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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Ackerman American ornithologist and essayist (1959-) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Jennifer Burns American historian (1975-) | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Jenny Odell American artist, writer and educator (born 1986) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesit |
| Jens Andersen Danish journalist, literary critic and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenfrit+3 |
| Jens Beckert German sociologist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Jens Stoltenberg Norwegian politician (born 1959) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | dedkenfiit+2 |
| Jeremy Eichler American music critic and cultural historian (born 1974) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Jeremy Rifkin American economist | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Jerry Wind American academic | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak Polish writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesnopl |
| Joanna Spear | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Johan Eklöf Swedish zoologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dkesfritpl+1 |
| Johann Hari British journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | dkenesfifr+4 |
| John Coyne McManus military historian, author, and professor of military history | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| John Gottman American psychologist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 1 | dedkenesit+3 |
| John Gottman American psychologist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 1 | dedkenesit+3 |
| John J. Mearsheimer American political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | enfritplse |
| John Sweeney British investigative journalist and author (born 1958) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | dedkenitnl |
| John Vaillant Canadian journalist and nonfiction writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 5 | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Jon Jordås svensk radiojournalist och författare | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | se |
| Jonah Berger American marketer | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Jonathan Blitzer writer (The New Yorker) | Commentator | Work & society | 3 | 1 | en |
| Jonathan Dimbleby British television presenter and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Jonathan Eig American journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | dedkennopl+1 |
| Jonathan Freedland British journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesfiit+3 |
| Jonathan Gienapp historian | Academic | Law & institutions | 2 | 1 | enfr |
| Jonathan Swan Australian journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | ennl |
| Jonn Elledge British journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Jordan Peterson Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesit+3 |
| José Antonio Marina Spanish writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enes |
| José María Olmo Spanish investigative journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enes |
| Joseph Osmundson American scientist and writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | |
| Joseph Torigian American academic | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Josephine Quinn professor of ancient history | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Josephine Quinn professor of ancient history | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Joya Chatterji academic, historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | ennl |
| Juan Carlos I of Spain King of Spain from 1975 to 2014 | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enesfr |
| Juan Eslava Galán Spanish writer of historic genre | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfr |
| Juan Evaristo Valls Boix filósofo, escritor y profesor español | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | es |
| Judith Koelemeijer Dutch writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | defritnl |
| Julia Ioffe Russian-American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Julia Kristeva Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfifritpl |
| Julia Ruhs German journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | de |
| Julia Shaw German-Canadian criminal psychologist and expert witness working at University College London | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesit |
| Julian Jackson British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | en |
| Julie Brafman French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Julie Cassiday American literary scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Juliet Schor American sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Jung Chang Chinese-British author (born 1952) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dkenfiitnl+2 |
| Justin Marozzi English journalist, historian and travel writer (born 1970) | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enitpl |