Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z


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The result was   keep. discussion to merge can take place at the talk page –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  18:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z

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I just don't see that there is anything to distinguish this book from many, many others much the same as it. I suggest that there is not enough notablity for this article to remain, but as always I remain open to evidence to the contrary. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:16, 27 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Maybe Keep The people involved are fairly big names. I wouldn't have started the article, but letting it be does no harm. Northwestgnome (talk) 19:41, 27 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Merge with Steve Martin, and maybe start a new section for him as an author. There are plenty of reliable sources mentioning this book (NYTimes, Washington Post etc), but all the stories were as much focused on Martin and his new venture into authoring as they were about the book itself.   So unless notability can now be inherited, this book is not notable and should be mentioned in the article about the author.  To put it another way, this book's only claim to notability is that it was written by Steve Martin.  Is that enough to make it notable?  Linguist At Large  20:07, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  12:52, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - Here are several reliable source reviews that allow this book to pass the notability requirements of WP:BK:
 * "The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!." Publishers Weekly 254.39 (Oct. 2007): 55-55. Abstract: The article reviews the book "The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!" by Steve Martin and illustrated by Roz Chast.
 * Cooper, Ilene. "The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!." Booklist 104.6 (15 Nov. 2007): 42-43. Abstract: Reviews the book "The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!" by Steve Martin
 * Cardon, Donna. "The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!." School Library Journal 54.1 (Jan. 2008): 144-144. Abstract: The article reviews the book "The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!" by Steve Martin, illustrated by Roz Chast.
 * "A IS FOR AWESOME, B IS FOR BOOK." Parents (10836373) 83.1 (Jan. 2008): 26-26. Abstract: The article recommends the book "The Alphabet From A to Y With Bonus LetterZ!," by Steve Martin and illustrated by cartoonist Roz Chast.
 * A Google News search: also provides several newspaper articles.--Captain-tucker (talk) 13:09, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Reviews do seem to exist, and I doubt we can adequately describe the book in the main Steve Martin article without going off on an awkward tangent. Zagalejo^^^ 20:18, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


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