Reviews Archives - Forever Young Autobiographies

King: Powerful biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (MLK)

Book review: Pulitzer Prize winner by bestselling author Jonathan Eig

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig is a vivid account of American civil rights icon Martin Luther King Junior (MLK).

It is the first major King biography in decades and draws on recently declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files.

The bestselling Macmillan Publishers biography has won countless awards including being named the Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography.

So keep scrolling to find out more about this non-violence activist and suggestions for your own life-s tory creating…

Politics On the Edge: Sharp, witty bestseller by ex-UK minister Rory Stewart

Book review: British Book Awards winner’s inside take on Brexit, democracy and the Conservative Party

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir from Within by Rory Stewart is an entertaining account of his turbulent decade in the United Kingdom Conservative Party.

The former serviceman, diplomat and now Yale University professor takes us along for the ride as he climbs the political ranks.

The bestselling Penguin Random House publication has won numerous awards including British Book Awards Book of the Year Non-Fiction Narrative.

So keep reading to find out more about this well-written memoir plus tips for your own life-story creating…

Wifedom: Biography uncovers George Orwell’s wife Eileen

Book review: Australian Book Industry Awards winner by writer Anna Funder

Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder is a deep-dive biography into the private lives and works of powerful literary couple Eileen O’Shaughnessy and Eric Blair (aka George Orwell).

Funder forensically unearths the vivid and ingenious Eileen while layering in much of her own modern domestic struggles and observations.

Importantly this Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Random House) life story won the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Biography Book of the year, plus many other international accolades.

So keep reading to find out more about this long-lost character plus tips for your own life-story creating…

Super-Infinite: A historical biography about love poet John Donne

Book review: A British Book Awards winner and bestseller by Katherine Rundell

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne is a sparkling, modern biography about an ancient, standout scholar.

Oxford’s All Souls College Fellow Katherine Rundell brings Donne to life by detailing his myriad of careers and poems on love, sex and death.

As a result, this Faber bestseller won British Book Awards Book of the Year Non-Fiction Narrative.

So keep reading to find out more about this famous shape-shifter and hints for your own life-story creating…

G-Man: Groundbreaking biography about Washington FBI director J. Edgar Hoover

Book review: A Pulitzer winner by Yale Professor Beverly Gage

G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century is a groundbreaking portrait of a ‘bulldog’ who dominated history and shaped much of today’s political landscape.

Yale’s Professor Beverly Gage details this long-serving Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dfirector across 896 pages using many fresh sources.

As a result, her Viking (Penguin Random House) bestseller took out the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Biography.

So keep reading to find out more about this consequential character and takeaways for your own life-story creating…

Best life stories of 2024: Settle in with an award-winning book

What every life-story creator should read this year

Welcome to my best life stories of 2024 ‘to be read’ shortlist.

These are the best life stories to claim a prestigious award during the past year.

They include writers from Australia, United Kingdom and USA.

Use this list to get inspiration for your own reading and writing during the year.

Stay tuned as I’ll also aim to publish book reviews on the website during 2025…

Nuked: The true story of a sunken submarine deal

Book review: Walkley Awards winner by Aussie investigative journalist Andrew Fowler

Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty by Andrew Fowler is a detailed true story about how deals worth billions can go wrong.

Renowned journalist and United Nations Peace Prize winner Fowler expertly uncovers how Australia reneged on a French submarine deal.

Importantly this Melbourne University Publishing work also won the Walkley Awards Book Award.

So keep reading to find out more about this global defence story plus tips for your own life-story creating…

The Boy from Boomerang Crescent: Australian memoir by AFL star Eddie Betts

Book review: Australian Book Industry Awards winner about a First Nations and Carlton identity

The Boy from Boomerang Crescent is an Aussie sports memoir about Eddie Betts’s long, hard road from the bush to the stadium.

The Australian Rules football legend tells how he was once a “skinny Aboriginal kid” growing up in Port Lincoln and Kalgoorlie but found success against the odds.

Significantly the life story has become a bestseller and won the Australian Book Industry Awards 2023 Social Impact Book of the Year.

So keep scrolling to find out more about this giant of the sport, his life story and tips for your own creating…

My Dream Time: Tennis memoir by Wimbledon and Aus Open star Ash Barty

Book review: Australian Book Industry Awards winner about an Aussie girl from Ipswich

I started My Dream Time: A memoir of tennis and teamwork by Ash Barty AO during the middle of an Aussie summer when the Australian Open was being played.

It certainly was a fitting time to read this story by the 2022 Australian Open champ, which charts her tennis story from age 5 when she picked up a racquet in Queensland.

Notably the HarperCollins life story nabbed the Australian Book Industry Awards 2023 Biography Book of the Year and has been a huge bestseller.

So keep reading to discover more about this First Nations’ Australian, her memorable story plus what it can teach us for our own creating…