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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Grafton American historian of early modern Europe | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritnl+1 |
| Anton Jäger Belgian public intellectual | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | dedkenitno |
| Arundhati Roy Indian novelist, essayist, and activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deenesfifr+4 |
| Astra Taylor Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deenitnlse |
| Avi Shlaim Israeli-British historian (born 1945) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Baptiste Morizot French philosopher | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 2 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Ben Macintyre British author, reviewer and columnist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deenesfifr+4 |
| Bénédicte Savoy French art historian and university teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | deenfr |
| Bengt Berg Swedish poet, politician and translator | Former official | General non-fiction | · | 2 | se |
| Bob Woodward American investigative journalist (born 1943) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deenitpl |
| Bruce Schneier American computer scientist (born 1963) | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 2 | enesitpl |
| Camilla Townsend American historian and academic | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritpl |
| Carl Zimmer American science writer and blogger (1966-) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | enesitnlpl |
| Cecilia Sala Italian journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 2 | enit |
| Charlie Porter fashion journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | enit |
| Chowra Makaremi researcher | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Christian de Boissieu French economist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Christian Rück researcher | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | enplse |
| Christophe Guilluy French geographer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 2 | enesfrplse |
| Christophe Pradeau French literary critic and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Christopher Clark Australian historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 3 | 2 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Christopher Harding cultural historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfrnlpl |
| Claire Marin French philosopher, teacher and writer (born 1974) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfrit |
| Clara Elisabetta Mattei Italian economist and academic | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 2 | deenesitse |
| Clara Törnvall periodista sueca | Commentator | Work & society | · | 2 | dedkenfiit+2 |
| Dan Zahavi Danish philosopher (1967-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dedkenfrit |
| Daniel Finkelstein British journalist and politician | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Darla Jane Gilroy British futurologist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 2 | deenesfrse |
| Daron Acemoğlu Turkish-American economist and receiver of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economic sciences (born 1967) | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 2 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Dave Goulson British biologist, conservationist, and Professor of Biology | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | bededkenes+4 |
| David Fernàndez i Ramos Spanish politician and journalist | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 2 | enes |
| Denis Baranger French teacher | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Devon Price American social psychologist and writer | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Diamant Salihu Swedish journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dkenfifrnl+2 |
| Didier Eribon French author and philosopher (born 1953) | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Dietmar Pieper deutscher Journalist und Autor | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | defrit |
| Dirk Oschmann academisch docent | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 2 | deenfrplse |
| Don Gillmor Canadian journalist, novelist, historian and writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | en |
| Elisabeth Åsbrink Swedish author and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dedkitnopl+1 |
| Elisabeth Wellershaus spisovatelka a novinářka | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 2 | de |
| Elizabeth Chloe Romanis researcher and asst Prof in Durham | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | en |
| Erik Scherder Dutch psychologist and university teacher | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | ennl |
| Eva von Redecker German philosopher and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | deenfrnl |
| Eve Ewing American writer, artist and academic (born 1986) | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 2 | enesitpl |
| Federico Jiménez Spanish journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | enes |
| Felix Lee Chinese-German journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | de |
| Florence Bergeaud-Blackler French sociologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | dedkenfrse |
| François Lenglet French journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Friedrich Paulsen German anatomist (1965-) | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 2 | deenesnlpl |
| Geoffrey Robertson Australian lawyer | Lawyer | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | en |