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| Prized heirloom |
| Prized mushroom |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Monogram of the author of "The Biglow Papers |
| Amsterdam" author McEwan |
| A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" author Dave |
| Command authoritatively |
| Duck prized for its down |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| A Footnote to History" author's inits. |
| Matzo Balls for Breakfast" author |
| American Pastoral" Pulitzer-winning writer |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| Author's rewards |
| Campus authority |
| British author who gave Harvard's 2008 commencement speech: 2 wds. |
| Gullible's Travels" author |
| Author of inspirational stories for boys |
| Author of a 1952 novel published in full in Life magazine |
| The Land of Painted Caves" author, 2011 |
| All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room" author Bombeck |
| ''Any Woman's Blues'' author Jong |
| The Stepford Wives" author |
| Pulitzer Prize novel: 1949 |
| Fuka-___ (fictional author in Murakami's masterpiece "1Q84") |
| Author of "Lee's Lieutenants |
| Author Rand admired by the Tea Party |
| Author |