| 100% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Writer whose novel "The Brethren" topped "The New York Times" Fiction Best Seller List for nine weeks in 2000 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | JUDITHKRANTZ | 12 | Novelist whose "Princess Daisy" spent five weeks on the 1980 New York Times Fiction Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ROBERTLUDLUM | 12 | Novelist whose "The Bourne Identity" spent 16 weeks on the 1980 New York Times Fiction Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 56% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Novelist whose "The Covenant" spent nine weeks on the 1980 New York Times Fiction Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 52% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Michael Crichton novel that spent eight weeks at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in 1995 (3 wds.) |
| 50% | JENNYLAWSON | 11 | 34-Across writer whose new memoir, "Broken (in the best possible way)," debuted on the "New York Times" Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 46% | STACEYABRAMS | 12 | Fair Fight Action founder and author of 19-Across and 33-Across whose legal thriller "While Justice Sleeps" topped "The New York Times" fiction bestseller list in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | GABRIELLEZEVIN | 14 | 16-Across and 28-Across writer whose novel "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" won the Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fiction in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SUSANNAKAYSEN | 13 | Author of the 1993 New York Times best seller "Girl, Interrupted": 2 wds. |
| 38% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of the 2012 New York Times best seller "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | American novelist whose novel "The Overstory" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STIEGLARSSON | 12 | Author of the 2005 New York Times best seller "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo": 2 wds. |
| 37% | PDJELICLARK | 11 | Writer whose "A Master of Djinn" won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHARLESYU | 9 | Writer whose novel "Interior Chinatown" won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SUSANCHOI | 9 | Writer whose novel "Trust Exercise" won the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TESSGUNTY | 9 | Writer whose novel "The Rabbit Hutch" won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JASONMOTT | 9 | Writer whose novel "Hell of a Book" won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PREMEEMOHAMED | 13 | Writer whose "And What Can We Offer You Tonight" won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LEIGHBARDUGO | 12 | 18-Across and 29-Across writer whose novel "Ninth House" won the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | "L.A. Story" actor whose "The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo" won the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KAMERONHURLEY | 13 | Writer whose "The Light Brigade" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SEANANMCGUIRE | 13 | Writer whose "Middlegame" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JHUMPALAHIRI | 12 | Short-story writer whose "Interpreter of Maladies" won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ARKADYMARTINE | 13 | Writer whose "A Memory Called Empire" won the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 33% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | New York City rock band whose last two albums each won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DIANECOOK | 9 | American writer whose debut novel, "The New Wilderness," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | Singer whose "Wildcard" won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RODDYRICCH | 10 | "The Box" rapper who won the BET Award for Best New Artist in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 32% | INCHNAILS | 9 | Nine ___, band whose song "Wish" won the 1993 Grammy for Best Metal Performance: 2 wds. |