Zoë Z. Dean
Expertise
Movies, TV, Books
- Zoë Z. Dean is an award-winning crime fiction author.
- She's also a regular essay contributor at The Solute: A Film Site by Lovers of Film.
- She has wide-ranging tastes and loves crime stories, science fiction, fantasy, horror, comedy—and the list goes on.
Experience
In addition to working for Looper, Zoë also writes mysteries. Her short stories have won the Robert L. Fish Award and the Thriller Award for Best Short Story. She has wide-ranging tastes in pop culture, especially where books, movies, and TV are concerned. She's a staff writer at The Solute: A Film Site by Lovers of Film, where she contributes regular essays on noir, under-seen movies, and more.
Education
Her B.A. in English and Master's in Library Science have given her a firm foundation for appreciating both culture and the tricky process of organizing it. Her reader's advisory training gives her a particular gift for "if you like"-style recommendation lists.
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Stories By Zoë Z. Dean
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It's still a vibrant, entertaining drama that people are talking about. Let's join the conversation and look at the untold truth of House, M.D.
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YouTube offers a wide variety of legitimate free movies, and all you have to do is sit through a few ads. Here's the best ones on the platform.
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Rejoice, Stephen King fans! A wealth of the horror master's work is in development for big and small screen adaptations. Here are all of his upcoming projects.
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Return of the Jedi marked the end of an era for Star Wars. This is what the final days on the set of the movie were like.
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Grab some popcorn and prepare for some Hollywood magic as we look at what it was really like to watch the first 3D movie in theaters.
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From Final Girls to creative kills, here are things that happen in every Friday the 13th movie.
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From ironies and real-life implications to historical bonuses and technical sophistication, here are things only adults notice in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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From tragic deaths to tearful goodbyes, here are the most heartbreaking moments in Pixar films.
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From powerful psychics to wayward youths, these TV roles were too mature for child actors.
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From backstage trivia and secrets of the show's success to its lasting place in viewers' hearts, this is the untold truth of Little House on the Prairie.
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Let's take a look at the sneakiest ways Universal Studios gets you to spend more money.
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While Gene Hackman's screen presence is magnetic, the man behind it can be harder to spot. Here, we pull him a little further into the spotlight.