New York Times Bestselling Author and Filmmaker

Soman Chainani

News and appearances

Headlines

Soman returns to the Tim Ferris Show, one of the most popular podcasts in the world with over 900 million downloads. Listen here.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 Netflix movie in 84 countries and is now streaming worldwide. The film stars Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, and Sophia Anne Caruso. Watch it here.

Soman is profiled by the Wall Street Journal with an in-depth interview on THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL and other projects. Read it here.

BEASTS & BEAUTY has been picked up by Sony 3000 to be a limited television series, with Soman writing and executive producing. Read the full story here.

BEASTS & BEAUTY is an instant New York Times Bestseller, debuting at #5 in its first week. It is Soman’s 7th New York Times bestseller in a row. BEASTS & BEAUTY is set to be published in 10 languages, with more on the way. To order, click here.

Upcoming appearances

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Bookings

Interested in booking Soman for a talk or a school/library visit? Get in touch with Peter Knapp at Park & Fine. Email. pknapp@parkfine.com

About Soman

Soman Chainani’s debut series, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL, has sold over 4 million copies, been translated into 35 languages across six continents, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries.

His book of retold fairytales, BEASTS & BEAUTY, also debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, his seventh book in a row to do so, and is slated to be a limited television series from Sony 3000, with Soman writing and executive producing. Together, his books have been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 50 weeks.

His latest novels, RISE and FALL OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL, tell a new story in his EverNever World universe, a decade-long franchise of fairy tales and fantasy.

A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University’s MFA Film Program, Soman has been nominated for the Waterstone Prize for Children’s Literature, been named to the Out100, and also received the Sun Valley Writer’s Fellowship.

In his career, Soman has visited more than 800 schools around the world, where he continues to share his secret with students of all ages: that reading is the path to a better life.

Books

Press and Awards

Praise and Awards

“Invention in overdrive…The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class.”
Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Matchless
“IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT SOMEONE COMES ALONG WHO CAN REINVENT FAIRY TALES AND RECLAIM THEIR MAGIC."
Maria Tatar, Chair of Folklore and Mythology Program, Harvard University and Editor of The Classic Fairy Tales
“CHAINANI HAS BEAUTIFULLY IMAGINED THE WORLD WHERE FAIRY TALES COME TO LIFE, A PLACE WHERE FOR EVERY FAIRY PRINCESS WITH A ‘HAPPILY EVER AFTER’ IN HER FUTURE THERE IS A VILLAIN WITH A TRAGIC FATE IN STORE.”
David Magee, screenwriter of Life of Pi and Finding Neverland
“A fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end.”
Ann M. Martin, author of the bestselling Babysitter’s Club series
“Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you’re entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy... A wild and dangerous fairy tale ride. I loved this book.”
R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series

Representation

Literary
Park Literary & Media
55 Broadway, Suite 1601
New York, NY 10006
212.691.3500

Film
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA
424.288.2000

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