspoon with a book club |
| 28% | OPRAH | 5 | Host with a book club |
| 28% | OPRAH | 5 | Billionare with a book club |
| 28% | OPRAH | 5 | Celebrity with a book club |
| 28% | TRADITIONAL | 11 | With 49- and 69-Across, a hint to the meanings of the bracketed clues |
| 28% | DARK | 4 | With 37-Across, fall of Rome aftermath, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 28% | NARRATE | 7 | To give a spoken or written account of something, as with books |
| 27% | OPRAH | 5 | TV host with a book club |