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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]
Jay Bell | |
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| Born | February 19, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for |
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| Website | jaybellbooks.com |
Personal life
editA 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
editIn 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
editSomething like... series
edit- 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)
- Book 12: Something Like Daybreak (2022)
- Companion story: Something Like Fall (2015)
- When Ben Loved Tim (He Loved Him Book 1) (2024)
Pride High series
edit- Pride High, Book One: Red (2022)
- Pride High, Book Two: Orange (2023)
- Pride High, Book Three: Yellow (2023)
Loka Legends series
edit- Story: Finding Fire
- Book 1: The Cat in the Cradle
- Story: Flesh and Blood
- Book 2: From Darkness to Darkness
Other work
edit- 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
- Icarus and Apollo
- Switch!
- Blank Slate
References
edit- ^ Bell, Jay; Bell, Andreas (2011-01-08). Something Like Summer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781453875049.
- ^ "Jay Bell". Goodreads. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ a b Smart, Dick (24 June 2013). "Jay Bell: Something Like Love". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "Something Like Summer". IMDb.
- ^ "The Author – Jay Bell Books".
- ^ "Amazon.com: Best Books of 2011--Gay & Lesbian". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- ^ "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists And Winners". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- ^ "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "Winners of Lambda Literary Awards Announced". WSJ Blogs - Speakeasy. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2015-08-31.