Jay Bell (writer) explained

Jay Bell
Birth Date:	19 February 1977
Occupation:	Novelist
Years Active:	2010–present
Website:	jaybellbooks.com
Nationality:	American

Jay Bell (born February 19, 1977) is an American writer^{[1] [2]} and the author of the Something Like... series. 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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

See 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)

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

External links

• Jay Bell Books

Notes and References

1. Book: Something Like Summer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2011-01-08. 9781453875049. Jay. Bell. Andreas. Bell.
2. Web site: Jay Bell. Goodreads. 2015-08-30.
3. Web site: Something Like Summer. IMDb.
4. Web site: Jay Bell: Something Like Love. Lambda Literary. 2015-08-30. Smart. Dick. 24 June 2013.
5. Web site: The Author – Jay Bell Books.
6. Web site: Amazon.com: Best Books of 2011--Gay & Lesbian. www.amazon.com. 2015-08-31.
7. Web site: 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists And Winners. Lambda Literary. 2015-08-31. 2012-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120701140911/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/24th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists/. dead.
8. Web site: 25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!. Lambda Literary. 4 June 2013. 2015-08-30.
9. Web site: Winners of Lambda Literary Awards Announced. WSJ Blogs - Speakeasy. 2013-06-04. 2015-08-31.