Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Mandibles
Reviews do indeed count towards notability per  and are even specifically mentioned in criteria one. From what I can see the book was reviewed by http://www.npr.org/2016/06/26/483393310/the-mandibles-is-financial-dystopia-with-a-bite NPR, https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-bankruptcy-of-liberal-america-the-mandibles-by-lionel-shriver/2016/06/20/67f1a6f4-3322-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html the Washington Post, http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/the-mandibles-review-lionel-shrivers-family-saga-of-the-world-going-bung-20160530-gp70re.html the Sydney Morning Herald, and http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/books/the-mandibles-a-family-by-lionel-shriver-review-a3240756.html the Evening Standard, just to name a few. The thing about reviews is tέhat they're not routine. While yes, a notable author will be far more likely to gain reviews, it's still not a guarantee. Nor is it guaranteed that a book from a new or lesser known author from a major or minor publisher will gain a review. Media outlets (even trades) will routinely decline to review work, to the point where I can safely say that they decline far more books than they review. (This does not count outlets that charge for reviews - that's a different thing entirely and those reviews don't count towards notability on Wikipedia
— User:Tokyogirl79, 07:39, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NBOOK (Wikipedia:Notability)