Here are a few of the past newsletters that you probably missed (which I'm still super proud of!)

A celebration of the special education teacher who saved me from slipping thru the cracks when I had a severe learning disability:

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/the-teacher-who-saved-my-life-and-made-me-a-writer/

An essay about my late father and his journey toward accepting my transition:

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/the-story-i-like-to-tell-about-my-father/

"The story I like to tell about my father doesn’t end with his death."

Seven wrong lessons that everybody learned from the success of Game of Thrones:

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/7-wrong-lessons-that-creators-learned-from-game/

"If you actually go back and watch the first episode of Game of Thrones, you’ll be startled by how friendly and cheerful a lot of it is. People smile and show affection."

To survive COVID, indie bookstores had to reimagine what it means to be a bookstore:

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/to-survive-a-year-of-covid-indie-booksellers-had/

A heavily reported piece about all the creative strategies indie booksellers figured out to get through a uniquely challenging time. Support local bookstores! <3

Here's a tribute to John Ostrander, one of the all-time great comics writers who co-created Suicide Squad and Grimjack, and did amazing work with Batman and Star Wars:

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/if-you-like-the-suicide-squad-you-ought-to-love/

"The best word I can come up with for Ostrander’s writing is 'humane.'"