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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Harrison Swedish historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 26 | dkenfrnlse |
| Rubina Raja classical archaeologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 17 | bededkenfr |
| Luigino Bruni Italian economist | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | · | 15 | enesfritpl |
| Michel Onfray French philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 14 | enesfritpl |
| Giuseppe Antonelli linguist, university teacher (1970-) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 13 | frit |
| Linda Rantanen Finnish journalist and writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 12 | fi |
| Georges Didi-Huberman French philosopher and art historian (born 1953) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 11 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Ingo Froböse German athletics competitor | Academic | Work & society | · | 11 | deenesplse |
| Markus Gabriel German philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 11 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Cass Sunstein American legal scholar, writer, blogger (b. 1954) | Academic | Law & institutions | · | 10 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Elisa Hoven German jurist and university teacher | Academic | Law & institutions | · | 9 | deenfritnl+1 |
| Jörg Rüpke German classical philologist and religious studies scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenfritpl |
| Klaus Herbers German church historian and medievalist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrpl |
| Philip Matyszak British scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Slavoj Žižek Slovenian philosopher (born 1949) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Florian Illies German journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 8 | dedkenesfi+4 |
| Francesca Cappelletti Italian art history professor | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 8 | beenfritnl |
| Peter Wohlleben German forester and author | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 8 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Roger-Pol Droit French philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 8 | dedkesfrit+1 |
| Thieß Petersen German economist | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 8 | de |
| Cory Doctorow Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 7 | dedkenesit+1 |
| Gabriel Zuchtriegel German archeologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 7 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Giusto Traina Italian historian (born 1959) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 7 | deenesfrit |
| Konrad Schmid Swiss university teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 7 | deenesfrit |
| Marie Malcurat Francouzská profesorka literatury, autorka literatury pro mládež. | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 7 | enesfritpl |
| Alain Badiou French writer and philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenesfrit |
| Aldo Cazzullo Italian journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Carsten Gansel German specialist in literature, university teacher and writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 6 | deenfr |
| Didier Fassin French anthropologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 6 | dkenfritpl+1 |
| Fabrizio Baldassarri researcher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | bedeenfrit |
| François Jullien French philosopher and sinologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenfritnl+1 |
| Giorgio Agamben Italian philosopher (b. 1942) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Henrik Berggren Swedish journalist and historian of modern age | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | ense |
| Jean-Numa Ducange French historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenfritpl |
| Laure Adler French journalist and publisher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | bedeenfrit |
| Luciano Canfora Italian classical philologist and historian (1942-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deesfritse |
| Martin Schulze Wessel German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 6 | deenfrpl |
| Massimo Osanna Italian classical archaeologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenesfrit |
| Mike Chapple odborník v oblasti informatiky, zaměřený na bezpečnost informačních sítí, působí na University of Notre Dame, technickým redaktorem časopisu Information security magazine | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 6 | enfr |
| Navid Kermani German writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 6 | deenfritnl |
| Olivier Wieviorka French historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 6 | enfritplse |
| Sally Lisa Starken German non-fiction author, podcaster and activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 6 | deenpl |
| Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 6 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Alicja Gescinska philosopher | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 5 | beesfrnlpl |
| Andrea Riccardi Italian historian, professor, politician, and activist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 5 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Andreas Michalsen German physician, internist and nutritionist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 5 | depl |
| Cecilia Sjöholm författare och litteraturhistoriker | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 5 | dedkenfrse |
| Christian Laes Belgian teacher and Latin scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 5 | bedeenfrnl |
| Christina Morina German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | deenfr |
| Dan Stone British modern historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 5 | deenesfrit+3 |