Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Flywheel

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 07:15, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Flywheel[edit]

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Non notable first novel. Worldcat shows it in only 37 libraries. Unwisely accepted from AfD. (ann article on a first novel ought to be a warning sign to check further before acceptance) DGG ( talk ) 04:47, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I think that the reason for acceptance was likely due to the award, which initially sounds impressive (since it's by a large publisher) but doesn't appear to really be all that notable. A search for the award doesn't bring up anything and at best this may be considered something that may give slight notability but not complete notability (in other words, not a major award). In all fairness, this is something that's frequently the source of a lot of confusion since Wikipedia's standards for award notability are extremely strict out of necessity (since there are just so many awards out there). That said, I can't really find any coverage for this book in reliable sources. There are some blog reviews, but not even really a whisper of news coverage. It's possible that there are more articles out there, but the lack of libraries holding the book is usually a fairly big tell when it comes to whether or not coverage is out there. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 06:29, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:40, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:40, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The Kill Your Darlings might be reliable, but the the other sources are either primary or very brief. I didn't find anything else, so there isn't enough sourcing to establish notability or write an article around. Pinging @Oo7565: who accepted this at AfC for input. --ThaddeusB (talk) 17:02, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as above, sources do not indicate notability, and the award is from the publisher which makes me think it's just promotional. Primefac (talk) 15:51, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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