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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bernstein Canadian writer and scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Sarah Blaffer Hrdy American anthropologist and primatologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Sarah Wynn-Williams New Zealander diplomat and former director of Public Policy at Meta Platforms | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | deenesfiit+3 |
| Saúl Alvídrez activist, documentalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesit |
| Sauli Niinistö Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | fi |
| Scott Galloway Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, public speaker and entrepreneur | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Sean M. Carroll American theoretical cosmologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Sebastian Raschka researcher | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Seth Harp author of "The Fort Bragg Cartel" | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | en |
| Shaun Walker British journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | enfiitplse |
| Sheila Fitzpatrick Australian and American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenfritse |
| Shlomo Sand Israeli historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | dkenesfrit |
| Silvia Federici Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | dedkesitpl |
| Simon Kuper British sports journalist (born 1969) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deenesnlpl |
| 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 |
| 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 Lewis British feminist theorist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| 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 |
| Stefano Mancuso Italian botanist and neurobiologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Stephen Greenblatt American literary critic, theorist and scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritpl |
| Stephen Porges American psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 3 | deenfritnl+1 |
| Stephen Rollnick South African psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | enfrnlplse |
| Steven C. Hayes American psychologist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 1 | deenesfrnl+2 |
| Steven Laureys Belgian neurologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | bedeenesfr+3 |
| Steven Pinker Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenitplse |
| Sue Black forensic anthropologist; anatomist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfifrit+1 |
| Susan Neiman American philosopher, essayist and cultural commentator (born 1955) | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Susan Orlean American journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | en |
| Susie Hodge British writer and artist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Sven Plöger German television presenter and meteorologist | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 0 | de |
| Svend Brinkmann Danish psychologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | dedkennose |
| Sverker Sörlin Swedish environmental historian | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 4 | dedkenitno+1 |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates American writer, journalist, and educator | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | dkenesfrit+1 |
| Taina Tervonen journalist, translator and documentary filmmaker | Commentator | Work & society | · | 3 | deesfifrit+1 |
| Telmo Pievani Italian philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritnl |
| Temple Grandin American doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Terje Tvedt Norwegian Historian and professor of Geography and Political Science | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | no |
| Terry Eagleton British writer, academic and educator | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | enesfrnlpl |
| Thomas Curran British psychologist and researcher | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | bedeenfiit+2 |
| Thomas Halliday British palaeobiologist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | dedkfritpl |