| CHANNINGTATUM | Magic Mike actor who wrote the children's book The One and Only Sparkella: 2 wds. |
| ATLAS | Book the one who held up the sky |
| BOMER | Magic Mike actor who plays Ken, Matt ___ (5) |
| TEDHUGHES | English poet who wrote the children's book The Iron Man published in 1968 (3,6) |
| ROBLOWE | "The West Wing" actor who wrote the 2011 memoir "Stories I Only Tell My Friends": 2 wds. |
| CYNTHIAERIVO | Harriet actress who wrote the children's book Remember to Dream Ebere: 2 wds. |
| LUPITANYONGO | 12 Years a Slave actress who wrote the children's book Sulwe: 2 wds. |
| SPIKEMILLIGAN | Who wrote the children's book Badjelly the Witch? (5,8) |
| EMME | One-named model who wrote the children's book "What Are You Hungry For?" |
| MAURICESENDAK | Who wrote the children's book In the Night Kitchen (1970) |
| NOEL | ___ Coward, English playwright and actor who wrote the song Mad Dogs and Englishmen (4) |
| WILWHEATON | Stand by Me child actor who wrote the memoir Just a Geek: 2 wds. |
| IANFLEMING | British author who wrote the children's book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car published in 1964 (3,7) |
| ARLO | Folksinger Guthrie, who wrote the children's book "Mooses Come Walking" |
| NORMANLINDSAY | Australian artist and author who wrote the children's classic The Magic Pudding (6,7) |
| MYERS | Mike -, actor who played the title role in films Wayne's World and Austin Powers ___ International M |
| PINERO | Dramatist-actor who wrote the problem play The Second Mrs Tanqueray (6) |
| OBRIEN | Richard, actor who wrote the musical The Rocky Horror Show (6) |
| PADMA | Lakshmi who wrote the children's book "Tomatoes for Neela" |
| EVA | Chen who wrote the children's book "I Am Golden" |
