| BOSWELL | Author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (7) |
| EDMUNDWHITE | US novelist and essayist noted for his biography of Jean Genet |
| LEONARDO | "The American ___" (Carelton Mabee biography of Samuel F.B. Morse that won a Pulitzer) |
| EDEL | Leon who won a Pulitzer for his biography of Henry James |
| RANSOME | Author noted for his tales following the adventures of the young crew of the Swallow dinghy and their rivals in the boat named Amazon (7) |
| SUSANSONTAG | Benjamin Moser won a Pulitzer for his biography of this political activist, who died in 2018 |
| CARLSANDBURG | American poet, biographer and journalist who won three Pulitzer Prizes including one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln (4,8) |
| NAIPAUL | Nobel Prize-winning author noted for his comic portrayal of his birth country, Trinidad, in novels i |
| HORNUNG | Ernest William -; author noted for his stories about the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles (7) |
| HEBATES | Author noted for his 1958 novella The Darling Buds Of May (1,1,5) |
| KUNDERA | Milan, Czech writer noted for his novel The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (7) |
| JAMES | Scottish lawyer and author noted for his biographical Life Of Samuel Johnson (1791) (5) |
| MORAVIA | Alberto ******* , Italian writer noted for his 1951 novel 'The Conformist' (7) |
| ELLISON | Ralph, writer noted for his novel Invisible Man published in 1952 (7) |
| CLEMENT | Dick, sitcom writer noted for his partnership with Ian La Frenais (7) |
| RICHLER | Mordecai, Canadian writer noted for his 1997 novel Barney's Version (7) |
| SCRUTON | Roger, philosopher and writer noted for his conservative viewpoint (7) |
| MALCOLM | ___ Gladwell, Canadian journalist and writer noted for his 2000 book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (7) |
| GRISHAM | John, U.S. legal thriller writer noted for his 1991 novel The Firm (7) |
| MCCOURT | Frank ___, writer noted for his 1996 memoir Angela's Ashes |
