First Draft Episode #181: Soman Chainani
Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series, including the most recent A Crystal of Time (out today!) talks about the insidiousness of triumphant good, how tutoring taught him discipline, and the epic battle of Serena Williams versus Maria Sharapova.
LINKS AND TOPICS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Soman read The Ramona series by Beverly Cleary growing up before skipping over children’s literature and going straight to adult.
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice turned Soman onto adult literature.
Renee Ahdieh, author of The Wrath & the Dawn series and Flame in the Mist (listen to her First Draft episode here)
Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein addresses the “princess myth” created by Disney and how it’s affected girls today.
Soman’s appearance on the Tim Ferriss podcast where he talked about tutoring and the seperation of work and money.
Maria Sharapova, Russian Olympic level professional tennis player.
Serena Williams, American Olympic level professional tennis player who has been named “the greatest athlete of all time”.
Tiger Woods, American professional golfer who has been named one of “the greatest golfers of all time”.
Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here)
The Fault in Our Stars (movie)
Becky Albertalli, author of Simon Versus The Homo Sapiens Agenda (listen to her First Draft episodes here)
Love, Simon (movie)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (movie) based on the New York Time bestselling series of the same name by Ransom Riggs (listen to his First Draft episode here)
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (Listen to her First Draft episode here)
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