Who writes the books
Every edition published since January 2023 in the national libraries of 11 European countries and Open Library, then the non-fiction authors behind them, screened against the 6 roles. Each author's editions and translations are grouped into books: only books first published since 2023 count as new.
Editions catalogued since 20232,707,32184.1% with an ISBN
Authors reviewed10,407In bestseller lists, prizes or published widely
Non-fiction authors3,987Living, at least half non-fiction
Selected experts1,352998 prize-listed authors
1,352 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | New books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Grafton American historian of early modern Europe | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritnl+1 |
| Anton Jäger Belgian public intellectual | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | dedkenitno |
| Antonia Hylton American journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | enpl |
| Antonio de Lecea économiste | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Antonio Maestre Spanish documentalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | es |
| Antonio Manuel Ávila Muñoz researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-5239-2670 | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenesfrnl |
| Antony Beevor English military historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | dedkenesfi+6 |
| Antony Cummins author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfrplse |
| Antony Loewenstein Contemporary Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and blogger | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enesitplse |
| Aram Sinnreich writer, academic, musician | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Areej Sabbagh-Khoury Palestinian sociologist and author | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 0 | |
| Ariane Chemin French journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Arill Riise Norwegian journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | · | no |
| Arnout Jaspers science journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 1 | nl |
| Arthur C. Brooks American policy analyst and musician | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Arundhati Roy Indian novelist, essayist, and activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deenesfifr+4 |
| Arvind Narayanan associate professor of computer science | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enitpl |
| Asad L. Asad sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 0 | enfr |
| Asbjørn Jaklin Norwegian contributing editor | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | no |
| Ashlee Vance American journalist | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | deenesitpl+1 |
| Astra Taylor Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deenitnlse |
| Atef Abu Saif Palestinian writer, Fatah spokesman in Gaza | Former official | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | enes |
| Avi Shlaim Israeli-British historian (born 1945) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Axel Honneth German philosopher | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | dedkenfrit |
| Aya Jaff German founder | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Ayesha Wolasmal norsk journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | no |
| Ayşe Zarakol Turkish political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | |
| Baltasar Garzón Spanish former judge | Former official | Law & institutions | · | · | |
| Baptiste Morizot French philosopher | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 2 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Barbara Bleisch Swiss journalist and television presenter | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deennl |
| Barbara Bradley Hagerty American journalist | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Barbara Demick American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 1 | deenitnlpl |
| Barbara Hahn German geographer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Barbie Latza Nadeau American journalist and writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 0 | dedkenitnl+1 |
| Barnaby Phillips television journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | |
| Barnes Hannah | Commentator | Democracy & media | 2 | 1 | en |
| Bart Van Loo Belgian writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | bedeenfrit+2 |
| Bas Kast German writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenes |
| Beatrice Heuser German historian and political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Beatrice Mautino Italian science communicator | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enit |
| Ben Macintyre British author, reviewer and columnist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deenesfifr+4 |
| Ben Ratliff American journalist, music critic and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Bench Ansfield college professor | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Benedetta Tobagi Italian journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | it |
| Bengt Berg Swedish poet, politician and translator | Former official | General non-fiction | · | 2 | se |
| Bengt Jangfeldt Swedish translator and writer | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfifrse |
| Benjamin Alarie Canadian legal scholar and technology entrepreneur | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Benjamin Bürbaumer | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | fr |
| Benjamin Nathans historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 4 | 1 | en |
| Benjamin Perrin Canadian lawyer and criminologist | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 |