Soman Chainani

<p><strong>Soman Chainani'</strong>s six novels in the School for Good and Evil series each debuted on the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller list. The series has sold over 3.7 million copies, has been translated into 35 languages, and has been adapted into a film by Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries. His collection of retold fairy tales, <em>Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales</em>, was also an instant <em>New York Times</em> bestseller and is in development to be a television series from Sony 3000.</p><p>Soman is a graduate of Harvard University and received his MFA in film from Columbia University. Every year, he visits schools around the world to speak to kids and share his secret: that reading is the path to a better life.</p>