Talk:Tara Westover

Latest comment: 1 month ago by 107.191.235.154 in topic birthday inconsistency

Debut's book lists to-date edit

"The New York Times Book Review's Must-Know Literary Events of 2018 BBC's Books Look Ahead 2018 Stylist's 20 Must-Read Books to Make Room For in 2018 Entertainment Weekly's 50 Most Anticipated Books of 2018 Bustle's 13 Authors You Need to Be Watching in 2018 LibraryReads's February Top 10 Daily Express's Must-Have New Reads The Pool's Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018 Vogue's What to Read This Fall"[1]--Hodgdon's secret garden (talk) 11:35, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Can you be serious? ... Perceiving the seriousness of your gentle reminders, sir or madam, let me say I'm actually not a genuine Westover fan, here. Well, per se. I mean, I'd not read her before contributing the lion's share of her WP blp stub nor have I since then. It's just that... my having noticed she'd become notable I had proceeded to access secondary sources about her and cite the same in the article recently created about her, that had been pinged for deletion. Whoa! Wait a mintute there!, I tell myself. Wow! Yes, it's true, E.M.Gregory, I admit it: Now I think about it I did listen to an interview or two of her.... Sure, I was claiming to myself that I was merely researching article content. Yeah, like a reader of Playboy loves the articles: obviously stinkin' thinkin of the fanzine addict if it's ever been seen, I'll tell you that. Yesiree. But this admission is my cry for your help. What in the aitch-eeh-double-toothpicks could such interviews have told me about whether this subject passes Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Creative_professionals that more traditional secondary sources could not have, I ask? I feel oh so ashamed!!! Please, those of the Wikipedia Community, perform an intervention. A noticeboard case? Not severe enough. Truly egregious behavior so detrimental to Wikpedia's mission requires a much stronger deterrent so please refer me to Wikipedia®/media/whatever Foundation's legal team and have me sent a cease and desist letter them open a federal case.... Wait a minute. Really? You think my mention an author-whose-WP-article's-been-pinged-for-deletion's book has been reviewed here, there and everywhere (Times of the London, the NYT, etc.) is a fan fanatic move? I'll fight this to the highest court in the country!--Hodgdon's secret garden (talk) 00:16, 28 June 2018 (UTC)Reply

birthday inconsistency edit

the top of the article says she was born Sept 27, the quick data box says Sept 30. is there some doubt? 203.99.128.1 (talk) 01:34, 10 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Yes, in the book "Educated" by Tara Westover, the uncertainty over her date of birth is the subject of the better part of a chapter. 107.191.235.154 (talk) 22:05, 8 March 2024 (UTC)Reply