Zoey Dean
Zoey Dean | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Comedy young-adult |
| Notable works | A-List series |
Zoey Dean is the pseudonym[1] for the creators of The A-List series and How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls, which has been renamed and turned into a TV show known as Privileged on the CW in September 2008. Zoey Dean's books are produced by the media packager Alloy Entertainment, which created Gossip Girl, The Clique Series, and The A-List and sold them to Little, Brown and Company.[1][2] Books from The Talent Series started appearing in 2008.
According to a biography provided by Alloy Entertainment, Zoey Dean "divides her time between her house in Beverly Hills and lounging around on her favorite small Caribbean islands".[3] In 2006, The New York Times described Zoey Dean as "a pseudonym for a married writing team".[1] The pseudonym has been jointly used by writers Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]Young adult novels
[edit]The A-List
- The A-List (2003)
- Girls on Film (2003)
- Blonde Ambition (2005)
- Tall Cool One (2005)
- Back in Black (2005)
- Some Like It Hot (2006)
- American Beauty (2006)
- Heart of Glass (2007)
- Beautiful Stranger (2007)
- California Dreaming (2008)
The A-List: Hollywood Royalty
- Hollywood Royalty (January 2009)
- Sunset Boulevard (August 2009)
- City of Angels (March 2010)
Talent Series
- Talent
- Almost Famous (2008)
- Star Power (2009)
- Young Hollywood (2009) (never released)
Other novels
[edit]- Privileged (2008) (formerly published under the name How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls)
- Hollywood is Like High School With Money (July 2009)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wolf, Naomi (March 12, 2006). "New York Times Book Review "Young Adult Fiction: Wild Things" March 12, 2006 =". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Quill & Quire "Trends in YA reading, part two" March 15, 2006 =". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Alloy Entertainment".
- ^ Biography: Zoey Dean. Scholastic Corporation (accessed September 20, 2015)
