Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Dive

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was withdrawn by nominator (non-admin closure) - 2 ... says you, says me 15:09, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Last Dive[edit]

No assertion of passing WP:BK, a google search turns up three related hits: this article, amazon.com, and the publisher's website. The fact that the author is redlinked also shows that the book is probably not notable. - 2 ... says you, says me 15:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. KuyaBriBri^Talk 15:21, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable. Lots of sources. Author is also notable. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:02, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to the sources on the talk page? Amazon.com reviews, publisher's listings, and the like are not reliable coverage. Also on what basis are you making the determination that the author is notable? - 2 ... says you, says me 03:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm referring to an extensive New York Times book review and substantial coverage and discussion in numerous other papers. The coverage also includes discussion of the author as a diving expert and publisher of a diving magazine who received a $600,000 advance on the book. If you search Google News for the author's name there's lots there. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:22, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't find the NY Times review, if you have a link to it I'll reference it in the article and withdraw the AfD. - 2 ... says you, says me 05:11, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Here's the NYT review [1] and this is the Google News returns I got [2]. If you don't have access to the New York Times it's third down on the Google News results. The direct link requires archival access. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:48, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was searching for the title instead of the author, no wonder nothing came up! Okay, added in the NY times review, its a start too bad most of what came up in the google return is behind a paywall. - 2 ... says you, says me 15:09, 24 June 2009 (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.