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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Villarosa US historian and writer | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 0 | |
| Lyndsie Bourgon Canadian author and oral historian (born 17 September 1986) | Commentator | Energy & climate | 2 | 0 | |
| Martin Schulze Wessel German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 6 | deenfrpl |
| Michael Bhaskar British writer, researcher and publisher | Commentator | Technology & digital | 2 | 1 | enespl |
| Omri Boehm Israeli author and philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Phil Gramm American economist and politician | Former official | Economics & finance | 2 | 2 | en |
| Philippe Sands British/French lawyer, legal academic and author | Academic | Law & institutions | 2 | 1 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Richard Holmes | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | it |
| Roman Köster academisch docent | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | defr |
| Sabine Adler German journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 2 | deen |
| Sam Dalrymple historian, writer, and film-maker | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | en |
| Sebastian Conrad German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | deenfr |
| Sebastian Kurtenbach German political scientist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 4 | de |
| Sergey Guriyev Russian economist (born 1971) | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 0 | es |
| Seth Rockman American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | enfr |
| Siddharth Kara Scholar on slavery | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 2 | deenesitnl |
| Simon Parkin English writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | deenpl |
| Simon Porcher researcher | Academic | Energy & climate | 2 | 2 | enfr |
| Sue Prideaux British writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | deenfipl |
| Susan Shirk American academic | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 0 | |
| Sven Beckert German-American historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | deenit |
| Teresa Bücker German journalist | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 0 | de |
| Tiya Miles American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | enitnl |
| Toluse Olorunnipa American White House reporter | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 0 | |
| Viet Thanh Nguyen American author of fiction | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | enitnlse |
| Xavier Jaravel French economist (1989-) | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | fr |
| Yi-Ling Liu | Commentator | Democracy & media | 2 | 1 | |
| Yiyun Li Chinese American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | enesfritpl |
| Abdi Aidid legal scholar and University of Toronto law professor | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | |
| Adam Berinsky Professor of political science | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Adam Grant American organizational psychologist (b. 1981) | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 2 | dedkenesfr+5 |
| Adam Hochschild American author, journalist, and lecturer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | nl |
| Adam LeBor British journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deennl |
| Adam Shatz contributing editor at the London Review of Books | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesfr |
| Adam Soboczynski German journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | depl |
| Aileen Kavanagh britská právnička a vysokoškolská pedagožka, působící v Irsku, zaměřená na ústavní právo, lidská práva a ústavní teorie | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Alain Mérot 1951- | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Alden Wicker American journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | en |
| Alena Buyx German medicine ethicist and university teacher | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | deit |
| Alena V. Ledeneva British sociologist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 3 | deen |
| Alessandro Vanoli Italian writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | enesfrit |
| Alice Anastasia Mah doctoral candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | enes |
| Alison Bashford Australian historian of world science | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enfrse |
| Allison J. Pugh sociologist, university teacher | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Amelia Acker information scientist | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Amin Maalouf Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | beenesfrit |
| Amy Edmondson Leadership expert, economist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | dedkenesfr+4 |
| Anand Gopal American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| André Kieserling German sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Andrea Wulf German-British historian and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | dedkenfrit+3 |