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
1,466 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | Books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dava Sobel American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenfritpl |
| David Brooks American journalist, commentator and editor | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 9 | deenesitno+1 |
| David Van Reybrouck cultural historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 9 | deenfifrit+3 |
| Devon Price American social psychologist and writer | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | deenesitpl |
| Élisabeth Badinter French author, historian, and professor | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | deenfritnl+1 |
| Emma Holten Danish feminist activist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 9 | dedkenfiit+3 |
| Ethan Mollick American academic researching entrepreneurship | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 9 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Francis Fukuyama American political scientist, political economist, and author | Academic | Democracy & media | · | 9 | deenfritpl |
| Glenn Diesen Norwegian academic | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 9 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Griselda Pollock British art historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | dkenfritpl |
| Hein de Haas social geographer from the Netherlands (*1969) | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | deenesitnl |
| Herfried Münkler German political scientist | Academic | Geopolitics & security | · | 9 | defritnl |
| Hettie Judah writer and curator | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenfritpl |
| Inga Strümke Norwegian physicist, researcher (born 1989) | Academic | Technology & digital | · | 9 | dedkennose |
| James Nestor American journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfiit+2 |
| Jared Diamond American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesitpl |
| Jason Bittel science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | dedkenfrit+1 |
| Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak Polish writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | enesnopl |
| John Sweeney British investigative journalist and author (born 1958) | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 9 | dedkenfiit+1 |
| Julian Sancton American writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrno |
| Kate Summerscale British writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Katja Petrowskaja German writer and journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | dedkenfrit |
| Keren Blankfeld novinářka, specializuje se na investigativní žurnalistiku a literaturu faktu | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Laure Murat French historian (born 1967) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 9 | deenesfrit |
| Leila Guerriero Argentinian writer and journalist (born 1967) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | enesfritnl+2 |
| Les Greenberg Canadian psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | bedkenespl |
| Lotta Borg Skoglund Swedish doctor, psychiatrist and author | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | dedkenfrpl+1 |
| Luciano Floridi Italian philosopher | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 9 | enesfrit |
| Maja Göpel German political economist, transformation researcher, sustainability expert and social scientist | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 9 | dedkenfr |
| Maria Ressa Filipino journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 9 | deenesfrit+3 |
| Martin Schulze Wessel German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 9 | deenfrpl |
| Mary Roach American science writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | enesitnopl |
| Michael Finkel American journalist (b. 1968) | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Naomi Wolf American feminist and journalist (born 1962) | Commentator | Democracy & media | · | 9 | beenesfrse |
| Nathan Thrall American journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 4 | 9 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Niall Ferguson British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesitpl |
| Nils Hansson Swedish medical historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenfrnlse |
| Oliver Hilmes German historian and writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 9 | dedkesitnl+1 |
| Olivier Blanchard French economist and professor | Academic | Economics & finance | · | 9 | deenfritse |
| Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò American philosopher and political theorist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenfritnl |
| Owen Davies British social historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit |
| Paul B. Preciado Spanish philosopher | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | dkenfifrit+2 |
| Paul Davies British physicist (1946-) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Peter Fonagy British psychoanalyst & psychologist | Academic | Work & society | · | 9 | deenesfrpl |
| Peter Godfrey-Smith Australian philosopher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrit+2 |
| Peter Heather British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrpl |
| Peter Scholliers schrijver | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | beenesfrnl |
| Philippe de Villiers French politician and essayist | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 9 | fr |
| Rachid Benzine French Islamic studies scholar, political scientist and teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | enesfritno+1 |
| Robin Waterfield British classical scholar, writer of children's fiction (born 1952) | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 9 | deenesfrnl+1 |