{"version":"1.0","type":"link","provider_name":"Hardcover","provider_url":"https://hardcover.app","cache_age":86400,"title":"Eric Smith","url":"https://hardcover.app/authors/eric-smith","author_name":"Eric Smith","author_url":"https://hardcover.app/authors/eric-smith","description":"Eric Smith was born the fifth of six children. He served a full-time English-speaking mission from 2000-2002 in what was then the Illinois Chicago North Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He studied English and earth science education in Rexburg, Idaho, at BYU-Idaho, particularly enjoying and excelling in geology, editing, and English and early-American literature. He earned his teaching certificate and a bachelor of science degree in 2007. He enjoys writing imaginative, critical, and biographical pieces. Some of his favorite books include \u0026quot;The Count of Monte Cristo\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;The Picture of Dorian Gray.\u0026quot; In addition to writing and speaking, Eric enjoys tech, superhero lore, folf, firearms, and film, particularly those made by Christopher Nolan and those starring Jimmy Stewart. ","thumbnail_url":"https://assets.hardcover.app/author/235091/9424218f-bd6d-4139-a052-b0c13d9ab334.webp","thumbnail_width":120,"thumbnail_height":120}