Queen of Memphis, a family saga novel by Pascagoula writer Martin Hegwood, is on the short list of finalists for Southern Literary Review’s 2025 Book of the Year Award. The story takes place in Memphis, the north Delta, and Jackson. The editors of Southern Literary Review extend this special recognition each year to a select group of books written by Southern authors and deemed to have lasting value in the Southern literary canon.
Donna Meredith, Editor of Southern Literary Review, hails Queen of Memphis as “the must-read Southern novel of the year! By mixing dark secrets reminiscent of Faulkner’s Absolam, Absolam!, with the strong sense of place Conroy created in South of Broad, and the class distinctions depicted in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Martin Hegwood has crafted a truly iconic multi-generational novel.”
Queen of Memphis is available through Ingram Publishing or through your local independent bookstore.
