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
3,987 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | New books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Hastings English journalist, editor, historian and author (born 1945) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 0 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Max Lucado American clergyman and writer | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | bededkenfr+5 |
| Max Miller food history YouTuber | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenfritpl |
| Max Nieuwdorp Endokrinolog, vysokoškolský pedagog. | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | deenitnlpl |
| Max Oravin österreichischer Schriftsteller und Sound Artist | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | it |
| Maxim Mankevich | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | defritpl |
| Máximo Huerta Hernández Spanish television presenter and minister | Former official | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | enes |
| Maxine Paetro American writer | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | enit |
| Maybell Eequay | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenfrnlno+1 |
| Mayumi Jezewski francouzská výtvarnice, autorka příruček pro děti | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | bedeenesfr+2 |
| McKenzie Wark Australia-born writer and scholar (born 1961) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 2 | bededkenes+2 |
| Meelis Lao Estonian criminal and entrepreneur (born 1966) | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | fi |
| Meera Sodha British cook (born 1982) | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenfritnl |
| Meg Arroll britská psycholožka | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenfifrit+3 |
| Meg Josephson | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenitplse |
| Meg Kissinger Investigative reporter | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | enpl |
| Megan Cullis | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenfifrit+2 |
| Megan Hess americká ilustrátorka | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesfrnl |
| Megan Luddy | Not enough info | General non-fiction | · | · | |
| Megan M. Foley researcher, ORCiD ID=0000-0002-4055-8303 | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | en |
| Meggan Roxanne | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deennl |
| Meik Wiking dánský ekonom a politolog, ředitel Institutu pro výzkum štěstí | Namesakes or not visible | Work & society | · | · | dedkenesfr |
| Mel Robbins American writer, television host and podcaster | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | dkenesfifr+5 |
| Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins | Not enough info | General non-fiction | · | · | |
| Melania Trump First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025) | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | en |
| Melanie Grabner německá zahradnice a autorka publikací o pěstování rostlin | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenpl |
| Melanie Öhlenbach německá novinářka, specializující se na zahradnickou problematiku a udržitelné pěstování rostlin na malém prostoru | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | de |
| Melanie Pignitter Schriftstellerin und Podcasterin | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | defrpl |
| Melissa Broder American poet and essayist | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | dkenfritpl |
| Melissa Febos American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfifrit |
| Melissa Pace | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | en |
| Meredith Koop | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | |
| Meri Valkama Finnish journalist and writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 0 | dedkfinose |
| Meri-Tuuli Auer | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | |
| Merijn van de Laar Nizozemský psycholog, odborník na spánek. | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesfifr+4 |
| Merlin Sheldrake British biologist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 0 | enesfiitpl+1 |
| Mia Jussinniemi | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | fi |
| Mia Kankimäki Finnish writer and author | Not enough info | General non-fiction | · | · | dkfifritnl+1 |
| Michael Bird theologian | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesitpl |
| Michael Bright British filmmaker and children's book author | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesfifr+1 |
| Michael Bungay Stanier Australian-Canadian coaching educator | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesfrpl |
| Michael Casey Australian Trappist writer (born 1942) | Not enough info | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesitnl+1 |
| Michael Easter contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesitpl |
| Michael Finkel American journalist (b. 1968) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Michael First American psychiatrist | Academic | Work & society | · | 0 | deenesitpl+1 |
| Michael Freeman British author, photographer and journalist | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesfrit+2 |
| Michael G. Long American academic | Not enough info | General non-fiction | · | · | deenfritpl+1 |
| Michael Greger American physician, author, and health activist | Outside roles | Outside Atrium fields | · | · | deenesfrit+2 |
| Michael Hardt American political philosopher, literary theorist and author of 2000 book Empire (born 1960) | Namesakes or not visible | General non-fiction | · | · | deenfritnl |
| Michael Harriot American columnist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deen |