Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas Steinbeck


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The result was   keep. —  Aitias  // discussion 03:02, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Thomas Steinbeck

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I guess notability skips a generation in the Steinbeck family. Lenerd (talk) 21:05, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. He has published a book of his own that apparently was featured by Oprah's book club. Article definitely needs to sound less promotional, though.  Graymornings (talk) 21:46, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't think Down To A Soundless Sea actually was an Oprah's Book Club selection. From what I can tell, that profile of the book on Oprah's site is merely a supplement to their information on East of Eden, which was a club selection. But anyway, Thomas Steinbeck is still pretty notable. His book did get a decent number of reviews, and he has an entry in Gale's Contemporary Authors. He's definitely notable enough for me. Zagalejo^^^ 23:06, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:00, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep- Notability: An article in The New York Times says: "Despite his father, or because of his father, or neither, Thomas Steinbeck wrote an acclaimed collection, Down to a Soundless Sea (Ballantine)...Fiction is not purchased because of the writer's pedigree. Even a movie star's daughter can flop at an audition. "--Jmundo (talk) 05:56, 22 December 2008 (UTC)


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