Jay Bell (writer)

Jay Bell
Born	(1977-02-19) February 19, 1977 (age 48)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Novelist
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Kamikaze boys Something Like Summer
Website	jaybellbooks.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

Main article: 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)
• Book 12: Something Like Daybreak (2022)
• Companion story: Something Like Fall (2015)
• When Ben Loved Tim (He Loved Him Book 1) (2024)
• When Ben Loved Jace (He Loved Him Book 2) (2025)

Pride High series

• Pride High, Book One: Red (2022)
• Pride High, Book Two: Orange (2023)
• Pride High, Book Three: Yellow (2023)

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
• Icarus and Apollo
• Switch!
• Blank Slate

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. 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.

External links

• Jay Bell Books