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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brooks American journalist, commentator and editor | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesitno+1 |
| David Farrier New Zealand journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | · | enit |
| David Fernàndez i Ramos Spanish politician and journalist | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 2 | enes |
| David G. Haskell writer, Biologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| David Grann American journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| David Harvey British geographer and anthropologist | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| David M. Rabban legal scholar | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| David Petraeus U.S. Army general and public official (born 1952) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | ennlpl |
| David Quammen American science author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enesit |
| David Van Reybrouck cultural historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | deenfifrit+3 |
| David de Jong | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | defritnlpl |
| Deborah Cohen American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 0 | |
| Debra N. Mancoff art historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | beenesnlpl |
| Denis Baranger French teacher | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Derek Thompson American journalist and author | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deenitnlpl |
| Devon Carbado professor of law and critical race theory | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Devon Price American social psychologist and writer | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Deyan Sudjic British writer and broadcaster | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenfritpl |
| Diamant Salihu Swedish journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dkenfifrnl+2 |
| Dick Harrison Swedish historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 26 | dkenfrnlse |
| Didier Eribon French author and philosopher (born 1953) | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Didier Fassin French anthropologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 6 | dkenfritpl+1 |
| Dietmar Pieper deutscher Journalist und Autor | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | defrit |
| Dipesh Chakrabarty Indian historian | Academic | Energy & climate | 2 | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Dipo Faloyin American-Nigerian author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | deenesitpl |
| Dirk De Wachter Belgian psychiatrist and university professor | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | bedenl |
| Dirk Oschmann academisch docent | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deenfrplse |
| Dominique Foray French economist | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Dominique Moïsi French political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Dominique Shelton Leipzig American attorney, author, and technology entrepreneur | Lawyer | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | en |
| Don Gillmor Canadian journalist, novelist, historian and writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | en |
| Donald J. Savoie Canadian academic | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | |
| Donald Norman American academic | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Donald Rayfield British academic and translator (born 1942) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Donatella Di Cesare Italian philosopher (born 1956) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Donna Haraway American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies (born 1944) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin American biographer and historian (born 1943) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfr |
| Douglas Murray British author and political commentator (born 1979) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | dkenfritnl+2 |
| Douglas N. Arnold American mathematician | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | · | en |
| Douglas Ober historian and religious studies scholar in the field of Buddhism | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Douglas Rushkoff American writer and media theorist | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 0 | deenesit |
| Duana Fullwiley anthropologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Dylan C. Penningroth American professor of law and history | Academic | Law & institutions | 3 | 1 | en |
| Dēmētrēs Xygalatas professor of anthropology | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| Ece Temelkuran Turkish journalist and newscaster (born 1973) | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | deitnlplse |
| Eckart Frahm assyrioloog | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Ed Conway television journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 3 | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Ed Conway television journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Ed Yong British science communicator and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Edmund Richardson British classics academic | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | denl |