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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaillant Canadian journalist and nonfiction writer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 5 | 10 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Benjamin Nathans historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 4 | 1 | en |
| Nathan Thrall American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 4 | 9 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Chris Miller Iraqi-born British historian, translator and literary critic | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 10 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Christopher Clark Australian historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 3 | 21 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Dylan C. Penningroth American professor of law and history | Academic | Law & institutions | 3 | 1 | en |
| Ed Conway television journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 3 | 1 | en |
| Fatemeh Jamalpour journalist based in Chicago, the United States | Commentator | Democracy & media | 3 | 2 | ennl |
| Gary J. Bass American professor of politics and international affairs | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 2 | en |
| Jonathan Blitzer writer (The New Yorker) | Commentator | Work & society | 3 | 1 | en |
| Lucy Ash British documentary-maker, journalist, broadcaster and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 1 | en |
| Nandini Das British literary historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 3 | 1 | enfr |
| Nilo Tabrizy US-amerikanische Investigativjournalistin und Videoreporterin | Commentator | Democracy & media | 3 | 1 | en |
| Ruth Hoffmann deutsche Journalistin und Buchautorin | Commentator | Democracy & media | 3 | 2 | de |
| Sergey Radchenko British historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 2 | enfrse |
| Steve Coll Journalist, author, academic, and business executive (born 1958) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 2 | en |
| Tania Branigan British journalist and writer | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 3 | 5 | enfritnlse |
| Abraham L. Newman American political scientist and professor | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 1 | en |
| Alpa Shah (born 1976) | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 2 | deen |
| Amitav Ghosh Indian writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 34 | dedkenesfr+4 |
| Annabel Sowemimo researcher | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 2 | en |
| Anne Brorhilker German jurist | Former official | Law & institutions | 2 | 1 | deen |
| Asad L. Asad sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 1 | enfr |
| Barbara Demick American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 6 | deenitnlpl |
| Barnes Hannah | Commentator | Democracy & media | 2 | 1 | en |
| Benjamin Bürbaumer | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | fr |
| Bernhard Kegel German biologist, non-fiction writer and novelist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 3 | deenit |
| Bojan Pancevski journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 2 | depl |
| Carl Benedikt Frey economist and economic historian | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 2 | deen |
| Cat Bohannon American essayist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 9 | deenesfrit+4 |
| Daniel Treisman British political scientist and economist | Academic | Democracy & media | 2 | 1 | pl |
| Daron Acemoğlu Turkish-American economist and receiver of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economic sciences (born 1967) | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 31 | deenesfifr+3 |
| David Van Reybrouck cultural historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 9 | deenfifrit+3 |
| Deborah Cohen American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 3 | en |
| Dipesh Chakrabarty Indian historian | Academic | Energy & climate | 2 | 11 | deenfritno+1 |
| Eva Dou American journalist and author | Commentator | Technology & digital | 2 | 2 | enit |
| Franz-Stefan Gady österreichischer Militäranalyst, Politikberater und Journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 5 | deenit |
| Gaia Vince British journalist. broadcaster and non-fiction author | Commentator | Energy & climate | 2 | 5 | deesitpl |
| Guy Shrubsole author | Commentator | Energy & climate | 2 | 1 | en |
| Hanno Sauer German philosopher (1983–) | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 15 | deenesitse |
| Helen Scales British marine biologist | Academic | Energy & climate | 2 | 26 | deenesitpl |
| Hugo Micheron French political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 3 | deenfr |
| Ian Leslie British writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 3 | deenitpl |
| Jill Lepore American historian (b. 1966) | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 13 | deenitnl |
| Joachim Bauer German psychotherapist, internist and psychiatrist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 14 | deenfrpl |
| Jonathan Gienapp historian | Academic | Law & institutions | 2 | 1 | enfr |
| Julian Jackson British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 4 | en |
| Katja Hoyer German-British historian (born 1985) | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 14 | deenfifrnl+2 |
| Klaus Peter Strohmeier | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 0 | |
| Konstantin Richter German writer and journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 2 | 2 | de |