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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Carroll Irish journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | enesfi |
| Ros Atkins British journalist (b. 1974) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 0 | en |
| Rosa Lyon Austrian journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | de |
| Rosan Smits adjunct-hoofdredacteur De Correspondent | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enno |
| Rosi Braidotti Italian-Australian feminist (1954-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deesfifrit |
| Ross King Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer (born 1962) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dkenitnlse |
| Ross Perlin American linguist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Roxane Gay American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deen |
| Royce de Vries Dutch lawyer and author | Lawyer | Law & institutions | · | · | |
| Rubina Raja classical archaeologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 17 | bededkenfr |
| Ruby Lal Historička a vysokoškolská pedagožka působící v USA, zaměřená na indické dějiny a na problemtiku genderu. Autorka prací z oboru. | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Ruha Benjamin American sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rutger Bregman Dutch journalist, writer and historian | Commentator | Work & society | · | 2 | deenfinlno+1 |
| Ruth Hoffmann deutsche Journalistin und Buchautorin | Commentator | Democracy & media | 3 | 2 | de |
| Ruud Koopmans Dutch sociologist and professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin | Academic | Work & society | · | 3 | dedkfrnlse |
| Ryan Tucker Jones historian at the University of Oregon | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Rüdiger Safranski German philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deesfrnlpl |
| Sabine Adler German journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 2 | deen |
| Sabine Hossenfelder German theoretical physicist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deesfritpl+1 |
| Sabine Schmitz deutsche Romanistin | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | bedeenesfr |
| Sabrina Imbler spisovatelka, novinářka, redaktorka | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | esfrit |
| Sadiah Qureshi historian, senior lecturer in modern history at the University of Birmingham | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Saidi Sulilatu German editor, editor-in-chief, managing director and YouTube presenter of Finanztip | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | de |
| Saifedean Ammous economist and author (b. 1980) | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 2 | dedkenesit+1 |
| Salena Zito American journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | en |
| Salla Vuorikoski Finnish journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | fi |
| Sally Hayden Irish journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 0 | esfritnlpl |
| Sally Lisa Starken German non-fiction author, podcaster and activist | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 6 | deenpl |
| Salomé Saqué French journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 2 | enfr |
| Sam Dalrymple historian, writer, and film-maker | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | en |
| Sam Wasson American film historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Samuel G. Freedman American journalist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Sander van der Linden Social psychologist (born 1986) | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | ennlpl |
| Sandra Langereis Dutch historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritnl |
| Sandra Navidi American businesswoman | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Sanjay Subrahmanyam Indian historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enesfr |
| Sanna Marin Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 | Think tank | Democracy & media | · | 1 | enfiplse |
| Santiago Alba Rico Spanish writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 4 | enesfr |
| Santilla Chingaipe zambian-born Australian journalist, author and filmmaker | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Sara Ahmed British-Australian scholar (b. 1985) | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Sara García Alonso Spanish researcher and reserve ESA astronaut | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | es |
| Sara Nović American writer, translator, and creative writer professor | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | de |
| Sara Weber German-American journalist and writer | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 2 | de |
| Sarah Bakewell English author and curator | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Sarah Bernstein Canadian writer and scholar | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Sarah Blaffer Hrdy American anthropologist and primatologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Sarah Wynn-Williams New Zealander diplomat and former director of Public Policy at Meta Platforms | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | deenesfiit+3 |
| Sascha Lübbe Reportér a publicista, zaměřen na problematiku migrace, integrace a sociální nerovnosti. | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | de |
| Saul David British military historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Sauli Niinistö Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | fi |