

They Flew, Carlos Eire
A reading meditation on belief, evidence, and the modern mind’s discomfort with the supernatural. Eire is an historian of early modern Christianity who investigates reports of levitation among Catholic saints…. such as Teresa of Avila and Joseph of Cupertino. It’s not to prove or debunk their flights, but to interrogate why modernity feels compelled to do either. The book becomes a philosophical inquiry: What counts as credible testimony? When did Western culture begin to as


Dizzy & Jimmy, Liz Sheridan
A memoir in which actress Liz Sheridan recounts her early-1950s love affair with a young James Dean long before he became a figure of Hollywood lore. Sheridan was a hopeful dancer and aspiring performer in New York City, and met Dean when the two were struggling artists trying to make their way in NYC. Through her memories…. late-night conversations, shared apartments in the Upper West Side, and bohemian wanderings through Manhattan, the book captures the mix of hope, passion


