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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:16 PM
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Blogger up for non-fiction award (Riverbend)
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:
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:20 PM
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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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:20 PM
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2. bless her she is the best
Edited on Sun Mar-26-06 10:21 PM by stellanoir
http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com

on edit to remove period in URL
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:20 PM
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3. And rightly so.
:applause:
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:23 PM
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4. Way to go, Riverbend!
:toast:
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MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:40 PM
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5. Wonderful!
She has become a voice for the voiceless victims of the American occupation.
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:41 PM
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6. And I met Faiza ... in Oceanside ... she's wonderful:
www.afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com .

I love reading both.
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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:50 PM
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7. Darn right....Riverbend is outstanding
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Mnemosyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 10:52 PM
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8. May she remain safe. n/t
:toast:
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 11:20 PM
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9. I read her perodically. Sad stories most of time.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 11:39 PM
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10. Riverbend's writings are amazing.
Curious, that a blog is in the running with books.

Best wishes to Riverbend!
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 11:45 PM
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12. It was published..
http://www.feministpress.org/Book/index.cfm?GCOI=55861100869560

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#113338989751892454
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 11:56 PM
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14. I had no idea! Thank you.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 11:44 PM
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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.

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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 11:48 PM
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13. Her book and blog are wonderful.
Kicked and recommended.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:09 AM
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15. awesome! she certainly deserves recognition n/t
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ConcernedCanuk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:43 AM
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16. "non-fiction award" - sumthing the Bush Administration will never get!!
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aaronbees Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:31 AM
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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.
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anitar1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 05:23 AM
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18. i am so thankful for RiverBend. she deserves the best. n/t
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 06:40 AM
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19. May she tell her grandchildren about this one day.
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chefgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 07:40 AM
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20. I SO hope she wins
Edited on Mon Mar-27-06 07:40 AM by chefgirl
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-
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