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.