Jay Bell
Born (1977-02-19) February 19, 1977
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNovelist
Years active2010–present
Known for
Websitejaybellbooks.com

Jay Bell (born February 19, 1977) is an American writer[1][2] and the author of the Something Like... series.[3] The first novel in the series, Something like Summer, was adapted into a feature film by Blue Seraph Productions under the direction of David Berry and screenwriter Carlos Pedraza.[4]

Personal life

A native of Kansas, Bell moved to Germany where he lived for ten years with his husband, artist and industrial designer Andreas Bell.[3] The couple now live in Chicago.[5]

Awards and honors

In 2012, Something Like Summer was included in Amazon's Best Books of 2011: Gay & Lesbian list, and nominated for to the 24th Lambda Literary Awards in the category of Gay Romance[6][7]

In 2013, Bell won the 25th Lambda Literary Awards in the category of Gay Romance for his novel Kamikaze Boys.[8][9]

Publications

Something like... series

  • Book 1: Something Like Summer (2011)
  • Book 2: Something Like Winter (2012)
  • Book 3: Something Like Autumn (2013)
  • Book 4: Something Like Spring (2014)
  • Book 5: Something Like Lightning (2014)
  • Book 6: Something Like Thunder (2015)
  • Book 7: Something Like Stories - Volume 1 (2016)
  • Book 8: Something Like Rain (2016)
  • Book 9: Something Like Stories - Volume 2 (2017)
  • Book 10: Something Like Forever (2017)
  • Book 11: Something Like Stories - Volume 3 (2020)
  • Companion story: Something Like Fall (2015)

Loka Legends series

  • Story: Finding Fire
  • Book 1: The Cat in the Cradle
  • Story: Flesh and Blood
  • Book 2: From Darkness to Darkness

Other work

  • Kamikaze Boys
  • Hell's Pawn
  • Language Lessons
  • Like and Subscribe
  • Straight Boy
  • The Boy At the Bottom of the Fountain
  • Out of Time, Into You

References

  1. ↑ Bell, Jay; Bell, Andreas (2011-01-08). Something Like Summer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781453875049.
  2. ↑ "Jay Bell". Goodreads. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  3. 1 2 Smart, Dick (24 June 2013). "Jay Bell: Something Like Love". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Something Like Summer". IMDb.
  5. ↑ "The Author – Jay Bell Books".
  6. ↑ "Amazon.com: Best Books of 2011--Gay & Lesbian". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  7. ↑ "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists And Winners". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  8. ↑ "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  9. ↑ "Winners of Lambda Literary Awards Announced". WSJ Blogs - Speakeasy. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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