Substacks recommended by Julia Edelman

Recommended by Julia Edelman

A free cartoon in your inbox every week + live drawing videos with creative insights, along with hand-drawn stories that prove being a New Yorker cartoonist & comedian in NYC is exactly as unhinged as you'd imagine.

A unique way to see New York through Jason's eyes, via his extremely talented cartoons and sketches.

- Julia Edelman

Mutual

By Ginny Hogan

mostly political satire

Ginny has such an original, incisive voice that always makes me laugh and look at the world differently.

- Julia Edelman

Cartoons by Hilary

By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

Weekly cartoons from the sketchbook of New Yorker cartoonist Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

My favorite source of inspiration to take that much needed mid-day dance break.

- Julia Edelman

American Inequality

By Jeremy Ney

Data on U.S. inequality and regional divides. Covering all things housing, healthcare, poverty, education, tech, and more.

Always insightful and thought provoking. A must read!

- Julia Edelman

Liana’s Newsletter

By Liana Finck

A weekly selection of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist and matador Liana Finck, sent out on Wednesdays. Paid subscribers will also get a Sunday email of autobiographical comics, process drawings, and other behind-the-scenes things. www.lianafinck.com

Liana's cartoons and sketches make you feel seen and understood in her own unique way.

- Julia Edelman

ToonStack

Weekly Cartoons, Jokes, Musings

If you want a magically hilarious compilation of the most talented New Yorker cartoonists all in one place, look no further. And if you don't, what's wrong with you, you monster?!

- Julia Edelman

Brent and Michael Are Going Places

By Michael Jensen

The adventures, insights, and travel tips of a gay nomad couple exploring the world. A "Substack Featured" Newsletter! Also seen on CBS Sunday Morning and CNN.com.

My favorite source for travel tips and personal essays about what it's really like to be a digital nomad.

- Julia Edelman

Embedded

By Nick Catucci

Your essential guide to what’s good on the internet. Written by Kate Lindsay and edited by Nick Catucci.

Rehab For The Heart

By Sarah Akinterinwa

A sort of public diary of weekly drawings and musings by New Yorker Magazine cartoonist Sarah Akinterinwa

Sarah's writing is so authentic and vulnerable and her cartoons are gorgeous. A treat every time a newsletter arrives in my inbox.

- Julia Edelman

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

A source for community where you can share your grief and your gratitude in a unique space.

- Julia Edelman

Make Me Good Soil

By Sophie Strand

Ecology, Storytelling, Myth, and Science

Sophie's writing takes you into another world. It is ethereal, gentle, and draws you in immediately.

- Julia Edelman

Chris Arnade Walks the World

Dispatches and photos from walks around the world

One of the most unique, honest perspectives I've ever read on travel and accessibility.

- Julia Edelman

Making a Scene

By Sophia Jennings

A newsletter about writing for writers.

You're Doing Great

By Sofia Warren

A visual advice column by Sofia Warren

Inner Workings

By Rachel Katz

Literary essays, published occasionally. On work culture, mothering, mysterious women’s diseases, and redefining success. Striving to deliver little nuggets of beauty and sparks of insight.

Rachel's writing is deeply honest and captivating. She has created this space for women seeking answers about chronic illness that is very much needed.

- Julia Edelman