Author L.J. Smith, who created the “Vampire Diaries” book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name and contributed to pop culture’s obsession with vampires, has died. Smith died ...

Adapted from L.J. Smith's young adult series, The Vampire Diaries takes a decidedly different tactic from its predecessor.

While The Vampire Diaries thrived on the love stories of Stefan, Elena, and Damon, it doesn't get enough credit for its ...

Author L.J. Smith has died at age 66. “Lisa Jane Smith of Danville, California passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, after a long bout with illness,” an obituary on the writer’s ...

AUTHOR L. J. Smith whose novels inspired the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries has tragically died aged 66. Ms Smith died in hospital where she was being treated for a rare autoimmune disease ...

By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith, an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries” series, which became a hit television drama, and for repossessing her characters by writing ...

The young-adult fiction genre lost a gem. Beloved author L.J. Smith, best known for The Vampire Diaries, has passed away at age 66. “Lisa Jane Smith of Danville, California passed away ...

Fans are mourning the loss of a legendary author. L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" novels, died on March 8 after a decade-long battle with a rare autoimmune disease, her partner Julie ...

L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" novels, died on March 8 after a decade-long battle with a rare autoimmune disease, her partner Julie Divola and her sister Judy Clifford told The New ...

That same year, Alloy Entertainment editor Elise Donner commissioned her to begin writingThe Vampire Diaries. The first three books in the series were published in 1991 by HarperCollins ...