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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Desmond American sociologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | deenesit |
| Matthew P. Walker a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (born 1973) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | esplse |
| Matthias Glaubrecht German zoologist and author | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | defr |
| Maureen Callahan Irish American writer and editor | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enpl |
| Maurice Gourdault-Montagne French diplomat | Former official | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | |
| Mauricio Wiesenthal writer, professor | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | es |
| Maurizio Ferraris Italian philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Maurizio Serra Italian diplomat and writer | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 3 | enesfritse |
| Max Fisher American journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 0 | enesfritpl |
| Max Hastings English journalist, editor, historian and author (born 1945) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Max Nieuwdorp Endokrinolog, vysokoškolský pedagog. | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | deenitnlpl |
| Maya Ackerman Russian-American computer scientist | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | en |
| McKenzie Wark Australia-born writer and scholar (born 1961) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | bededkenes+2 |
| Meg Kissinger Investigative reporter | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | enpl |
| Melissa Febos American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfifrit |
| Melissa Sevigny American science journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | en |
| Melissa Valentine науково-педагогічний працівник | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | |
| Meredith Broussard data journalism professor | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Meri Valkama Finnish journalist and writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 0 | dedkfinose |
| Merlin Sheldrake British biologist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfiitpl+1 |
| Meron Mendel israeli-German educator and writer, born 1976 | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 5 | deen |
| Michael Bhaskar British writer, researcher and publisher | Commentator | Technology & digital | 2 | 1 | enespl |
| Michael Byers Canadian politician | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Michael Easter contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Michael Finkel American journalist (b. 1968) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Michael First American psychiatrist | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | deenesitpl+1 |
| Michael Harriot American columnist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deen |
| Michael Kempe German historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Michael Leader kulturní publicista, programátor, tvůrce podcastu s celoživotním zájmem o svět filmu a videoher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritpl |
| Michael Lewis American writer | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 2 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Michael Löwy French sociologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenesfrnl |
| Michael Lüders German journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 4 | de |
| Michael Marder philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | enesfritno+1 |
| Michael Norton American psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | deenitnlpl |
| Michael Pollan American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism (b. 1955) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dkenesitnl+2 |
| Michael Sandel American political philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Michael Thumann German journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | deenfrit |
| Michael Verfürden | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deennl |
| Michael Waibel Austrian law professor | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Michael Walzer American philosopher (born 1935) | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Michel Offerlé French sociologist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Michel Onfray French philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 14 | enesfritpl |
| Michel Pastoureau French historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 5 | deenesfrit |
| Michelle T. King historian and professor | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Michelle van Tongerloo Nederlands journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | ennl |
| Michio Kaku U.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrno+1 |
| Michèle Cotta French journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Mieke Bal Dutch art historian (born 1946) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Miguel Gotor Italian politician and historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | frit |
| Miguel Ángel Revilla Spanish politician | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enes |