Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tito Perdue

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The result was keep. Ad Orientem (talk) 04:43, 1 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tito Perdue

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Non notable author which looks like it was created by the author. The book Lee seems self-published and has a review at Kirkus, which doesn't mean much. It seems any self-published writer can pay them $500 to get a review published there. https://selfpublishingadvice.org/publishing-is-a-kirkus-review-worth-the-price/ Kirkus promises you a review in 7–9 weeks for $425. You can purchase an expedited review for $575, and they will deliver it in 4–6 weeks. They tell you the review will be 250–300 words. Not sure if the same is true about Publishers Weekly, maybe not, since it is a rather negative review. (I had to create an account to do this AFD since I could not complete the procedure without an account.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tito Perdue (talk • contribs) 09:31, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Chile-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 10:48, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Alabama-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 10:49, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 10:49, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. His books were regularly reviewed in major mainstream publications well into the 2000s, before, I suppose, he became too controversial. For example, a quick online search turns up a couple of reviews in the LA Times, in addition to several reviews and articles in New York Press, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Smetanahue (talk) 11:36, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The request for deletion is completely incorrect. Lee (novel) is not self-published, and is itself well covered by independent reliable sources, as I have explained here. The Kirkus review is also considered to be a reliable source, due to being published independently before Kirkus started offering paid reviews. Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 12:31, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:AUTHOR. Author has created a work that has appeared in multiple independent reviews. That makes them notable by that standard. Tillerh11 (talk) 20:15, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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