Who writes the books
Every book 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.
Books 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 experts1,466998 prize-listed authors
1,466 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | Books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Van Loo Belgian writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 14 | bedeenfrit+2 |
| Bas Kast German writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenes |
| Beatrice Heuser German historian and political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Beatrice Mautino Italian science communicator | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | enit |
| Ben Macintyre British author, reviewer and columnist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 22 | 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 | · | 4 | it |
| Bengt Berg Swedish poet, politician and translator | Former official | General non-fiction | · | 3 | ense |
| Bengt Jangfeldt Swedish translator and writer | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | enesfifrse |
| Benjamin Alarie Canadian legal scholar and technology entrepreneur | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | en |
| Benjamin Balint American-Israeli author, journalist, educator, and translator | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenfritpl |
| 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 | 0 | |
| Benoist Simmat French writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 12 | deenesfrit |
| Bent Flyvbjerg Danish economic geographer | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 6 | dkenesfrnl+1 |
| Beppe Severgnini Italian journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | it |
| Bernadette Atuahene American professor of law, property law scholar, and author | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Bernard-Henri Lévy French film director and philosopher | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 10 | deenesfrit |
| Bernardine Evaristo British author and academic (1959-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 14 | 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 | 3 | de |
| Bert Cornillie belgický filolog, profesor španělské lingvistiky | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | bedeenesfr |
| Bessel van der Kolk Dutch-American psychiatrist, researcher and educator | Academic | Work & society | · | 5 | deennlpl |
| Betina Anton Brazilian journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | 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 | · | 23 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Bill O'Reilly American political commentator, television host and writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 6 | enpl |
| Björn Wahlroos Finnish economist and chairperson | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | · | 9 | fi |
| Blaise Agüera y Arcas software engineer | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 3 | en |
| Bob Woodward American investigative journalist (born 1943) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 9 | deenitpl |
| Bojan Pancevski journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 2 | depl |
| Boris Cyrulnik French psychiatrist | Academic | Work & society | · | 30 | deenesfrit |
| Borja Antela-Bernárdez historian of Antiquity | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | beenesfrit |
| Brené Brown American writer and professor | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 13 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Brian Clegg English science and technology writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 14 | bedeennlpl |
| Brian Cox English physicist and musician | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 11 | 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 | 0 | |
| Brigid Delaney popular weekly columnist for Guardian Australia, where she writes about topics including philosophy, politics and travel | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 7 | enesfritpl |
| Bronwen Everill historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 3 | en |
| Brooke Harrington American academic and author, and professor of economic sociology | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Bruce Caldwell economic historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hoffman American academic | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | en |
| Bruce Holsinger American academic and popular author | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenfritpl |
| Bruce Hood British experimental psychologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfinl+1 |
| Bruce Schneier American computer scientist (born 1963) | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 7 | enesitpl |
| Bruno Tertrais French political scientist | Think tank | Geopolitics & security | · | 10 | beenesfrnl |