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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoist Simmat French writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenesfrit |
| Bent Flyvbjerg Danish economic geographer | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Beppe Severgnini Italian journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | · | it |
| Bernadette Atuahene American professor of law, property law scholar, and author | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Bernardine Evaristo British author and academic (1959-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deesfritnl |
| Bernhard Kegel German biologist, non-fiction writer and novelist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 3 | deenit |
| Bernhard Pörksen German academic | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | de |
| Bessel van der Kolk Dutch-American psychiatrist, researcher and educator | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | denlpl |
| Betina Anton Brazilian journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfiitnl+1 |
| Bettina Schöne-Seifert German university teacher | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 3 | de |
| Bill Bryson American-British author (born 1951) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Bill O'Reilly American political commentator, television host and writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 3 | enpl |
| Björn Wahlroos Finnish economist and chairperson | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | · | 1 | fi |
| Blaise Agüera y Arcas software engineer | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 3 | en |
| Bob Woodward American investigative journalist (born 1943) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deenitpl |
| Bojan Pancevski journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 1 | depl |
| Borja Antela-Bernárdez historian of Antiquity | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | beenesfrit |
| Brené Brown American writer and professor | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 0 | deenesfrpl+1 |
| Brian Clegg English science and technology writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | bedeennlpl |
| Brian Cox English physicist and musician | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Brian Goldstone American journalist | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Brian Tyler Cohen American journalist and podcaster (born 1989) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | en |
| Brice Soccol sociologue et essayiste français | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | |
| Brigid Delaney popular weekly columnist for Guardian Australia, where she writes about topics including philosophy, politics and travel | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfritpl |
| Bronwen Everill historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | en |
| Brooke Harrington American academic and author, and professor of economic sociology | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Bruce Caldwell economic historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hoffman American academic | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Bruce Holsinger American academic and popular author | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenfritpl |
| Bruce Hood British experimental psychologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deesfinlpl |
| Bruce Schneier American computer scientist (born 1963) | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 2 | enesitpl |
| Bruno Tertrais French political scientist | Think tank | Geopolitics & security | · | 3 | beenesfrnl |
| Bruno Vespa Italian television and newspaper journalist (born 1944) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 4 | frit |
| Bryan Caplan American economist and author (b. 1971) | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | en |
| Buddy Levy American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | en |
| Bushra al-Maqtari Yemeni writer and political activist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | en |
| Byung-Chul Han German philosopher of South Korean origin | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | dedkenesfr+5 |
| Bénédicte Savoy French art historian and university teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | deenfr |
| Cal Flyn Scottish non-fiction writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesno |
| Cal Newport American computer scientist, academic lecturer and writer | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Callum Cant author | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | deenit |
| Cameron McWhirter American journalist and author | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Camilla Townsend American historian and academic | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritpl |
| Carina Bergfeldt Swedish reporter, columnist and author | Commentator | Law & institutions | · | 1 | dedkenfise |
| Carl Benedikt Frey economist and economic historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | deen |
| Carl Bildt Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014 | Former official | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | se |
| Carl Zimmer American science writer and blogger (1966-) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | enesitnlpl |
| Carla Kaplan American scholar of African-American literature | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Carla Sharp American clinical psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | deenfritnl |
| Carlo Masala German political scientist (born 1968) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | dedkenfifr+5 |