About Jay Bell
Born 1977. Jay Bell is an American novelist.
Jay Bell (born February 19, 1977) is an American writer and the author of the Something Like... series.
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. The couple now live in Chicago.
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
In 2013, Bell won the 25th Lambda Literary Awards in the category of Gay Romance for his novel Kamikaze Boys.
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 (2015) Book 8: Something Like Hail (2016) Book 9: Something Like Rain (2016) Book 10: Something Like Stories - Volume 2 (2017) Book 11: Something Like Forever (2017) Book 12: Something Like Stories - Volume 3 (2020) Online: 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) Pride High, Book Four: Green (2024) Pride High, Book Five: Blue (2025)
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
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Who is Jay Bell?
American novelist
When was Jay Bell born?
Jay Bell was born on 19 February 1977 in Merriam.
What is Jay Bell's occupation?
Jay Bell is a novelist.
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Jay Bell is American.
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