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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David M. Rabban legal scholar | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| David Petraeus U.S. Army general and public official (born 1952) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | ennlpl |
| David Quammen American science author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enesit |
| Dēmētrēs Xygalatas professor of anthropology | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| Denis Baranger French teacher | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Derek Thompson American journalist and author | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deenitnlpl |
| Devon Carbado professor of law and critical race theory | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Dietmar Pieper deutscher Journalist und Autor | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | defrit |
| Dominique Foray French economist | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Dominique Moïsi French political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Dominique Shelton Leipzig American attorney, author, and technology entrepreneur | Lawyer | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | en |
| Don Gillmor Canadian journalist, novelist, historian and writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | en |
| Donald J. Savoie Canadian academic | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | |
| Donald Rayfield British academic and translator (born 1942) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Douglas N. Arnold American mathematician | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | · | en |
| Douglas Ober historian and religious studies scholar in the field of Buddhism | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Douglas Rushkoff American writer and media theorist | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 0 | deenesit |
| Duana Fullwiley anthropologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Ece Temelkuran Turkish journalist and newscaster (born 1973) | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | deitnlplse |
| Ed Yong British science communicator and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Edmund Richardson British classics academic | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | denl |
| Edward Chancellor British investment strategist and financial historian | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | enespl |
| Edward Fishman American diplomat and scholar | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enpl |
| Edward Wong journalist and foreign correspondent | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Elena Kostyuchenko Russian journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Elisabeth Wellershaus spisovatelka a novinářka | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 2 | de |
| Eliza Griswold American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Elizabeth Chloe Romanis researcher and asst Prof in Durham | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | en |
| Elizabeth Dias American journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Elizabeth Lew-Williams American academic | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Elizabeth Rush writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | en |
| Emily Callaci historian | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Emily Kenway British writer and sociologist | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 0 | en |
| Eric Thomas Jennings Canadian historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Erica Gies journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 0 | |
| Ernest Scheyder Novinář, specializuje se na energetické přechody zelené energie a minerály, které ji pohánějí. Publikace v oboru. | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | enpl |
| Ernesto Vargas Weil Abogado chileno | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 0 | |
| Eva Biringer German theatre critic, journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | de |
| Eva Thöne German journalist | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | de |
| Eva von Redecker German philosopher and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | deenfrnl |
| Ewald Frie German historian of the modern age | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | deen |
| Ezra Klein American journalist (born 1984) | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | deenitnlpl |
| Fabien Truong French sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Fabrice Balanche French geographer specializing in Syria and the Arab world | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Fabrice Gabriel French writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Fabrizio Marrella Italian academic | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | frit |
| Félicien Faury social scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Felipe Fernández-Armesto British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | enes |
| Felix Lee Chinese-German journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | de |
| Ferris Jabr naturalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesfrit |