Headshot
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedBullwinkel structures her debut around eight teenage girls fighting through a single day of a scrappy Nevada boxing tournament, and the novel's trick is to treat each bout as an occasion to leap entirely out of the ring — into a fighter's future decades on, or the specific humiliation that brought her to this sport.
In the press
“Make room, American fiction, for a meaningful new voice.”
Dwight Garner, The New York Times
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Headshot on?
Headshot appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Headshot has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.