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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Boyle American science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enitpl |
| Rebecca Nagle Cherokee activist | Commentator | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rebecca Smethurst British astrophysicist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Rebecca Solnit American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| 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 |
| Renata Enghels 1979-: Faculteit: Letteren en Wijsbegeerte Discipline: Romaanse Taal- en Letterkunde Eerste aanstelling: 2009 | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | bedeenesfr |
| 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 David Precht German philosopher and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deen |
| Richard Dawkins English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Richard Holmes | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | it |
| Richard J. Evans British historian (born 1947) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Richard Mabey natural history author and broadcaster | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Richard Malka French lawyer | Lawyer | Law & institutions | · | 2 | deenesfrse |
| 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 |
| Rick Atkinson American author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | en |
| Rien Fertel | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 0 | |
| Rob Copeland | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Rob Goodman americký politolog, vysokoškolský pedagog politické teorie, specialista na rétoriku a historii politického myšlení | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | en |
| Rob Riemen Dutch philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitnl |
| Rob Sheffield American music journalist (born 1966) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfiit |
| Robert Darnton American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | enfrit |
| Robert Forczyk militair historicus | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Robert Gildea British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Robert Habeck German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969) | Former official | Energy & climate | · | 3 | deen |
| Robert Hardman British journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Robert Jobson journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | enfifritnl+1 |
| Robert Macfarlane British nature and travel writer | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 3 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Robert Menasse Austrian writer (born 1954) | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 4 | defritnl |
| Robert Reich American political economist (1946–) | Academic | Economics & finance | · | · | en |
| Robert Sapolsky American neuroendocrinology researcher (b. 1957) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | beenesfifr+3 |
| Robert Whitaker American journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 0 | deenesfipl |
| Roberto Saviano Italian journalist and writer (born 1979) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deesfritnl+1 |
| Roberto Simanowski German-born American literary theorist | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | deit |
| Robin Alexander German journalist and author | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | de |
| Robin Olovsson Swedish high school teacher and podcaster | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | se |
| Robin Wall Kimmerer American environmentalist | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 1 | dedkenesfi+3 |
| Robin Waterfield British classical scholar, writer of children's fiction (born 1952) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrnl+1 |
| Roderick Beaton British university teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Roger-Pol Droit French philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 8 | dedkesfrit+1 |
| Rollo Romig Americký novinář, esejista, zaměřený na dění v Indii. | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Roman Krznaric Australian philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Roman Köster academisch docent | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | defr |
| Ron Chernow American writer and historian (born 1949) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfritpl |
| Ronald Hutton British historian and author | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | en |
| Ronen Steinke German journalist | Commentator | Law & institutions | 1 | 3 | depl |