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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaclav Smil science author and distinguished professor University of Manitoba | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 4 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Valter Longo Cellular biologist | Academic | Outside Atrium fields | · | 2 | deenesitpl |
| Vanessa Schneider French journalist and novelist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrse |
| Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Nobel prize winning American and British structural biologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Verena Bogner | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | de |
| Vic Gatrell Professor of British History | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | |
| Victor Cha American presidential advisor | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 2 | dkenfritnl+1 |
| Victor Davis Hanson American classicist and military historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | enfritpl |
| Viet Thanh Nguyen American author of fiction | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | enitnlse |
| Vikash Yadav professor of international relations and Asian studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | en |
| Vincent Beaufils French journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Vincent Doumeizel auteur français | Commentator | Energy & climate | · | 2 | enesfifrit |
| Vincent Lemire French historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Vinciane Despret Belgian philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 3 | bededkenes+2 |
| Vittorio Linfante | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenfritnl |
| Vivian Gornick American author (b. 1935) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfrplse |
| Vladislav Zubok professor of international history | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Volha Charnysh politoložka, vysokoškolská pedagožka | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | enfr |
| Volker Perthes German political scientist and UN Special Representative for Sudan | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | de |
| Volker Ullrich German historian, journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | deenesfrpl+1 |
| Walburga Hülk German literary historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | de |
| Walter Isaacson American author, journalist and professor (born 1952) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | dedkenesfi+6 |
| Walter S. Melion Walter Melion is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History at Emory University in Atlanta, where he directed the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry between 2017 and 2023. | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deenesfrnl+1 |
| Wayne Modest director de museo | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | bedeenfrnl |
| Wendy Brown American political theorist | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Wendy H. Wong Political science researcher | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | en |
| Wil Haygood American journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | |
| Wilhelm Schmid German philosopher and historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 4 | deesse |
| William D. Cohan Financial journalist; former investment banker | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | |
| William Dalrymple author and historian (born 1965) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenfritpl+1 |
| William MacAskill Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 0 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Wolfgang Kraushaar German historian and political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | de |
| Wolfgang Münchau German journalist and writer | Commentator | Economics & finance | · | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Wolfgang Streeck German economic sociologist (born 1946) | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 2 | deenesfrit |
| Wolfram Eilenberger German journalist and philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 2 | dedkenesfi+4 |
| Xavier Jaravel French economist (1989-) | Academic | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | fr |
| Xavier Pla Spanish writer, philologist and professor | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | esfr |
| Yama Wolasmal Norwegian journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | no |
| Yanis Varoufakis Greek economist and politician | Former official | Economics & finance | · | 2 | enesitpl |
| Yann Coatanlem dirigeant de société | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 0 | |
| Yaroslav Trofimov journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | enfrit |
| Yascha Mounk German-American political scientist | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Yi-Ling Liu | Commentator | Democracy & media | 2 | 1 | |
| Yiyun Li Chinese American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 2 | enesfritpl |
| Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 6 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Zara Anishanslin historian, University of Delaware | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Zoë Schlanger environmental journalist | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Zusha Elinson American journalist and author | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 1 | en |
| Ángel Expósito Spanish journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | enes |
| Åsne Seierstad Norwegian journalist and author | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | dedkenfinl+3 |