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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Djèlí Clark American speculative fiction writer and professor of history | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenesfrit |
| Pankaj Mishra Indian writer | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Pascal Bruckner French writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfrit |
| Patrik Svensson Swedish journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkfiitse |
| Paul B. Preciado Spanish philosopher | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | dkenfifrit+2 |
| Paul Bloom Canadian/American psychologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfrnlpl |
| Paul Kingsnorth English writer and environmentalist (1972-) | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 1 | deenfrplse |
| Paul Krugman American economist (born 1953) | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 0 | bedeenfrit |
| Paul Magnette Belgian political scientist and politician | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 2 | beenfritnl |
| Paul Srodecki historik a vysokoškolský učitel, zaměřený na dějiny středověku a novověku | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 5 | bedeenfrpl |
| Pedro Baños retired Spanish colonel, writer | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | enes |
| Peter Burke British historian (b. 1937) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Peter Englund Swedish historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Peter Fonagy British psychoanalyst & psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | deenesfrpl |
| Peter Godfrey-Smith Australian philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Peter Hahne German television presenter, journalist, author and theologian | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 2 | de |
| Peter Heather British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrpl |
| Peter Liljedahl Swedish canoeist and mathematician | Academic | Work & society | · | 2 | dedkenesno+1 |
| Peter Longerich German professor of history (born 1955) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deenitnlpl |
| Peter Pomerantsev British journalist, author and TV producer | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenfinlpl+1 |
| Peter Schweizer American writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 0 | en |
| Peter Singer Australian moral philosopher (born 1946) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Peter Szendy French philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Peter Turchin Russian-American complexity scientist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfifrpl |
| Peter Wohlleben German forester and author | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 8 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Philip Kotler American marketing author, consultant, and professor | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 4 | bedeenesfr+2 |
| Philip Matyszak British scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Philip Parker historian and gamebook author, known as co-author of the Cretan Chronicles trilogy | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfrit |
| Philipp Bagus German economist and academic | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 3 | deenesitpl |
| Philipp Ther German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenfritpl |
| Philippe Boxho Medical examiner | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | befifritnl+1 |
| Philippe Collin French creator, radio host, screen writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkesfifr+3 |
| Philippe de Villiers French politician and essayist | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 2 | fr |
| Pieter Omtzigt Dutch politician (born 1974) | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | nl |
| Pilar Urbano Spanish journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enes |
| Prachi Gupta Journalist based in New York City, formerly Jezebel, Cosmopolitan, Salon, IndieWire, Gawker, Deadspin, and more | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | en |
| Quinn Slobodian Canadian historian and professor (born 1978) | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 3 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Rachid Benzine French Islamic studies scholar, political scientist and teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfritno+1 |
| Rahel Jaeggi German professor | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Ramani Durvasula American psychologist, media expert, and author | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Ramon Pacheco Pardo professor of International Relations | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 4 | dkenfritnl+1 |
| Raquel Peláez Gusano periodista y escritora española especializada en temas de consumo, cultura de masas y antropología urbana | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | es |
| Rashid Khalidi Palestinian-American historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | dedkesfiit+3 |
| Ray Dalio American billionaire hedge fund manager | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Rebecca Smethurst British astrophysicist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Rebecca Solnit American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Renata Enghels 1979-: Faculteit: Letteren en Wijsbegeerte Discipline: Romaanse Taal- en Letterkunde Eerste aanstelling: 2009 | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | bedeenesfr |
| Richard David Precht German philosopher and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deen |
| Richard Dawkins English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Richard J. Evans British historian (born 1947) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |