Legend has it that Eric Silver has read over a thousand books in his twenty-and-a-half years on this planet. It is harder to read on other planets, as the lack of atmosphere, helpful environmental chemicals, and general lack of coffee shops prevent the action. When on Earth, he wears cardigans and Nike Hi-Tops and glasses that flatter his face. When he grows up, he wants to teach poems to high-schoolers and wear tweed jackets with elbow patches and intricate linings. There is no evidence linking the recent epidemic of swooning lady bookstore workers to his undergraduate career at New York University, but there no evidence disproving it either. You should buy him a muffin. Any muffin.