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Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:08:57 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled I'm in transition:
Don said, "Changes. I've blogged here at Rants and Raves since early 2005. For better or for worse, it served as a testing ground for my burgeoning author career. It advanced my illustration and speaking career. Here is where I discovered my voice. And it..." more
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:45:58 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled On the road...:
Don said, "So far April's been a busy month. I've visited schools and presented at book fairs. And then there was the Texas Library Association conference. I haven't been able to do much writing or illustrating. But that changes immediately, as I have..." more
Friday, April 1, 2011 8:56:27 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Highlights Chautauqua, art sales, school visits:
Don said, " p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} Earlier this week on Twitter, I predicted a good week ahead...." more
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:46:05 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Hanging out at BookPeople:
Don said, "This morning I visited BookPeople, Austin's local independent book store. I had a ball.I used to visit bookstores all the time, mainly hanging out in the picture book section. But that was back in the day when bookstores had wall-to-wall displays of..." more
Friday, March 11, 2011 11:16:42 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Nice review; Black All Around!:
Don said, "Black All Around!, a children's picture book that I illustrated, written by Patricia Hubbell, received a nice review from the February 2011 edition of the Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's media. Interesting thing is, the review came 7..." more
Thursday, March 3, 2011 9:13:04 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Book Fair:
Don said, "My son's school had their Scholastic Book Fair today. He picked out many books, but I bought one for myself, too — For The Love of Basketball: From A to Z, written by Frederick C. Klein, illustrated by Mark W. Anderson. I'm not into basketball at..." more
Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:19:16 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Editorial stuff:
Don said, "Copyright Don Tate/Austin American-Statesman"
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 11:59:00 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Happy Holidays!:
Don said, "This is an old cartoon, originally posted on my now defunct Brotha Buck blog. I revived this strip, used it my holiday cards, and I sent to a few art directors, editors and licensing clients. Although the blog is now closed down, the cartoons still..." more
Friday, December 31, 2010 10:10:36 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled A valuable lesson almost cost me my home:
Don said, "p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0px} span.s1..." more
Friday, December 3, 2010 10:15:53 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled A note to aspiring authors who've contacted me:
Don said, "p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} Because I'm a children's book illustrator, and a loud-mouth social networker, I tend to..." more
Friday, December 3, 2010 7:29:53 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled A new book for African American quilters:
Don said, "Author Kyra E. Hicks included my name in her new book 1.6 Million African American Quilters: Survey, Sites, and a Half-Dozen Art Quilt Blocks. The book is about Black quilt makers -- quilt industry figures including numbers of Black quilters..." more
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:08:24 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled 2010 goals met:
Don said, "p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} span.s1 {letter-spacing: 0.0px} In March I finished a nonfiction picture book that I wrote and..." more
Monday, November 15, 2010 12:52:08 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Book signings and festivals:
Don said, "Over the past few days, I had the pleasure of participating in two very special book events — a signing at Menchaca Elementary School's Scholastic Book Fair and the Savannah Children's Book festival. I had an absolutely fantastic time at both..." more
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 9:12:01 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story. It's release day!:
Don said, "Today, October 19, is release day for She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story, a book that I illustrated, written by the wonderful Audrey Vernick. The book released with this wonderful trailer put together by Kristen Cappy of Curious City. Ain’t..." more
Monday, October 18, 2010 8:26:56 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Texas Book Festival weekend, 2010:
Don said, "I had a fantastic weekend at the Texas Book Festival. On Friday evening, I attended the coolest party with the coolest people -- authors and illustrators from all over the country. The party was hosted at the home of literary director Clay Smith. I..." more
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:32:48 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled How I became a Texas literary scoundrel:
Don said, "Let me tell you how much of a pain-in-the-butt I can be when I want to. Recently I was invited to join forces with six Texas authors, to promote children's literature. The group calls themselves the Texas Sweethearts. You've probably heard of 'em..." more
Sunday, October 10, 2010 10:17:07 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Blog tour: One Million Men and Me, featuring artist Peter Ambush:
Don said, " In celebration of the Million Man March 15-year anniversary, author Kelly Starling Lyons embarks on a two-week virtual tour, which will highlight her book ONE MILLION MEN and ME (Just Us Books). The tour includes interviews about the..." more
Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:20:52 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Burnt Orange almost burned me:
Don said, "This is an illustration I created for an article in the Statesman called Longhorns clothes, Cakes, Trivia and more. It represents the ultimate Texas football fan wearing his UT Snuggie, ball cap, H2Orange water bottle, burnt orange wall paint and..." more
Friday, September 10, 2010 12:43:01 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Making a picture book dummy for Duke:
Don said, "Recently I finished sketches for Duke, a picture book to publish with Charlesbridge. And if I can say so myself, they turned out very nice. I say that modestly. Yesterday, I made photocopies of my art, and made a dummy.The author, Anna Celenza,..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:18:11 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled She Loved Baseball ARCs arrived:
Don said, " Received an ARC (advance reader copy) for SHE LOVED BASEBALL: THE EFFA MANLEY STORY, a book I illustrated for HarperCollins. It will publish later this year, in October. My editor, the art director and designers were..." more
Saturday, July 24, 2010 8:54:36 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Graphic reporting: My other career.:
Don said, "I've been blogging about my children’s book career for nearly 6 years now. But I’ve rarely discussed my other career: Graphics reporting at the Statesman.I spend just as much time illustrating and preparing graphics at the Statesman as I do..." more
Monday, July 12, 2010 12:49:06 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Don and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day:
Don said, "Alexander doesn't have a thing on me. My day has been worse:--Bought a car battery to install myself, but couldn't find my tools.--Dug through the messy garage, found a wrench, but cable nuts were two different sizes.--Searched unsuccessfully for a..." more
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 9:47:37 AM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled Around Our Way on Neighbors' Day.:
Don said, "Hey all, my colleague, Tameka Fryer Brown, at the Brown Bookshelf has a book coming out in little less than a month. It's called Around Our Way on Neighbors' Day. It will be released on August 1st, and has already received a nice review from..." more
Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:33:24 PM
Don Tate wrote a blog post titled MY BLOG HAS MOVED...:
Don said, "My blog can now be found ----->here, at my website!Please update your link to my blog. Thanks for your support."