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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayash Kapoor artificial intelligence researcher | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enitpl |
| Saúl Alvídrez activist, documentalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesit |
| Scott Galloway Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, public speaker and entrepreneur | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Scott Weidensaul American naturalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesfr |
| Sean M. Carroll American theoretical cosmologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Sean McMeekin American historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | deenfrpl |
| Sebastian Conrad German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | deenfr |
| Sebastian Kurtenbach German political scientist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 4 | de |
| Sebastian Mallaby British journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | enesnl |
| Sebastian Raschka researcher | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Serena Mayeri historian and lawyer | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Sergey Guriyev Russian economist (born 1971) | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 0 | es |
| Sergey Radchenko British historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 1 | enfrse |
| Serhii Plokhy Ukrainian-American historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | dedkenesfi+4 |
| Seth Harp author of "The Fort Bragg Cartel" | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | en |
| Seth Rockman American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | enfr |
| Shaun Walker British journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | enfiitplse |
| Sheila Fitzpatrick Australian and American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenfritse |
| Sheila Miyoshi Jager American historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Shlomo Sand Israeli historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | dkenesfrit |
| Siddharth Kara Scholar on slavery | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 2 | deenesitnl |
| Siddhartha Mukherjee Indian-American physician and writer (born 1970) | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 0 | deenesitnl+2 |
| Silvia Federici Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | dedkesitpl |
| Sima Samar Afghanistani politician | Former official | Work & society | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Simon Kuper British sports journalist (born 1969) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deenesnlpl |
| Simon Parkin English writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | deenpl |
| Simon Porcher researcher | Academic | Energy & climate | 2 | 2 | enfr |
| Simon Sahner | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 3 | deenfr |
| Simon Schama British University Professor of Art History and History | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | bedeenesit+1 |
| Simon Sebag Montefiore British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Simon Shuster American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | dedkenfifr+4 |
| Simon van Teutem Nederlands auteur, journalist en opiniemaker | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | nl |
| Sinclair McKay schrijver | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | dedkenesfi+1 |
| Slavoj Žižek Slovenian philosopher (born 1949) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Sonia Kronlund French journalist, philosopher, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker and radio producer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfritnlpl |
| Sophia Rosenfeld American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenfr |
| Sophie Boisseau du Rocher | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Sophie Elmhirst British journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Sophie Gilbert British-born writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfipl |
| Sophie Gosselin researcher | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 0 | fr |
| Sophie Harman researcher | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Sophie Lewis British feminist theorist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Sophie Pinkham American journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | nl |
| Sophie Yeo britische Wissenschaftsjournalistin | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | en |
| Sophy Roberts englische Journalistin und Buchautorin | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | bededken |
| Soumaya Keynes British economist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | de |
| Stefan Aust German journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | dedkesitno+2 |
| Stefan G. Hofmann American Psychology professor | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | deenitnlpl+1 |
| Stefan Klein German science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deesfritnl |
| Stefan Kutzenberger österreichischer Schriftsteller, Literaturwissenschaftler und Kurator | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deen |