Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Different Strokes

Different Strokes may not be notable. The author David Leo does not seem to be. I'm not sure either if the Ethos Books publishing house is notable. Some of the authors linked from there might be; others definately not. House of Scandal (talk) 07:50, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

perhaps merge to a disambulation page otherwise not sure the book meets notability. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 11:14, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Diff'rent Strokes. This article does not cite any references or sources and it makes no assertion of notability, but as there is an American sitcom of a similar name (which is notable) it should redirect there. —Snthdiueoa (talk|contribs) 13:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At one time this did redirect to Diff'rent Strokes. House of Scandal (talk) 14:49, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This sounds like a tragic novel that had nothing to do with the sitcom. Squidfryerchef (talk) 04:39, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep. per Wikipedia:Notability (fiction). It appears the novel "was awarded" one or more of these prizes "the Publishers Prize for fiction in 1993" or "commendation prize for fiction by National Book Development Council in 1994" or "1995 commendation Literature Prize." I haven't quite figured it out yet. Google searches do pull up mention of both 'David Leo' and 'Different Strokes'. Apparently, the novella is notable for being one of the first gay novels published in Singapore. Published in 1993 it is still in print which is something unusual. It is notable. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 03:43, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Wasssupwestcoast. AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 04:48, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The cited awards are enough for me. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 05:02, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Perhaps not notable in the west but in the far east it appears to be notable, even well regarded. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 09:20, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. The important deciding factor in any issue of notability is coverage in reliable secondary sources. Length of time is irrelevant, as is being "one of the first for X". WP:NB gives some specific guidelines on the notability of books in particular and there is no evidence that this book passes them. The subject of the award was the author, not the book (WP:NOTINHERITED) and there is no evidence that it was a "major literary award". Are there any reviews of the book, for example? —Snthdiueoa (talk|contribs) 09:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]