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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Mabey natural history author and broadcaster | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Richard Malka French lawyer | Lawyer | Law & institutions | · | 2 | deenesfrse |
| Rick Atkinson American author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | en |
| Rob Copeland | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Rob Riemen Dutch philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitnl |
| Rob Sheffield American music journalist (born 1966) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfiit |
| Robert Forczyk militair historicus | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Robert Habeck German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969) | Former official | Energy & climate | · | 3 | deen |
| Robert Hardman British journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Robert Jobson journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | enfifritnl+1 |
| Robert Reich American political economist (1946–) | Academic | Economics & finance | · | · | en |
| Robert Sapolsky American neuroendocrinology researcher (b. 1957) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | beenesfifr+3 |
| Robert Whitaker American journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 0 | deenesfipl |
| Roberto Saviano Italian journalist and writer (born 1979) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deesfritnl+1 |
| Robin Alexander German journalist and author | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 1 | de |
| Robin Olovsson Swedish high school teacher and podcaster | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | se |
| Robin Wall Kimmerer American environmentalist | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 1 | dedkenesfi+3 |
| Robin Waterfield British classical scholar, writer of children's fiction (born 1952) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrnl+1 |
| Roderick Beaton British university teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Roger-Pol Droit French philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 8 | dedkesfrit+1 |
| Roman Krznaric Australian philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Ron Chernow American writer and historian (born 1949) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfritpl |
| Rory Carroll Irish journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | enesfi |
| Ros Atkins British journalist (b. 1974) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 0 | en |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rüdiger Safranski German philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 3 | deesfrnlpl |
| Rutger Bregman Dutch journalist, writer and historian | Commentator | Work & society | · | 2 | deenfinlno+1 |
| Ruud Koopmans Dutch sociologist and professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin | Academic | Work & society | · | 3 | dedkfrnlse |
| 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 |
| 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 Wasson American film historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesfritpl |
| Sandra Langereis Dutch historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfritnl |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sarah Bakewell English author and curator | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |