Tackett to hold book signing event Saturday at Prairie Years

[September 04, 2015]   LINCOLN - Danny Tackett will be signing copies of his book, “Big Stories from a Small Town,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Prairie Years, 121 N. Kickapoo St. in downtown Lincoln.

The book is a collection of essays reflecting on Tackett’s youth in the 1960s in the Tazewell County community of Armington, about 15 miles north of Lincoln. Stories include recollections of characters such as Doc Lang, the town’s healer; Ham Horner, father of many and premier catfish angler; Billie Mert Israel, a hot baseball prospect who chose farming instead; and Gabe Ludden, spinner of tall tales and the town’s barber.

Some of the essays are about relatives, including Tackett’s mother, grandmother and his uncles Poddy and Peck.

“Prairie Years has been a very good sales outlet for my book, and I’m looking forward to meeting friends there on Saturday,” Tackett said. “For those who have already purchased copies of the book there, I’d be so happy to sign them if folks would like to bring their book back to the store.”

Tackett is also planning to staff a booth at the Atlanta Fall Festival next week and will be signing books there.

[Danny Tackett]