Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Complicated Life of Lea Oliver

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The result was keep and move to La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier. – Joe (talk) 17:32, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Complicated Life of Lea Oliver[edit]

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Semi-advertorialized article about a novel series, not properly referenced as passing WP:NBOOK. The "sources" here are an online bookstore, the book's own publisher and a Q&A interview in which the author is speaking about herself and her own work, not independent critical analysis -- which means they aren't notability-supporting sources. Bearcat (talk) 19:05, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Gameinfirmary (talk) 19:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Gameinfirmary (talk) 19:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Quebec-related deletion discussions. Gameinfirmary (talk) 19:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Have added another citation. (No view taken on whether that's enough to tip this AfD.) Bondegezou (talk) 14:00, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Satisfies GNG due to coverage in GNews and elsewhere: [1]. (Note: If a book was published in French-speaking Quebec, searching for an English translation of its title, instead of "La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier" or something like "girard audet"+oliver, will not get you very far). This series of books has sold more than half a million copies: [2]. James500 (talk) 15:52, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:38, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Quick question - have these books ever been published in English? If not, then the correct article title should be "La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier". I don't see where there's ever been an English translation. ReaderofthePack (｡◕‿◕｡) 20:27, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and move to La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier. I was able to find enough coverage just through a quick search to establish notability for the series, which is apparently wildly popular in Canada. One thing I did notice, however, is that the series was never published in English and per naming conventions, the article should have the French title as the article title rather than the English translation. The translation isn't wrong, however it's not any official translation, which is the main point. There's definitely more out there - I only did a quick search - but I've added enough to establish notability and I've cleaned up most of the promotional prose. ReaderofthePack (｡◕‿◕｡) 21:01, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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