Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pattie Mallette
Clearly, this article meets the |general notability guidelines, which require significant coverage in reliable and independent sources. The subject additionally meets the |subject-specific guidelines for authors, in accordance with criteria #3 and reflected in the sources provided. Certainly, by all means, notability is not inherited. Yet, at the same time, notability cannot be dismissed due to inheritance. The fact that the subject is related to a famous individual does not negate the fact that the subject has achieved an independent accomplishment. Ignore the fact that the subject is the mother of a notable public figure. Now take a look at the article from a neutral point of view. The subject has written a memoir that has received international press and positive reviews on a global scale. The book was additionally listed on the New York Times Bestseller list during the first week of release. To present the belief that the subject has accomplished this feat based merely on the fact that she is related is a personal point of view, lacking neutrality. The subject wrote the bestselling book. The son didn't. (Note that I am the article creator
— User:Cindamuse, 20:35, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:AUTHOR (Wikipedia:Notability)