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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 6 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Zara Anishanslin historian, University of Delaware | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Zoë Schlanger environmental journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Zusha Elinson American journalist and author | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Abigail Shrier American freelance journalist and author | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | deenesplse |
| Achille Mbembe Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist (born 1957) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesfinl |
| Adam Frank American physicist, astronomer and writer (born 1962) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Adam Higginbotham Author and journalist in New York City | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenpl |
| Adam Mirek Polish science communicator | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | ennopl |
| Agustín Laje Argentine writer, political scientist and internet activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | enes |
| Ailton Krena Brazilian indigenous activist, writer and philosopher | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 0 | enesfritse |
| Alain Badiou French writer and philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenesfrit |
| Alain Corbin French historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfrit |
| Alain Finkielkraut French philosopher (born 1949) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Alain-G. Gagnon Canadian political scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 3 | bedeenesfr+1 |
| Alastair Bonnett Brits geograaf | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesitnl |
| Alberto Angela Italian paleontologist, science communicator, writer and journalist (born 1962) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | defritpl |
| Alberto Manguel Argentine-Canadian writer (born 1948) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | enesfritpl |
| Alberto Toscano British philosopher (born 1977) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenesfrit |
| Aldo Cazzullo Italian journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Alessandro Barbero Italian historian and writer (born 1959) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | enesfritpl |
| Alexander Klöpping Dutch entrepreneur | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | nl |
| Alexander Teske German journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deen |
| Alexandra Loske Vysokoškolská pedagožka, historička umění, bibliofilka, kurátorka výstav, autorka a editorka prací z oboru zaměřená na evropské umění a architekturu pozdního 18. a raného 19. století. | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Alexandra Petri American humorist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | en |
| Alexis Pauline Gumbs American writer and poet | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dkenfritpl |
| Alfonso Guerra Spanish politician (born 1940) | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 0 | es |
| Alfred de Montesquiou French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | esfr |
| Alice Loxton British historian, tv presenter and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | en |
| Alicja Gescinska philosopher | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 5 | beesfrnlpl |
| Alister McGrath Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, and academic (born 1953) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfritnopl |
| Amanda Montell American feminist author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Anderson Cooper American journalist (born 1967) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enfr |
| Andrea Marcolongo Italian essayist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | dkenesfrit |
| Andrea Riccardi Italian historian, professor, politician, and activist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 5 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Andreas Beyer art historian, university teacher, teacher, researcher (1957-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenfritpl |
| Andreas Cervenka Swedish journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | enfise |
| Andreas Malm Swedish human ecologist, journalist and activist | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 3 | dkenesfifr+3 |
| Andreas Michalsen German physician, internist and nutritionist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 5 | depl |
| Andreas Reckwitz German sociologist and cultural scientist | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | dedkesfrit+1 |
| Andrés Villena Oliver university professor | Academic | Economics & finance | · | · | |
| Andrew D. Huberman American neuroscientist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 1 | deennlse |
| Andrew Pettegree British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfritnl+1 |
| Andrew Pontzen researcher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesitnlpl |
| Andrew Ross Sorkin American journalist and author (born 1977) | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | enitplse |
| Andrew S. Tanenbaum American-Dutch computer scientist | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 0 | deenitnlpl |
| Andrew Weissmann American attorney, US Department of Justice official | Lawyer | Law & institutions | · | · | |
| Ángel Expósito Spanish journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | enes |
| Angela Merkel chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954) | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | dedkenesfi+6 |
| Angelina Boerger freie Journalistin und ADHS-Aktivistin | Commentator | Work & society | · | 2 | deenpl |