Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Books
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- 12 Aug 2024 – The Life Eaters (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Aug 2024 – The Order of the Solar Temple: The Temple of Death (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jul 2024 – Kitāb al-Ṭabikh fī al-Maghrib wa al-Andalus fī ʽAṣr al-Muwaḥḥidīn, li-muʽallif majhūl (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PeleYoetz (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jul 2024 – Liber OZ (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jul 2024 – Hadriana in All My Dreams (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jaguarnik (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 15 Aug 2024 – Checkerspot (magazine) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Behind the Screams (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Introduction to Comparative Politics (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Lacey and His Friends (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 12 Aug 2024 – A Pair of Aces (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Significa liberdade (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 11 Aug 2024 – Squire Arden (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PatGallacher (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 10 Aug 2024 – The Wisdom Bridge (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 10 Aug 2024 – My So-Called Career in Hollywood (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 10 Aug 2024 – In Search of Our Origins (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 09 Aug 2024 – Makatib AL Rasoul (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Mccapra (t · c): concern
- 13 Aug 2024 – The Doomsday Manuscript (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Pokelego999 (t · c) was redirected to Justin Richards#Books based on the Doctor Who series (talk · edit · hist)
- 06 Aug 2024 – Friends 'Til the End (book) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Idiosincrático (t · c) was redirected to David Wild#Books (talk · edit · hist)
- 06 Aug 2024 – Diversion Books (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by MaskedSinger (t · c) was deleted
Files for discussion
- 04 Aug 2024 – File:The Goddess and the Bull cover.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Michael Balter) FfDed by Marchjuly (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 04 Aug 2024 – The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Aug 2024 – The Fellowship of the Ring (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion
- 28 Jul 2024 – Institutes (Gaius) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WatkynBassett (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Jul 2024 – The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 2804:7F4:8081:5FF3:4DA2:A9D3:E35:C123 (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Jul 2024 – On Fairy-Stories (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Jul 2024 – Pirkei De-Rabbi Eliezer (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jul 2024 – Space Babies (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TheDoctorWho (t · c); start discussion
- 30 Jun 2024 – Wild Blue Yonder (Doctor Who) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
- 29 Jun 2024 – The Giggle (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
- 25 Jun 2024 – Apocalypse of Peter (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SnowFire (t · c); start discussion
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Peer reviews
- 27 Jul 2024 – Nevada (Binnie novel) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Jeschaton (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – You Only Live Twice (novel) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by SchroCat (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Jun 2024 – Geographia Generalis (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by GeogSage (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 11 Aug 2024 – The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Water-Babies by Zacwill (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 24 Jul 2024 – The Dragon's Tooth (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – Empire of Bones (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – The Drowned Vault (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2024 – The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Song of the Lioness by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2024 – The Steerswoman (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Draft:The Outskirter's Secret by LEvalyn (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Apr 2024 – Earth in the Balance (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Global Marshall Plan by BobKilcoyne (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 12 Feb 2024 – Hellenica (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Modest Genius (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 15 Aug 2024 – Draft:Liz Fosslien (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by PaulPachad (t · c)
- 13 Aug 2024 – Draft:Mutahir Showkat (Indian Entrepreneur) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 152.58.82.113 (t · c)
- 12 Aug 2024 – Draft:Paul Linnet (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by DCM2015 (t · c)
- 07 Aug 2024 – Draft:Deborah Lutz (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by KrisTeenBee (t · c)
- 07 Aug 2024 – Draft:Policemen Story (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 88.6.22.232 (t · c)
- 06 Aug 2024 – Draft:Hunter Snow (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Opusproxy (t · c)
- 05 Aug 2024 – Draft:Avogadro Corp (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by WikiLoreKeeper (t · c)
- 31 Jul 2024 – Draft:Ebenezer Davies (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by FloridaArmy (t · c)
- 30 Jul 2024 – Draft:Rhaenyra Targaryen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Lisha2037 (t · c)
- 27 Jul 2024 – Draft:Natalie Naudus (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Connie72 (t · c)
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Fiction Books
[edit]Should we make articles on certain fiction novels? Please chat me at my talk page. My talk page-Editor028
Question about book covers uploads
