My last newsletter of 2023 is live with thoughts on deep dives and the unexpected connections that come with revision., along with news on writing that’s hitting the airwaves in 2024, and the year in cultural consumption. You can read here, and don’t forget to subscribe—it’s free!
Pictured: (clockwise from left) My paternal grandmother, Fausya Zemberekci, photographed at home in Beyoğlu (then Pera), Istanbul, about 1919; (right) The Grand Rue de Pera (now Istiklal Street), Beyoğlu, 26 July 1912; film still from “Past Lives,” dir. Celine Song (2023).