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events:
09/08/07
Bill
Lancaster book signing
Bill Lancaster signed copies of his new book Benchwarmer
at Wordsworth Books in Little Rock.more
info
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Benchwarmer
A Novel
Bill Lancaster
Bill Lancaster lives in Sheridan, Arkansas, the county seat
of Grant County. He is the youngest of Joe and Pauline’s
seven children, all of whom have enjoyed successful careers
in writing and business. Bill spent ten years in the newspaper
business as an editor, columnist,and reporter and entered
the world of politics in 1977, working for a congressman and
later the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 1985, he became
the Arkansas senate’s first chief of staff, and after
twenty-five years at the state capitol, returned home to become
director of the beautiful Grant County Museum and to resume
his writing career. His political endeavors included hosting
nationally televised meetings and serving as an election night
TV analyst. His first book, Grant County Scoops, was published
in 2005 and his love for suspense stories, newspapers, the
Arkansas Razorbacks, and the outdoors led to his novel, Benchwarmer.
He is married, the father of two children, and he has one
grandson.
Benchwarmer is a story about an Arkansas youngster
who grows up to become a nationally recognized sports editor
and the numberone authority on the Arkansas Razorback football
program. It is a suspense novel with many layers built around
colorful characters who weave in and out of Taylor Prescott’s
roller-coaster life. The main character faces many hurdles
and lands a job in scenic Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he
overcomes personal tragedy to witness the greatest college
football game of all time between the Arkansas Razorbacks
and the Texas Longhorns.What leads this intrepid reporter
to the final big stage on the day of the championship game
and where does he fit in with President Reagan and the crazy
Cuban exile? Is it another practical joke from his boyhood
friend Winky, and will the wicked newspaper war in Little
Rock play a pivotal role in the dramatic conclusion?
Will the beloved Hogs finally win the big one for Coach Wimberly,
and will Taylor’s sweetheart and young son be left alone
at the hospital? The Secret Service must react swiftly as
the drama unfolds on national TV, bombastic broadcaster Howard
Bizell at the microphone. Everyone is watching and history
is being made as violence erupts in Razorback land.
ISBN
13: 978-0-9768007-5-0
ISBN 10: 0-9768007-5-6
$19.95
6 x 9
Paperback
200 pages
August
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