Who writes the books
Every book 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.
Books 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 experts1,466998 prize-listed authors
1,466 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | Books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasse Wierup Swedish writer and journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 4 | fise |
| Laura Bates British writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 11 | dedkenesit+1 |
| Laura Beers American historian and professor | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 11 | en |
| Laura Cumming art critic of The Observer newspaper | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | enesnlpl |
| Laura Halminen Finnish journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 2 | fi |
| Laure Adler French journalist and publisher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 16 | bedeenfrit |
| Laure Murat French historian (born 1967) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 9 | deenesfrit |
| Laure Quennouelle-Corre French historian and economist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Lauren Benton American historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Laurence Debray French writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 0 | |
| Laurence Hansen-Løve philosophe et professeure de philosophie française | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | fr |
| Laurence Rees British historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 10 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Laurent de Sutter Belgian writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 8 | beenesfrit |
| Lawrence M. Krauss American particle physicist and cosmologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 5 | deenfifrse |
| Lea Ypi Albanian philosopher and professor of political theory at the London School of Economics | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 25 | dedkenesfi+4 |
| Lee Yaron Israeli theater director and Haaretz reporter | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 5 | bedeenfrnl+1 |
| Leila Guerriero Argentinian writer and journalist (born 1967) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | enesfritnl+2 |
| Leming Zhou researcher | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 2 | en |
| Lena Sohl Researcher, Associate Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences, Södertörn University | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | se |
| Leonie Schöler German journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 3 | deitpl |
| Les Greenberg Canadian psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | bedkenespl |
| Lesley Downer British writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | dedkenfrnl+1 |
| Leslie Jamison American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 12 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Lewis Dartnell Professor of Science Communication | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 7 | dedkenesit+1 |
| Liaquat Ahamed American writer | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen Finnish professor of psychology (University of Helsinki) | Academic | Work & society | · | 5 | fi |
| Linda Rantanen Finnish journalist and writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 20 | fi |
| Linda Villarosa US historian and writer | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 0 | |
| Linford D. Fisher americký historik, vysokoškolský učitel, zaměřený na kulturní a náboženské dějiny Ameriky, kolonialismus a otroctví | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Lisa Feldman Barrett Canadian American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenfiitpl |
| Lisa Lerer journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Lisa Mosconi Italian American neuroscientist | Academic | Work & society | · | 6 | deenesfrpl |
| Lisa Rogak American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | en |
| Lise Barnéoud French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | esfr |
| Liya Yu neuropolitical philosopher and political scientist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | de |
| Liz Cheney United States Representative from Wyoming from 2017 to 2023 | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | en |
| Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones British professor of ancient history | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 11 | enesfritnl+1 |
| Loren Grush science journalist who is the daughter of two NASA engineers | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | enpl |
| Lorraine Daston American historian of science | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 10 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Lotta Borg Skoglund Swedish doctor, psychiatrist and author | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | dedkenfrpl+1 |
| Lou Osborn | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 6 | deesfifrpl |
| Louann Brizendine American neuroscientist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 7 | deenesfiit |
| Louise Perry British journalist and author | Commentator | Work & society | · | 5 | dkenesplse |
| Loïc Wacquant French sociologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 11 | deenesfrit |
| Lucan Ahmad Way Political scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 0 | |
| Luciano Canfora Italian classical philologist and historian (1942-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 62 | deesfritse |
| Luciano Floridi Italian philosopher | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 9 | enesfrit |
| Lucy Ash British documentary-maker, journalist, broadcaster and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 1 | en |
| Lucy Hughes-Hallett British cultural historian, biographer, critic | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | en |
| Luigino Bruni Italian economist | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | · | 19 | enesfritpl |