May 19, 2026 · 46 min · 28 segments
Soman Chainani's young adult novel series, "The School for Good & Evil," has sold more than 4.5 million copies around the globe and became a hugely popular Netflix movie. In the latest episode of…
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And even if you don't know him by name, you definitely know his hit series, The School for Good and Evil, which was also turned into a hit Netflix movie.
We talked to him today about his new book though, which is a bit of a departure from the fantasy world he wrote about previously.
It imagines a world right here in which a teenage boy suddenly gets swept into power and becomes President of the United States.
We talked about why Soman has always found female villains to be way more interesting than the men.
And we also talked about the challenges he faces now as an author talking to teenagers, trying to get them interested in reading, and young boys in particular.
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And even if you don't know him by name, you definitely know his hit series, The School for Good and Evil, which was also turned into a hit Netflix movie.
We talked to him today about his new book though, which is a bit of a departure from the fantasy world he wrote about previously.
It imagines a world right here in which a teenage boy suddenly gets swept into power and becomes President of the United States.
We talked about why Soman has always found female villains to be way more interesting than the men.
And we also talked about the challenges he faces now as an author talking to teenagers, trying to get them interested in reading, and young boys in particular.