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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Byers Canadian politician | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Michael Easter contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Michael Finkel American journalist (b. 1968) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Michael Harriot American columnist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deen |
| Michael Norton American psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | deenitnlpl |
| Michael Pollan American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism (b. 1955) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dkenesitnl+2 |
| Michael Sandel American political philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Michael Thumann German journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | deenfrit |
| Michael Verfürden | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deennl |
| Michael Walzer American philosopher (born 1935) | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Michel Offerlé French sociologist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Michelle van Tongerloo Nederlands journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | ennl |
| Michio Kaku U.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrno+1 |
| Miguel Ángel Revilla Spanish politician | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enes |
| Miguel Gotor Italian politician and historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | frit |
| Mikel Ayestaran Spanish journalist and writer | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | es |
| Mishal Husain British journalist and news presenter | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Mona Chollet French-Swiss writer and journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Moshe Zimmermann Israeli historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Nabil Wakim French journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Nandini Das British literary historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 3 | 1 | enfr |
| Naoise Mac Sweeney Classical archaeologist and ancient historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrnl |
| Nastassja Martin French anthropologist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deesfrnlno+1 |
| Natalie Rudd art historian, curator and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Nathan Thrall American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 4 | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Ned Blackhawk American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enitnl |
| Neha Dixit Indian journalist | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and science communicator | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Neil H. Shubin American paleontologist (born 1960) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesit |
| Nicholas Wade British science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Nicklas Brendborg Danish author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | dedkenfrit+2 |
| Nicky Hayes British psychologist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Nico Semsrott German cabaret artist and politician | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deen |
| Niklas Kolorz | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | de |
| Nilo Tabrizy US-amerikanische Investigativjournalistin und Videoreporterin | Commentator | Democracy & media | 3 | 1 | en |
| Noel Malcolm British historian and journalist (born 1956) | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Nora Ni Loideain researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-3555-783X) | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | |
| Norbert Sachser German zoologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deit |
| Noreen Masud British writer and literary scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enit |
| Oliver Franklin-Wallis Freelance Journalist and Contributing Editor, WIRED (UK) | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | enesitpl |
| Omar El Akkad Egyptian-Canadian novelist & journalist (1982-) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | deenitnlno+2 |
| Omri Boehm Israeli author and philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Oscar Jonsson researcher | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | se |
| Pablo A Peña researcher | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | en |
| Paco Cerda periodista, editor y escritor español | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enesfifrit |
| Pankaj Mishra Indian writer | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Paris Marx Canadian journalist and author | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | |
| Parmy Olson journalist | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enfritpl |
| Pascal Chabot Belgian philosopher (born 1973) | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | esfrit |
| Pascal Perrineau French political scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | esfr |