Booker shortlists James and Stuart

Scholar power: 1.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 70%, Communication & Media Studies 17%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Henry Farrell	1%	33	1.7%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

61.0%

2.6 h

20

1.7%

Ranking score

0.103

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Henry Farrell

@himself.bsky.social

Absolutely fucking amazing. Mike Harrison is on the Booker shortlist.

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2h

I thought every one of these books was amazing. I'd vote for the Marlon James book, because I really think it's one of the most stunning books I've ever read. But each of these is worthy in different ways. Really great crop of nominees.
thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/introducin...

Introducing the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

This year’s Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed, featuring six books that represent ‘writing at its best’

thebookerprizes.substack.com

September 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM

by Gary D. Rawnsley

7%

Scholar power: 7.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 70%, Communication & Media Studies 17%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gary D. Rawnsley	6%	15	7.0%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

57.0%

2.5 h

0

7.0%

Ranking score

0.045

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Gary Rawnsley

@garydrawnsley.bsky.social

Congratulations to all authors shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. Discussing good literature always ends in 'tussles'. @thebookerprizes.com. More info via the BBC 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

September 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM

Reposted by Michael Larkin

0%

Scholar power: 0.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 70%, Communication & Media Studies 17%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael Larkin	1%	36	0.6%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

47.0%

2.0 h

2

0.6%

Ranking score

0.02

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Tim Maughan

@timmaughan.bsky.social

fuck yeah mike harrison booker prize shortlist let’s goooo

September 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM

Reposted by Henry Farrell

0%

Scholar power: 0.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 70%, Communication & Media Studies 17%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Henry Farrell	1%	33	0.6%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

54.0%

2.7 h

0

0.6%

Ranking score

0.015

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Sam Bagenstos

@sbagen.bsky.social

I thought every one of these books was amazing. I'd vote for the Marlon James book, because I really think it's one of the most stunning books I've ever read. But each of these is worthy in different ways. Really great crop of nominees.
thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/introducin...

Introducing the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

This year’s Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed, featuring six books that represent ‘writing at its best’

thebookerprizes.substack.com

September 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM

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