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Soman Chainani

Chainani, Soman

Birth place: Miami, Florida, USA

15 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
September 2013 42 Review The School for Good and Evil The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September-October 2013
November 2015 24 Essay Children's Books: Snow White in Shining Armor The New York Times Book Review, November 8, 2015
November 2015 24 Review The Most Wonderful Thing in the World The New York Times Book Review, November 8, 2015
November 2015 24 Review The Sleeper and the Spindle The New York Times Book Review, November 8, 2015
November 2015 24 Review Vasilisa the Beautiful The New York Times Book Review, November 8, 2015
November 2018 20 Review A Dastardly Plot The New York Times Book Review, November 11, 2018
November 2018 20 Review Inkling The New York Times Book Review, November 11, 2018
November 2018 20 Review Knights vs. Dinosaurs The New York Times Book Review, November 11, 2018
November 2018 20 Essay Novels The New York Times Book Review, November 11, 2018
April 2022 18 Essay Dragon Tales The New York Times Book Review, April 10, 2022
April 2022 18|18.3 Review The Last Mapmaker The New York Times Book Review, April 10, 2022
April 2022 18|18.1 Review The Ogress and the Orphans The New York Times Book Review, April 10, 2022
September 2023 22 Essay The Ghost in the Mirror The New York Times Book Review, September 24, 2023
September 2023 22|22.1 Review The Lost Library The New York Times Book Review, September 24, 2023
November 2025 18|18.8 Review The School for Good and Evil The New York Times Book Review, November 23, 2025

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
2013 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's The School for Good and Evil Nominee
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's A World Without Princes Nominee
2015 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's The Last Ever After Runner-up
2017 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's Quests for Glory Nominee
2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's A Crystal of Time Nominee
2020 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's One True King Finalist
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales Nominee
2022 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's Rise of the School for Good and Evil Runner-up
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