[edit]I have a fairly extensive physical library (at least in my narrow discipline) and could upload several scans of various book covers. Can this be done in Wikimedia Commons with a fair use attribution? I'm struggling to figure out how to best do this without causing any copyright issues. I've seen files uploaded directly onto Wikipedia, but have mostly used commons for creating images. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 17:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for wanting to add these resources. If the book covers are still copyrighted, they can't go on Wikimedia Commons (which doesn't allow fair-use images, only truly copyright-free ones) but they can very usefully be uploaded to Wikipedia directly. I always use the Wikipedia:File upload wizard to upload book covers, which will eventually prompt you for a non-free use rationale. You'll be able to pick Template:Non-free book cover. You'd then need to add the image to the book article directly, so the fair use conditions would actually apply, so it's a little more complex than putting a whole bunch of images in Commons at once would be, but it would be extra helpful to readers! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 03:27, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation! That is unfortunate, I had hoped to just upload on Wikimedia Commons, but oh well. I'll check my excel sheet of books against pages to see what I can add using that approach. Have a great day! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 04:40, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- American book jackets published before 1978 in the US are considered separate works that require their own copyright notice/license (see commons:Template:US book dust jacket 1909–1977), so if you have hardcovers that were never published with a jacket copyright notice, they could be public domain uploads for Commons. czar 12:43, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- Interesting, does this only apply to hardcovers with dust jackets? GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 16:40, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Before the Copyright Act of 1976 went into effect (i.e., roughly 1909 to 1977), works were required to have a copyright notice upon publication or else entered the public domain. In the template I linked, there is a link to a Jaws artwork case in which the cover art on a paperback edition did not have its own copyright notice (for the artwork, separate from the work) and the US Copyright Office concluded that the artwork was ineligible for copyright based on its original publication without a notice. So there is a possibility that paperback cover art in the US could too be in the public domain if published without a notice during that period. czar 01:44, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Interesting, does this only apply to hardcovers with dust jackets? GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 16:40, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- American book jackets published before 1978 in the US are considered separate works that require their own copyright notice/license (see commons:Template:US book dust jacket 1909–1977), so if you have hardcovers that were never published with a jacket copyright notice, they could be public domain uploads for Commons. czar 12:43, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- As mentioned, if you upload to Wikipedia using Template:Non-free book cover you'll be asked for a non-free use rationale. That's generally similar for all book covers, and you can simply copy most of the wording from an existing file such as File:Three Bear Witness, 1st edition cover (Sanford).png. MichaelMaggs (talk) 13:14, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- So I just uploaded a test image for the series Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography, using the first book in the series as an image for the infobox. Does this look correct to you? Asking before I go around and upload others. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 03:14, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- So far as I can see that looks great. MichaelMaggs (talk) 10:19, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- So I just uploaded a test image for the series Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography, using the first book in the series as an image for the infobox. Does this look correct to you? Asking before I go around and upload others. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 03:14, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation! That is unfortunate, I had hoped to just upload on Wikimedia Commons, but oh well. I'll check my excel sheet of books against pages to see what I can add using that approach. Have a great day! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 04:40, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
Articles for creation
[edit]Hello Wikiproject Books! I work at the BYU Library as their Wikipedian-in-residence. Due to recent concerns about our editing, we've been trying to put our new pages through AfC. My student, Noah, recently created a stubby page for a poetry collection: Draft:The World Doesn't End. Would anyone be willing to give us some feedback on it or review the page? I thought that listing the table of contents was unusual, but Ariel (poetry collection) also does this.
Wikiproject literature and Wikiproject Poetry both seem kinda dead... we have also created two pages related to American poetry (but not as directly related to book pages): Draft:Poetry of Czesław Miłosz (also by Noah) and Draft:Gail Mazur (by me). Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 18:37, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for The CIA and September 11
[edit]The CIA and September 11 has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Spinixster (trout me!) 13:23, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
Disambiguation by series rather than author?
[edit]Would anyone like to comment as to whether the author or the series redirect should be placed in the category trees at WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 24#Empire of Death (Doctor Who novel)? --woodensuperman 11:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Grass Roots Books
[edit]Requesting assistance finding reliable sources and determining notability for Grass Roots Books, a radical UK bookshop. Discussion here: Talk:Grass Roots Books#Source verification czar 13:01, 5 August 2024 (UTC)