| 100% | PACKARD | 7 | Vance —, US journalist; author of 1957 book The Hidden Persuaders |
| 46% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Author of 1957 children's book The Cat in the Hat |
| 45% | LUCYSCORE | 9 | Author of the novel Things We Hide From the Light |
| 40% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Author of a satirical book whose title consists of five U.S. state abbreviations (and is hidden in this puzzle) |
| 39% | SHOUT | 5 | Author and journalist Philip Norman's first book which is considered a biography of The Beatles |
| 39% | OATES | 5 | Author of the Oprah's Book Club selection "We Were the Mulvaneys" |
| 39% | JOHNBRAINE | 10 | Author of 1957 novel Room at the Top |
| 38% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the Oz books |
| 38% | JOHNBOYNE | 9 | Author of WWII book The Boy in The Striped Pajamas |
| 38% | KIPLING | 7 | Author of The Jungle Book: Rudyard __ |
| 38% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author of the "Goosebumps" book series |
| 38% | JANSSON | 7 | Author of the Moomin books, Tove __ |
| 38% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the original Oz books |
| 38% | POST | 4 | Emily —, US author of 1922 book Etiquette - The Blue Book of Social Usage |
| 38% | POST | 4 | Emily —, US author of 1922 book Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage |
| 37% | HENRY | 5 | & 16D US composer of 1917 piano piece The Tides of Manaunaun who authored 1930 book New Musical Resources |
| 37% | BRAINE | 6 | John —, author of 1957 novel Room at the Top |
| 37% | STINE | 5 | Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series |
| 37% | ADICHIE | 7 | Author of the award-winning book Americanah |
| 37% | PAUL | 4 | Author of 13 books of the Bible |
| 37% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Former US President who authored the book "The Audacity of Hope": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONO | 3 | Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit" |
| 37% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 37% | ELJAMES | 7 | Author of the Fifty Shades trilogy of books |
| 36% | AGEE | 4 | James —, author of 1957 autobiographical novel A Death in the Family |
| 36% | JOE | 3 | Author of the "Locke & Key" comic book series ___ Hill |
| 36% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the best-selling book series in history |
| 36% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DAHL | 4 | Author of the best-selling children's book "Matilda" |
| 36% | ENGEL | 5 | Patricia, author of 2023 book The Faraway World |