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
963 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | New books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roger French journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Patrick Weil French political scientist (born 1956) | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 0 | enfr |
| Paul Audi French philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | fr |
| Paul Gillingham | Not enough info | General non-fiction | 1 | · | |
| Paul Kennedy British historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 0 | itpl |
| Paul M. Achleitner | Not enough info | Economics & finance | 2 | · | deen |
| Paul-Armand Veillon | Not enough info | Economics & finance | 1 | · | |
| Peter Apps | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | deenitpl |
| Peter Charles Hoffer storico | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | enfr |
| Peter Frankopan British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | bededkenes+5 |
| Peter Kay English actor and stand-up comedian (born 1973) | Not enough info | Economics & finance | 1 | · | en |
| Peter L. Wilson Australian architect (born 1950) | Not enough info | General non-fiction | 1 | · | deenes |
| Peter Moskos American police officer | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | |
| Peter Sloterdijk German philosopher (born 1947) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Phil Gramm American economist and politician | Former official | Economics & finance | 2 | 2 | en |
| Phil M. Haun | Not enough info | Geopolitics & security | 1 | · | enfr |
| Philip Bajon | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | en |
| Philip K. Howard American lawyer | Lawyer | Law & institutions | 1 | 2 | en |
| Philipp Blom German historian, novelist, journalist and translator | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Philipp Peyman Engel German journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 2 | deen |
| Philippe Bihouix French engineer | Commentator | Energy & climate | 1 | 2 | deenesfr |
| Philippe Broussard French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Philippe Descola French anthropologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 2 | deenesfr |
| Philippe Nessmann auteur de livres pour la jeunesse | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | 1 | · | enfrit |
| Philippe Sands British/French lawyer, legal academic and author | Academic | Law & institutions | 2 | 1 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Pierre Grosz French lyricist | Not enough info | Energy & climate | 1 | · | defr |
| Pierre Piret Belgian philologist | Not enough info | General non-fiction | 1 | · | befr |
| Pierre Servent French journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | fr |
| Pierre-Henri de Menthon Editor-in-Chief - Challenges | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Prudence Peiffer American art historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| R Jisung Park researcher | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 1 | enpl |
| R. A. Lenhardt | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | |
| Rachael Blakey | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | en |
| Rachel Aviv American writer (The New Yorker) | Commentator | Work & society | 1 | 0 | deesitnlpl |
| Rachel Clarke | Not enough info | General non-fiction | 1 | · | deenitpl |
| Rachel Cockerell Anglická spisovatelka a historička. Narozena v Londýně. | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenfr |
| Rachel Khan French athlete, jurist, actress and writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Rachel Nolan Australian politician | Former official | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rainer Zitelmann German historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 5 | deenesitpl+1 |
| Raja Shehadeh Palestinian lawyer and writer | Lawyer | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 2 | dedkenfiit+3 |
| Rajiv Shah American government official (born 1973) | Former official | Geopolitics & security | 1 | · | en |
| Ralph Grunewald | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | en |
| Randle C. DeFalco | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | |
| Randol Contreras | Not enough info | Work & society | 1 | · | enfr |
| Raphaël Maurel | Not enough info | Law & institutions | 1 | · | fr |
| Raymond B. Blake Canadian writer and historian | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Rebecca Boyle American science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enitpl |
| Rebecca Nagle Cherokee activist | Commentator | Law & institutions | 1 | 1 | en |
| Regina Scheer German journalist and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | defr |
| Reiner Stach German-language author, biographer, publicist, and publisher | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 0 | defritpl |