Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin McColley

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) czar · · 11:03, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin McColley

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Not notable as an author. Philafrenzy (talk) 07:28, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. czar · · 07:39, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Minnesota-related deletion discussions. czar · · 07:39, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Multiple novels by major publishers. The other side : a novel of the Civil War' has over 600 library holdings according to worldcat, Praying to a laughing God : a novel 400. There are certain to be reviews: and there are: The Other Side, Booklist. 96 (June 1, 2000) & Library Journal. 125.10 (June 1, 2000) . & Publishers Weekly. 247.20 (May 15, 2000) & Kirkus Reviews. 68 (May 1, 2000) ; Switch, Tribune Books (Chicago). (July 20, 2003) & The Horn Book Magazine. 73.4 (July-August 1997); Praying to a Laughing God" The New York Times Book Review. (Sept. 13, 1998) & Library Journal. 123.6 (Apr. 1, 1998) & Publishers Weekly. 245.5 (Feb. 2, 1998); Sun Dance The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 49 (Dec. 1995) & Booklist. 92.9-10 (Jan. 1, 1996); Pecking Order Publishers Weekly. 240.50 (Dec. 13, 1993) The Walls of Pedro Garcia similarly In anPy case he is included in the major Gale Encyclopedia,Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2005 , the standard encyclopedia on the subject and thus proof of notability. . On what basis does the nom. feel this is a non-notable author? 'DGG (at NYPL) (talk) 19:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per the above and substantial coverage in Kirkus[1]; some of the reviews are quite short, e.g. those in Publishers Weekly[2][3][4], NYT review[5], but cumulatively it offers a lot of info, and one or 2 of his books may be notable in themselves. His last book was in 2000, so there's not a lot of online sources, but e.g. in this Minnesota Public Radio story.[6] --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:29, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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