Who writes the books
Every book 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.
Books 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 experts1,466998 prize-listed authors
The best-known books of 2023 to 2026, from 7,304 appearances in public bestseller lists, platform tops and literary prizes across Europe and the United States. Ordered by the number of lists they appear in.
| Book | Countries | Lists | Years | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentleman über Bord Herbert Clyde Lewis | chde | 2 | 2023, 2025 | Found |
| Oben Erde, unten Himmel Milena Michiko Flašar | atde | 2 | 2023, 2025 | Found |
| Jeden Tag einen Schritt Kiarash Hossainpour, Philip Hopf | chde | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Trauma und Beziehungen Verena König | chde | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Freiheit Angela Merkel, Beate Baumann | chde | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Darm mit Charme Giulia Enders | chde | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Not found |
| Die Vegetarierin Han Kang | chde | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Not found |
| Al het blauw van de hemel Mélissa Da Costa | benl | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Ultra-Processed People Chris van Tulleken | gbint | 2 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| The Five-Star Weekend Elin Hilderbrand | usint | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Weyward Emilia Hart | gbint | 2 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Chain-Gang All-Stars Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | usint | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Funny Story Emily Henry | usint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Somewhere Beyond the Sea T.J. Klune | usint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley | usint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Revenge of the Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell | usint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan | usint | 2 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| My Friends Fredrik Backman | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| King of Ashes S.A. Cosby | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| We Are All Guilty Here Karin Slaughter | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| Awake Jen Hatmaker | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| Everything Is Tuberculosis John Green | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| The Idaho Four James Patterson | usint | 2 | 2025 | Found |
| Das Café ohne Namen Robert Seethaler | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Mein Leben in deinem Jojo Moyes | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Elternabend Sebastian Fitzek | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Bretonischer Ruhm Jean-Luc Bannalec | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Das Sanatorium Sarah Pearse | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Liebste Tochter – Du lügst so gut wie ich Claire Douglas | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Über Menschen Juli Zeh | chde | 2 | 2023 | Not found |
| Madame le Commissaire und die Mauer des Schweigens Pierre Martin | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Hard Land Benedict Wells | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Mit dem Mut zur Liebe Hera Lind | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Kairos Jenny Erpenbeck | deint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Nachmittage Ferdinand Schirach | chde | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Der Wortschatz Rebecca Gugger | chde | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross | deint | 2 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| When The Moon Hatched Sarah A. Parker | deint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| The Hurricane Wars Thea Guanzon | deint | 2 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Ruthless Vows Rebecca Ross | deint | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Rule of the Aurora King Nisha J. Tuli | deint | 2 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Die drei ??? Kids, Der Adventskalender Boris Pfeiffer | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Die Schule der magischen Tiere 15: Vierundzwanzig Margit Auer | chde | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Bretonische Sehnsucht Jean-Luc Bannalec | chde | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Das Haus der Wiederkehr Jojo Moyes | chde | 2 | 2024 | Found |
| Wildfire Hannah Grace | deint | 2 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Das Date mit dir selbst Tom Bobsien | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| Kompass für die Seele Bas Kast | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |
| The Mountain Is You Brianna Wiest | chde | 2 | 2023 | Found |