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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bradford DeLong American economist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Jackie Wullschlager British author and art critic | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enpl |
| Jacob Ware American political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Jacques Rancière French philosopher (1940 - ) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Jade McGlynn British historian and author | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | enfifr |
| James Druckman American political scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| James Morton Turner scientist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| James Muldoon associate professor in management at the University of Essex | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | deenit |
| Jamie Metzl American writer | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enitpl |
| Jamie Susskind English barrister and author | Lawyer | Technology & digital | 1 | 0 | de |
| Jane Philpott Canadian physician, academic administrator | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | |
| Jane Rogoyska British writer and filmmaker | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenpl |
| Janet Weston researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-5154-5049) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Janina Ramirez British art and cultural historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Jason Burke British journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Jason De León US anthropologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Jason Okundaye British writer | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Javier Cercas Spanish writer, journalist and professor of Spanish literature | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Jean Hingray French politician | Former official | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Jean-Baptiste Fressoz French historian of science, technics and the environment | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | enfrnl |
| Jean-Denis Combrexelle French official | Former official | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Jean-Pierre Filiu French arabist and historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 5 | deenfritse |
| Jeanne Lazarus French sociologist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Goodell American journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | enit |
| Jennifer Burns American historian (1975-) | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Jennifer Homans American historian, author, and dance critic | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| Jennifer L. Lawless American academic | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 0 | enfr |
| Jens Beckert German sociologist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Jeremy Eichler American music critic and cultural historian (born 1974) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Jerry Wind American academic | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Jessica Marglin American historian | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 0 | |
| Jessica Silbey American lawyer | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 0 | |
| Jing Tsu professor of comparative literature & Chinese literature | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| Joanna Spear | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Johan Norberg author | Think tank | Economics & finance | 1 | 2 | enesitplse |
| John Coyne McManus military historian, author, and professor of military history | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| John Sweeney British investigative journalist and author (born 1958) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | dedkenitnl |
| Jonathan Eig American journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | dedkennopl+1 |
| Joseph Osmundson American scientist and writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | |
| Joseph Torigian American academic | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Josephine Quinn professor of ancient history | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Joshua Busby academic | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | |
| Joya Chatterji academic, historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | ennl |
| Judith Koelemeijer Dutch writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | defritnl |
| Judith Kohlenberger Austrian social scientist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 5 | defr |
| Julia Ebner Austrian terrorism expert | Think tank | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Julia Ioffe Russian-American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Julia Shaw German-Canadian criminal psychologist and expert witness working at University College London | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesit |
| Julie Brafman French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Julie Cassiday American literary scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |