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Soman Chainani is an American author and filmmaker, best known for writing the children's book series The School for Good and Evil.

Soman's series, The School for Good and Evil, debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, has sold more than 3.5 million copies, been translated into 32 languages across 6 continents, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries.

His other books in the School for Good and Evil series – A World Without Princes, The Last Ever After, Quests for Glory, A Crystal of Time and One True King – have all debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List as well.

His book of retold fairytales, Beasts and Beauty, was released on September 21, 2021, to wide acclaim, with Kirkus Reviews calling the collection "expertly crafted... evoking the wonder, terror, and magic of the fantasy realms." Beasts & Beauty was an instant New York Times bestseller, Soman’s seventh New York Times bestseller in a row, and is slated to be a limited television series from Sony 3000, with Soman writing and executive producing. Together, Chainani's books have been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 44 weeks.