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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Antonelli linguist, university teacher (1970-) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 13 | frit |
| Thieß Petersen German economist | Economist or consultant | Economics & finance | 1 | 8 | de |
| Carsten Gansel German specialist in literature, university teacher and writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 6 | deenfr |
| Martin Schulze Wessel German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 6 | deenfrpl |
| Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 6 | dedkenesfi+5 |
| Christina Morina German historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | deenfr |
| Ewald Frie German historian of the modern age | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | deen |
| Franz-Olivier Giesbert French journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 5 | fr |
| Helen Scales British marine biologist | Academic | Energy & climate | 2 | 5 | deenesitpl |
| Jean-Pierre Filiu French arabist and historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 5 | deenfritse |
| Judith Kohlenberger Austrian social scientist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 5 | defr |
| Meron Mendel israeli-German educator and writer, born 1976 | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 5 | deen |
| Peter Sloterdijk German philosopher (born 1947) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 5 | dedkenesfr+3 |
| Rainer Zitelmann German historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 5 | deenesitpl+1 |
| Anna Foa Italian historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | frit |
| Cristina Peicuti | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 4 | enfr |
| Damilola Sunday Olawuyi Nigerian international lawyer | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 4 | en |
| Franz-Stefan Gady österreichischer Militäranalyst, Politikberater und Journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 2 | 4 | deenit |
| Frauke Rostalski jurist and university teacher | Academic | Law & institutions | 1 | 4 | de |
| Gabriel Felbermayr Director of the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) in Vienna and a professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 4 | de |
| Ian Buruma Dutch writer and academic | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | enfrnl |
| Jacques Rancière French philosopher (1940 - ) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | dedkenesfr+1 |
| Luciano Floridi Italian philosopher | Academic | Technology & digital | 1 | 4 | enesfrit |
| Najat Vallaud-Belkacem French-Moroccan politician | Former official | Work & society | 1 | 4 | fr |
| Philipp Blom German historian, novelist, journalist and translator | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 4 | deenesitnl+1 |
| Robert Menasse Austrian writer (born 1954) | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 4 | defritnl |
| Sebastian Kurtenbach German political scientist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 4 | de |
| Alena V. Ledeneva British sociologist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 3 | deen |
| Alessandro Vanoli Italian writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | enesfrit |
| Anne Muxel French sociologist | Academic | Democracy & media | 1 | 3 | fr |
| Bernhard Kegel German biologist, non-fiction writer and novelist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 2 | 3 | deenit |
| Bettina Schöne-Seifert German university teacher | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 3 | de |
| Blaise Agüera y Arcas software engineer | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 3 | en |
| Carlo Masala German political scientist (born 1968) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | dedkenfifr+5 |
| Catherine Conybeare British academic and philologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | deenfr |
| Céline Marangé university teacher, political scientist (1978-) | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | defr |
| Christine Détrez French sociologist | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | enfrpl |
| Claudia Kemfert German economist | Academic | Energy & climate | 1 | 3 | deen |
| François Dubet French sociologist | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 3 | fr |
| Jill Lepore American historian (b. 1966) | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 3 | deenitnl |
| Joachim Bauer German psychotherapist, internist and psychiatrist | Academic | Work & society | 2 | 3 | deenpl |
| Jürgen Kaube German journalist and author | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | deenitse |
| Laure Murat French historian (born 1967) | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | deenesfrit |
| Laurent de Sutter Belgian writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | beenesfrit |
| Maria-Sibylla Lotter German university teacher | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | deen |
| Mariana Mazzucato Italian-American economist, professor (University College London) | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 3 | deenesfifr+4 |
| Marlene Daut historian, University of Virginia | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | enfr |
| Martina Heßler German university teacher | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 3 | deen |
| Peter Frankopan British historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 3 | bededkenes+5 |
| Pierre Servent French journalist | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 3 | fr |