Bestselling author L.J. Smith passed away at 66. The author was famous for the Vampire Diaries novel series, which has been adapted into a TV series. Smith, whose full name was Lisa Jane Smith, passed ...

Author L.J. Smith, who created the 'Vampire Diaries' otherwordly book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name, ...

The New York Times best-seller died on March 8 in Walnut Creek, Calif, after suffering the effects of a rare autoimmune disease for a decade.

L.J. Smith, the writer of “The Vampire Diaries” books that were adapted into a television series on The CW, died March 8 at the age of 66. Smith’s partner, Julie Divola, and sister, Judy Clifford, ...

Maeve Bidonde, Staff Writer L.J Smith is best known for her book series “The Vampire Diaries” which was turned into a ...

publishing a novel and novella in an informal continuation of the “Vampire Diaries.” (Kindle Worlds was discontinued in 2018). Her partner, Ms. Divola, a San Francisco tax lawyer, said Ms ...

The first novel Smith published was “The Night of ... It led to a deal with Alloy Entertainment to write “The Vampire Diaries.” The series started off with three books published in 1991 ...

Author LJ Smith, whose best-selling Vampire Diaries novels were turned into a ... Smith had originally been hired to write the novel series by a book packager - who sold them to a publisher ...