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Creating and editing Wikipedia articles about books: Home

This guide walks Wikipedia editors through the process of creating and editing articles about books.

Creating a Wikipedia article about a book

Note: Any new Wikipedia article about a book is subject to book notability guidelines.

Before you create any Wikipedia page, be sure you do not have a conflict of interest. You can create a new Wikipedia page anonymously or under a username [video]. You will need to draft your new article in a sandbox [video]

Possible sections for a book article include:

Lead section

Summary/Synopsis

Reception

Censorship

References

Infobox

Categories

Editing a Wikipedia article about a book

Before editing a Wikipedia page, be sure you do not have a conflict of interest. You can edit a Wikipedia page anonymously or under a username [video]

Is this your first edit [video]? You may want to start with copyediting or adding a reference. If you would like to improve an article about a book, you could add sections about the book's reception or censorship. 

Librarian: Laurie Bridges

If you have questions about this LibGuide, please contact Laurie Bridges, Instruction and Digital Initiatives Librarian at Oregon State University.

Screenshot of Wikipedia article about the novel The Handmaid's Tale