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WANT A ONE-ON-ONE CHAT WITH SOMAN?
Hey folks,
Next week is the official launch of BEASTS & BEAUTY and here’s the chance to meet Soman one-on-one in your own special chat!
All you have to do is book your private virtual Meet & Greet with Soman on one of the two following dates. Click on the date you want, order your book, and claim your time!
Changing Hands Bookstore——————————
Blue Willow BookshopSeptember 9, 2021
Beasts & Beauty Photo Countdown
To countdown to the September 21st release date of BEASTS BEAUTY, we are posting a photo each day featuring a character from one of the book’s fairytales.
Can you guess the tale? Leave your answer for each day in the comments below!
Day 7
Day 8
DAY 9
DAY 10
DAY 11
DAY 12
September 3, 2021
Welcome to Soman Chainani’s EverNever World
Greetings and welcome to Soman Chainani’s EverNever World — a universe of magic, mystery, and wonder, where the School for Good & Evil series will be one world among many. I’m your guide Jun here to show you the ins and outs of EverNever.com, Soman’s new website that will be the home all his fantasy worlds, both past, present, AND future… So step in and let’s begin our journey…
This is the front page of EverNever.com:
Here, you will find Soman’s spotlit books and the latest news on all things Ever and Never. You can also click the “Events” button to bring up a list of Soman’s upcoming appearances. Clicking on a date will take you to a third party site with more details:
We’re going to start our tour by visiting the first item on the top menu bar — “The Library — here is where you’ll be able to explore all of Soman’s books in detail:
Once you’re in the Library, you can select which book you want to explore. On each book’s page, you can read or listen to an extract, watch the book’s trailer, and see reviews:
You can order a book by selecting your country and retailer of choice:
The second top menu section we’re going to cover is “The Looking Glass”:
This is your portal to all kinds of fun stuff!
Maps of legendary places in Soman’s books… Quizzes that will reveal the deepest secrets of your soul… Digital wallpapers, to deck out your devices in the latest EverNever skins… And galleries where you can see the best of your fellow readers’ fan-art, and submit your own creations for the chance to win exclusive prizes…
We’ll be hosting these contests and whole lot more on the Bulletin, which you can access from the top menu:
Here you’ll find everything from latest news about the School for Good & Evil movie, to Soman’s upcoming appearances, and the most recent episodes of EverNever TV, EverNever World’s weekly Youtube show hosted by yours truly.
You can join the conversation by scrolling down to the comment section of each post. To comment, fill out your display name and email address. Once your comment is reviewed, it will be posted publicly. You can also reply to other people’s comments in the same way, to create threads:
Our last top menu item is the Storian section. Here you’ll find Soman’s biography, live Instagram feed, and Q&A answering some commonly asked questions:
Rounding out our tour, we have the Press section, where you’ll find a list of awards, as well as links to the top news stories about EverNever World projects:
Last but not least we have the Educators section where there are all kinds of great resources to deepen your discussion of Soman’s books:
Don’t forget to check out the SGE Interactive Workbook, which has loads of fun games and activities. If you’re interested in having Soman for a speaking engagement, you can submit your request using the form located here:
And that concludes our tour of EverNever.com! A reminder that in two weeks on September 17th, schoolforgoodandevil.com will be redirecting to the new website. As user data cannot be transferred between the two sites, all users should back-up their posts—RPs, Fan-Fiction, etc.
As we move into this next chapter with the impending release of the movie, we invite users to join the wider discussion on Soman’s social media, linked below, where they may find fellow fans:
Soman is so excited to share with you this new portal into his EverNever World, as it grows and develops in the years to come!
September 1, 2021
Welcome to EverNever World!
Greetings and welcome to Soman Chainani’s EverNever World — a universe of magic, mystery, and wonder, where the School for Good & Evil series will be one world among many. I’m your guide Jun here to show you the ins and outs of EverNever.com, Soman’s new website that will be the home all his fantasy worlds, both past, present, AND future… So step in and let’s begin our journey…
This is the front page of EverNever.com:
Here, you will find Soman’s spotlit books and the latest news on all things Ever and Never. You can also click the “Events” button to bring up a list of Soman’s upcoming appearances. Clicking on a date will take you to a third party site with more details:
We’re going to start our tour by visiting the first item on the top menu bar — “The Library — here is where you’ll be able to explore all of Soman’s books in detail:
Once you’re in the Library, you can select which book you want to explore. On each book’s page, you can read or listen to an extract, watch the book’s trailer, and see reviews:
You can order a book by selecting your country and retailer of choice:
The second top menu section we’re going to cover is “The Looking Glass”:
This is your portal to all kinds of fun stuff!
