| 100% | SUKENICK | 8 | Ronald, wrote Death of the Novel and Other Stories |
| 48% | AMIS | 4 | Martin —, author of the novels Yellow Dog and Other People |
| 48% | ANDRE | 5 | Author of the novels An Act of Terror and Other Lives |
| 46% | TREVOR | 6 | William —, author of the novels Felicia's Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault |
| 46% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Don DeLillo novel whose original dust jacket touted it as “a brilliant story about death and the fear of death . . . a comedy, of course” |
| 46% | ADAIR | 5 | Gilbert —, author of the novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island |
| 44% | SARAH | 5 | Author of novels Getting Even and The Other Half |
| 44% | CREASEY | 7 | John —, author of novels Go Away Death and The Executioners |
| 42% | PIGSINHEAVEN | 12 | Barbara Kingsolver novel that continues the story of Taylor and Turtle (3 wds.) |
| 42% | TREVOR | 6 | William —, author of novels Felicia's Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault |
| 42% | WHITE | 5 | Edmund —, author of novels A Boy's Own Story and The Farewell Symphony |
| 41% | ADAIR | 5 | Gilbert —, author of novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island |
| 41% | EASTOFEDEN | 10 | John Steinbeck novel inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel: 3 wds |
| 41% | ONLY | 4 | & 19D The —, 1978 Nell Dunn novel subtitled A Simple Story of Heaven and Hell |
| 40% | CASTLE | 6 | "The ___ of Otranto," gothic novel by Horace Walpole which tells the story of Manfred and his family |
| 40% | MRDARCY | 7 | Hero of the novel Pride and Prejudice |
| 40% | JAMES | 5 | Author of the novels Deliverance and Alnilam |
| 40% | WELSH | 5 | Irvine —, author of the novels Glue and Porno |
| 40% | BLOCH | 5 | Robert —, author of the novels Psycho and Lori |
| 40% | SWIFT | 5 | Graham —, author of the novels Shuttlecock and Waterland |
| 40% | JILLY | 5 | & 18D Author of the novels Polo and Riders |
| 40% | WELSH | 5 | Irvine —, author of the novels Glue and Trainspotting |
| 40% | JANEAUSTEN | 10 | Author of the novels Persuasion and Mansfield Park |
| 40% | DELILLO | 7 | Don —, author of the novels Libra and Underworld |
| 40% | JAMESJOYCE | 10 | Author of the novels Finnegans Wake and Ulysses |
| 40% | GRAHAMSWIFT | 11 | Author of the novels Shuttlecock and Mothering Sunday |
| 40% | EDNAFERBER | 10 | Author of the novels Giant and Ice Palace |
| 40% | BRYANWASHINGTON | 15 | Author of the 2019 short-story collection “Lot” and the 2020 novel “Memorial” |
| 39% | SHOLEMASCH | 10 | Author of the novels Uncle Moses and The Nazarene |