diff --git a/Wave/Services/EmailFactory.cs b/Wave/Services/EmailFactory.cs
index ffd2072..772751e 100644
--- a/Wave/Services/EmailFactory.cs
+++ b/Wave/Services/EmailFactory.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ public class EmailFactory(IOptions<Customization> customizations, EmailTemplateS
 		}.ToFrozenDictionary());
 	}
 
+	public async ValueTask<string> CreateAuthorCard(ApplicationUser user, Uri host) {
+		var profileLink = new Uri(host, "/profile/" + user.Id);
+		var pfpLink = new Uri(host, "api/user/pfp/" + user.Id + "?size=100");
+
+		string partial = await TemplateService.GetPartialAsync("email-author");
+		return string.Format(partial, pfpLink, user.FullName, user.AboutTheAuthor, profileLink.AbsoluteUri);
+	}
+
 	public async ValueTask<Guid?> IsTokenValid(string id, string token) {
 		return await TemplateService.ValidateTokensAsync(id, token, deleteToken: false);
 	}
diff --git a/Wave/Services/EmailTemplateService.cs b/Wave/Services/EmailTemplateService.cs
index 32ce245..4f76eaa 100644
--- a/Wave/Services/EmailTemplateService.cs
+++ b/Wave/Services/EmailTemplateService.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public enum Constants {
 		FileSystem.GetEmailTemplate("welcome", DefaultTemplates["welcome"]);
 		FileSystem.GetPartialTemplate("email-article", DefaultPartials["email-article"]);
 		FileSystem.GetPartialTemplate("email-plain-footer", DefaultPartials["email-plain-footer"]);
+		FileSystem.GetPartialTemplate("email-author", DefaultPartials["email-author"]);
 	}
 
 	public string ApplyTokens(string template, Func<string, string?> replacer) {
@@ -312,6 +313,20 @@ public enum Constants {
 		{
 			"email-plain-footer",
 			$"Unsubscribe: [[{Constants.EmailUnsubscribeLink}]]"
+		},
+		{
+			"email-author",
+			"""
+			<div style="padding: 1em; border: 1px solid black; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 0 currentColor; background: #ffb3c8; margin-top: 12px; min-height: 108px">
+				<img style="float: left; margin: 0 8px 8px 0; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px" 
+					 src="{0}" alt="" width="100" />
+				<span style="margin: 0; color: black">
+					<h2 style="color: black; margin-top: 0;">{1}</h2>
+					<p>{2}</p>
+					<a target="_blank" style="color: black" href="{3}">Profile</a>
+				</span>
+			</div>
+			"""
 		}
 	};
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wave/Services/NewsletterBackgroundService.cs b/Wave/Services/NewsletterBackgroundService.cs
index 1ceb34c..cba707c 100644
--- a/Wave/Services/NewsletterBackgroundService.cs
+++ b/Wave/Services/NewsletterBackgroundService.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ public class NewsletterBackgroundService(ILogger<NewsletterBackgroundService> lo
 			await using var context = await ContextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
 			var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
 			var newsletters = context.Set<EmailNewsletter>()
+				.IgnoreQueryFilters()
 				.Include(n => n.Article.Author)
 				.Include(n => n.Article.Categories)
-				.Where(n => !n.IsSend && n.DistributionDateTime <= now)
+				.Where(n => !n.Article.IsDeleted && !n.IsSend && n.DistributionDateTime <= now)
 				.ToList();
 			if (newsletters.Count < 1) return;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ public class NewsletterBackgroundService(ILogger<NewsletterBackgroundService> lo
 				string replyTo = "";
 				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newsletter.Article.Author.ContactEmail))
 					replyTo = $"{newsletter.Article.Author.Name} <{newsletter.Article.Author.ContactEmail}>";
+				string aboutTheAuthor = await factory.CreateAuthorCard(
+					newsletter.Article.Author, 
+					new Uri(Customizations.AppUrl, UriKind.Absolute));
 
 				Logger.LogInformation("Processing '{title}'.", newsletter.Article.Title);
 				// set newsletter to send first, so we don't spam people 
@@ -55,10 +59,11 @@ public class NewsletterBackgroundService(ILogger<NewsletterBackgroundService> lo
 					last = subscribers.Last();
 
 					foreach (var subscriber in subscribers) {
-						var email = await factory.CreateSubscribedEmail(subscriber, articleLink, 
+						var email = await factory.CreateSubscribedEmail(
+							subscriber, articleLink, 
 							newsletter.Article.Title,
-							newsletter.Article.Title, 
-							newsletter.Article.BodyHtml, 
+							newsletter.Article.Title,
+							newsletter.Article.BodyHtml + aboutTheAuthor, 
 							newsletter.Article.BodyPlain, 
 							"newsletter-" + newsletter.Id, replyTo);
 						await client.SendEmailAsync(email);