Jay Bell (writer)

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Jay Bell
Born (1977-02-19) February 19, 1977 (age 48)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNovelist
Years active2010–present
Known for
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]

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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

Pride High series

Loka Legends series

Other work

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.