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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Beaud French jurist | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Omar El Akkad Egyptian-Canadian novelist & journalist (1982-) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | deenitnlno+2 |
| Omer Bartov Israeli-American historian (1954-) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deenfritpl |
| Owen Matthews British writer, historian and journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | frit |
| Pablo A Peña researcher | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | en |
| Paco Cerda periodista, editor y escritor español | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enesfifrit |
| Paris Marx Canadian journalist and author | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | |
| Parmy Olson journalist | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enfritpl |
| Pascal Chabot Belgian philosopher (born 1973) | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | esfrit |
| Pascal Perrineau French political scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | esfr |
| Patricia Evangelista Filipino journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | deenespl |
| Patrick Joyce British social historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enit |
| Patrick Radden Keefe American journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesfifr+4 |
| Patrick Roger French journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Patrick Weil French political scientist (born 1956) | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 0 | enfr |
| Paul Audi French philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Paul Kennedy British historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | itpl |
| Peter Apps | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deenitpl |
| Peter Charles Hoffer storico | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Peter Frankopan British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | bededkenes+5 |
| Peter Sloterdijk German philosopher (born 1947) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Philip K. Howard American lawyer | Lawyer | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | en |
| Philipp Blom German historian, novelist, journalist and translator | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Philipp Peyman Engel German journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Philippe Bihouix French engineer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | deenesfr |
| Philippe Broussard French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Philippe Descola French anthropologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | deenesfr |
| Pierre Servent French journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | fr |
| Pierre-Henri de Menthon Editor-in-Chief - Challenges | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Prudence Peiffer American art historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| R Jisung Park researcher | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | enpl |
| Rachel Aviv American writer (The New Yorker) | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 0 | deesitnlpl |
| Rachel Cockerell Anglická spisovatelka a historička. Narozena v Londýně. | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenfr |
| Rachel Khan French athlete, jurist, actress and writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Rachel Nolan Australian politician | Former official | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rainer Zitelmann German historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 5 | deenesitpl+1 |
| Raja Shehadeh Palestinian lawyer and writer | Lawyer | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | dedkenfiit+3 |
| Rajiv Shah American government official (born 1973) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | 1 | · | en |
| Raymond B. Blake Canadian writer and historian | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rebecca Boyle American science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enitpl |
| Rebecca Nagle Cherokee activist | Commentator | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Regina Scheer German journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | defr |
| Reiner Stach German-language author, biographer, publicist, and publisher | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | defritpl |
| René Provost Právník a vysokoškolský učitel, zaměřený na mezinárodní právo veřejné a lidská práva. Působí v Kanadě. | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 0 | |
| Rhacel Parrenas Filipino sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 0 | |
| Rich Benjamin American writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Richard Cytowic Neurologist and author | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enit |
| Richard Normand Langlois professor of economics | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | en |
| Richard Slotkin American historian (born 1942) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rien Fertel | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 0 |