Jay Bell (writer)
| Jay Bell | |
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| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | jaybellbooks.com |
Jay Bell is an American writer[1][2] best known as the author of the Something Like... series.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The first novel in the series, Something like Summer, is being adapted into a feature film by Blue Seraph Productions under the direction of J. T. Tepnapa and screenwriter Carlos Pedraza.[4][10][11]
Personal life
Bell recently moved from Germany with his husband, artist and industrial designer Andreas Bell.[12] The couple currently reside in Chicago, Illinois. They have two cats named Joey and Cocoa.
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[13][14]
In 2013, Bell won the 25th Lambda Literary Awards in the category of Gay Romance for his novel Kamikaze Boys.[15][16]
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)
- 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
References
- ↑ Bell, Jay; Bell, Andreas (2011-01-08). Something Like Summer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781453875049.
- ↑ "Jay Bell". Goodreads. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Jay Bell: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- 1 2 Bell, Jay (8 January 2011). Something Like Summer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781453875049.
- ↑ Bell, Jay (23 October 2012). Something Like Winter. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1479261727.
- ↑ Bell, Jay (27 May 2013). Something Like Autumn. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1484814772.
- ↑ Bell, Jay (27 January 2014). Something Like Spring. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1494430917.
- ↑ Bell, Jay (4 October 2014). Something Like Lightning. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1500831950.
- ↑ Bell, Jay (18 May 2015). Something Like Thunder. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1511774932.
- ↑ "A Book and Its Film Version -- Made Possible by Readers and Viewers". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "Something Like Summer". Something Like Summer. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ Smart, Dick (24 June 2013). "Jay Bell: Something Like Love". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- ↑ "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "Winners of Lambda Literary Awards Announced". WSJ Blogs - Speakeasy. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2015-08-31.