Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Rapture of Canaan


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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Leviv&thinsp;ich 04:00, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

The Rapture of Canaan

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Although the author may be notable, this book lacks non-trivial coverage from independent reliable sources. It doesn't appear possible to draft an article about this book beyond a plot summary. I'm not sure if Oprah's Book Club is considered a major literary award and whether being a NYT bestseller is enough, but per WP:GNG and WP:NBOOK, perhaps this article should be merged to Sheri Reynolds? Leviv&thinsp;ich 03:31, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
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 * Keep as a clear and obvious pass of WP:NBOOK. Reviewed at or near release date in New York Times Book Review, New York magazine, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal, Los Angeles Times, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews, among others. The Oprah Book Club inclusion got coverage in Rocky Mountain News, Virginian-Pilot, (Newport) Daily Press, Sacramento Bee, and Baltimore Sun, among others. The audiobook was reviewed two years after the print release in Billboard, Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Constitution, and a Knight-Ridder story picked up by Philadelphia Inquirer and Chicago Tribune, among others. Bakazaka (talk) 03:43, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Did I mention it's covered in The Best Novels of the Nineties: A Reader's Guide and Desire and the Divine: Feminine Identity in White Southern Women's Writing? I should have. Bakazaka (talk) 03:46, 16 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep per Bakazaka. Leviv, I think you should just withdraw the nomination. StAnselm (talk) 03:52, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Withdrawing. Leviv&thinsp;ich 03:57, 16 February 2019 (UTC)


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