Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Watercolor Fairies

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 00:42, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Watercolor Fairies

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I believe this is the specific book this article is about. I can't find any sources on this book at all (other than places to buy it), for a fail of WP:NBOOK. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 06:01, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature and Visual arts. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 06:01, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep although it needs sourcing. The Amazon listing shows significant interest in the book, and there it is spelled Watercolour Fairies in the British style. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:54, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, sourcing is what we need to find. I did search with the British spelling (that’s how I found the publisher’s site). User reviews on Amazon (or Goodreads etc) do not contribute to notability, since they are WP:UGC. So right now there’s no sign of even one source. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 22:40, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I didn't find anything useful either, though I found a whole lot of people selling things that might be ripoffs of it. -- asilvering (talk) 22:50, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I found one book review:
1. Buchhaus, Erich (March–April 2005). "Watercolour fairies: a step-by-step guide to painting fairies" (PDF). Cape Librarian. Vol. 49, no. 2. Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport, Government of the Western Cape. p. 37. ISSN 0008-5790. EBSCOhost 17564578. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  The review notes:
  RICHE, David and FRANKLIN, Anna
  Watercolour fairies: a step-by-step guide to painting fairies.- Search P., 2004.
  An imaginative and lavishly-illustrated guide to painting fairies in watercolour produced with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrations and photographs. The author provides an outline of basic watercolour tools and techniques, revealing how to create a fairy world and various types of fairies. Included is an in-depth look at the techniques of four well-known fairy artists as well as twenty more contemporary fairy/fantasy artists. The subject is well presented and practical, and is likely to be inspiring to readers who wish to do their own illustrations.
Cunard (talk) 09:31, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sleuthing! This review is on the light side, but I think it could count for 50% of an NBOOK pass, pending the other 50%. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 22:15, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I added a link to the review Cunard found to the article. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 07:39, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: I think this discussion needs a bit more time before a consensus is arrived at.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:32, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:NBOOK. One obscure review won't do it. Having a listing on Amazon contributes no notability whatsoever, otherwise we'd have to allow in practically every remaindered book in existence. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:06, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I found nothing to support NBOOK. SWinxy (talk) 15:35, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.