| 100% | TANYATAGAQ | 10 | Throat singer and author of the book “Split Tooth” |
| 52% | SEUSS | 5 | Author of the books quoted at 17-, 29-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 50% | ASSANGE | 7 | Author of the 2012 book "Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet" |
| 50% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 50% | HARPERLEE | 9 | Author of the book that Times readers voted the best of the last hundred and twenty-five years |
| 49% | SPOCK | 5 | Benjamin —, author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care |
| 49% | JARED | 5 | ___ Diamond, author of the 1998 Pulitzer-winning book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" |
| 49% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BUCKERIDGE | 10 | Anthony —, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books |
| 49% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 49% | ALANGARNER | 10 | Author of children's books Elidor and The Moon of Gomrath |
| 48% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Hebrew prophet and author of a Book of the Bible |
| 48% | BLAKE | 5 | William —, English author of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and The Book of Los |
| 47% | DAHL | 4 | Roald —, author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 46% | DAWKINS | 7 | Richard —, Kenya-born author of books The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion |
| 45% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 45% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | Author of 18-Across, 40-Across, and the National Book Award-winning "The 9-Down Maker" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | OZEKI | 5 | Ruth ___, author of "A Tale for the Time Being" and "The Book of Form and Emptiness" |
| 45% | MAGGIE | 6 | Nelson, academic and author of The Argonauts |
| 45% | BRYSON | 6 | Bill —, author of books A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods |
| 45% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the Oz books |
| 44% | CARLSAGAN | 9 | Cosmologist and author of The Dragons of Eden |
| 44% | FRANROSS | 8 | Comedy writer and author of the novel Oreo |
| 44% | KIPLING | 7 | Author of The Jungle Book: Rudyard __ |
| 44% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author of the "Goosebumps" book series |
| 44% | JANSSON | 7 | Author of the Moomin books, Tove __ |
| 44% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the original Oz books |
| 44% | SHERATON | 8 | Thomas —, furniture maker; author of The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book |
| 44% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 44% | BIERCE | 6 | Ambrose __, US wit and author of The New Decalogue |