Blogger up for non-fiction award (Riverbend)

[DoYouEverWonder]

27 March 2006

An anonymous blog by a young woman in war-torn Iraq has been longlisted for BBC Four's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.

Baghdad Burning, a first-hand account written under the pseudonym Riverbend, is one of 19 books in contention.

Others include Alan Bennett's Untold Stories, a biography of 19th-Century cook and author Mrs Beeton and a study of post-war US-Soviet relations.

The winner of the £30,000 prize will be announced on 14 June.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4847424.stm

Here's to Riverbend :toast:

[kliljedahl]

1. That's great

That site has been in my bookmarks for a long time. I read it often. I even occasionally have posted excerpts from it. Good luck Riverbend.



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[stellanoir]

2. bless her she is the best

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com

on edit to remove period in URL

[bemildred]

3. And rightly so.

:applause:

[LynnTheDem]

4. Way to go, Riverbend!

:toast:

[MountainLaurel]

5. Wonderful!

She has become a voice for the voiceless victims of the American occupation.

[Maat]

6. And I met Faiza ... in Oceanside ... she's wonderful:

www.afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com .

I love reading both.

[RedEarth]

7. Darn right....Riverbend is outstanding

[Mnemosyne]

8. May she remain safe. n/t

:toast:

[rodeodance]

9. I read her perodically. Sad stories most of time.

[troubleinwinter]

10. Riverbend's writings are amazing.

Curious, that a blog is in the running with books.

Best wishes to Riverbend!

[Omphaloskepsis]

12. It was published..

http://www.feministpress.org/Book/index.cfm?GCOI=55861100869560

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#113338989751892454

[troubleinwinter]

14. I had no idea! Thank you.

[alfredo]

11. There is justice!

Her's is one of the best blogs around. 360 and a wake up was very good, but lacked the emotional impact of her work.

[flamingyouth]

13. Her book and blog are wonderful.

Kicked and recommended.

[NMDemDist2]

15. awesome! she certainly deserves recognition n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

16. "non-fiction award" - sumthing the Bush Administration will never get!!

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[aaronbees]

17. Riverbend is a great writer, keen observer....

Congrats to her. Her latest post is a great marker of where Iraq is after three years, particularly where she describes how the in-fighting between different sects is very "convenient" for the occupiers (us) in Iraq. I remember reading her during the early months of the war and she was like a lifeline to sanity.

[anitar1]

18. i am so thankful for RiverBend. she deserves the best. n/t

[aquart]

19. May she tell her grandchildren about this one day.

[chefgirl]

20. I SO hope she wins

If anyone deserves this award, its Riverbend. I have enormous respect for her writing.

I have been in awe of her emotional resolve and courage since the first time I read her blog. I cannot imagine the inner turmoil she must be experiencing every single day of her life, yet, she hangs tough and makes it her mission to tell the unvarnished truth.

I pray she stays safe and wish her all the best in this contest. There is not another voice I can think of which has effected me so deeply as hers during these past few years.

-chef-