Maps of legendary places in Soman’s books… Quizzes that will reveal the deepest secrets of your soul… Digital wallpapers, to deck out your devices in the latest EverNever skins… And galleries where you can see the best of your fellow readers’ fan-art, and submit your own creations for the chance to win exclusive prizes…
We’ll be hosting these contests and whole lot more on the Bulletin, which you can access from the top menu:
Here you’ll find everything from latest news about the School for Good & Evil movie, to Soman’s upcoming appearances, and the most recent episodes of EverNever TV, EverNever World’s weekly Youtube show hosted by yours truly.
You can join the conversation by scrolling down to the comment section of each post. To comment, fill out your display name and email address. Once your comment is reviewed, it will be posted publicly. You can also reply to other people’s comments in the same way, to create threads:
Our last top menu item is the Storian section. Here you’ll find Soman’s biography, live Instagram feed, and Q&A answering some commonly asked questions:
Rounding out our tour, we have the Press section, where you’ll find a list of awards, as well as links to the top news stories about EverNever World projects:
Last but not least we have the Educators section where there are all kinds of great resources to deepen your discussion of Soman’s books:
Don’t forget to check out the SGE Interactive Workbook, which has loads of fun games and activities. If you’re interested in having Soman for a speaking engagement, you can submit your request using the form located here:
And that concludes our tour of EverNever.com! We’re so excited to share with you this new portal into Soman’s EverNever World, as it grows and develops in the years to come!
August 27, 2021
The School for Good and Evil Movie
Hello Evers and Nevers! Welcome to the EVER NEVER WORLD, the home of my past and future fantasy multiverse, which includes THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL and more universes to come — with the next one being BEASTS AND BEAUTY, which comes out on September 21st.
I know so many of you have your eye on 2022, when THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL movie comes out, so I’ll be updating you periodically on the progress here in the blog, since you’re our Ever Never Army that we’ll be counting on to get the word out.
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL movie is a Netflix film and will be released globally on the Netflix streaming platform in 2022. There’s no release date yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as we have one. It’s directed by the masterful Paul Feig, director of BRIDESMAIDS, GHOSTBUSTERS, SPY, and A SIMPLE FAVOR amongst other movies. Paul has been truly the best to work with and there is no better director for this movie. He’s brilliant, funny, smart, collaborative, and most importantly, he loves both the books and you the fans. All in all, it’s a recipe for a wonderful movie.
The film finished shooting on July 29th in Belfast, Ireland — it finished 98% of filming on July 3rd and then there were a couple scenes that had to be picked up a little later in the month. I was in Belfast on-set for quite a while and from what I’ve seen, you are in for a mind-blowing experience. I don’t want to spoil anything, but suffice to say, this feels like a truly epic fantasy movie.
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Of course like all adaptations, there are some changes to the book, all of which I love and actively championed, in order to make the movie work on its own terms. And yet, I also think it’s the most faithful adaptation of a fantasy book I’ve ever seen. The feeling of the book is alive in every frame.
The cast is spectacular — Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Kit Young, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave and so many more — and all of them are just as incredible off-screen as they are on-screen. If you haven’t seen my onset diaries on EverNever TV, it’s worth checking them out to hear my first emotional responses to seeing the SGE world brought to life.
There’s SO much to come on the movie-front and you the fans will play a pivotal role, as you’ll soon see. So keep your eye on these blogs, as I’ll continue to update you whenever there’s news. Right now, they’re deep in post-production, which will take time, so even though we’re quiet, just know the team is hard at work!
Also, if you’ve read this far, I encourage you to attend the Beasts & Beauty Virtual Launch Party on September 24th at 4pm EST on the Shelf Stuff Youtube Page Livestream. There might just be some SGE Movie surprises and special guests in store for you…
It’s crazy, right? We have a movie coming! Ahhhhhh. I share your excitement. Next year is going to be the year of Good and Evil!
Love to you all,
Soman
Virtual Meet & Greet with Soman Chainani #1
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2021, 9:30 PM ET
Soman joins Changing Hands Bookstore for private meet-and-greet virtual event to celebrate the release of his new novel, Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales.
A signed copy of Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales is included with the purchase of a ticket from Changing Hands.
Get your tickets now at the link below!
https://www.changinghands.com/event/september2021/virtual-meet-and-greet-soman-chainani
