Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mochan (novel)

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Another book by the author Tulasi Acharya, whose own wiki article was recently deleted due to {{tq|No compelling keep arguments, LLMs, one-edit accounts, highly dodgy sourcing, and some of the most blatant COI promotion I've seen on Wikipedia for a long time}}. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sex, Gender and Disability in Nepal, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Running from the Dreamland, and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swapnabhumi (Nepali novel) for previous discussion of this author's books.

I believe this novel, like the others, fails WP:NBOOK. Full source review in the comments below. Astaire (talk) 21:46, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

• Comment. Reviewing the sources currently in the article:
• [https://kathmandupost.com/books/2023/05/27/tugging-at-your-heartstrings Source 1:] A review with over-the-top praise but little critical analysis: {{tq|Receiving a degree in English literature was just the beginning for him. Acharya’s appetite for more knowledge only amplified, and he joined Kennesaw State University to pursue an MA in creative writing... I think a novel of this stature must be read all over the world.}} Highly suspect.
• [https://thuprai.com/publisher/phoenix-books/ Source 2] and [https://thuprai.com/book/mochan/ Source 3] are links to the publisher's website. Not independent.
• [https://annapurnapost.com/news/operation-of-relationship-189098/ Source 4:] An article by the author himself. Not independent.
• [https://sahityapost.com/literature-news/75961/ Source 5] and [https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/12996 Source 7] are articles about events the author held to promote the book. They fail WP:NBOOK criterion #1: {{tq| This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book.}}
• [https://www.osnepal.com/255653 Source 6] and [https://arthikawaj.com/mochan/ Source 10:] The same review hosted on two different web portals, "OSNepal" and "Arthik Awaj". In both cases, published without a byline. Doesn't seem reliable to me and would only count as one review anyway for the purposes of WP:NBOOK.
• [https://nepalikitab.org/review-tulsi-acharya-mochan/ Source 8:] A review on what appears to be a literature blog. Not reliable per WP:SPS.
• [https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/index.php/news/review-mochan-more-than-emancipation Source 9:] A review published in the newspaper República. In the AFD discussion for Running from the Dreamland, one of the reviews of that book was also from República, and the review's author appeared to have a personal connection with the book's author. I would suggest not treating this source as reliable for reviews for that reason.

:Astaire (talk) 21:47, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature and Nepal. Astaire (talk) 21:52, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

:Delete Per your reasons. An editor from Mars (talk) 01:29, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

:Delete per nominator. This book fails WP:GNG and WP:NBOOK. GeorgiaHuman (talk) 03:25, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete Above all mentioned in nomination by Astaire (talk) , i would like to add 2 things here. First, This particular Article has 2 sources as book reviews in reliable media ( Kathmandu Post -[https://kathmandupost.com/books/2023/05/27/tugging-at-your-heartstrings Source 1:] and Republica - [https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/index.php/news/review-mochan-more-than-emancipation Source 9:]), but both these reviews are written in similar tone which praises author from beginning of the article, clearly doubts neutrality of the authors. Rest of sources are either ordinarily media or primary sources. Secondly, Author of this book and hiss other 4 books Wikipedia articles were recently deleted in Afd for the similar reasons.Rahmatula786 (talk) 13:32, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

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