Vampire Diaries author L.J. Smith, who passed away last month, left a lasting impact on the worlds of vampire and young adult ...

Author LJ Smith, whose best-selling Vampire Diaries novels were turned into a hit TV show, has died at the age of 66. Lisa Jane Smith published the original four-book series, about a love triangle ...

New York Times Best-Selling author L.J. Smith, who is best known for writing The Vampire Diaries book series, has died. She was 66 years old. As The New York Times reports, Smith—who was born ...

She wrote seven books in a series that went on to be a ... an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries” series, which became a hit television drama, and for ...

Her books inspired the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries (picture shows the cast of the show)Credit: AF archive The author, who shot to fame with her Vampire Diaries book series, had been suffering ...

That same year, Alloy Entertainment editor Elise Donner commissioned her to begin writingThe Vampire Diaries ... for the trio of books. The series was adapted into the TV show of the same name ...

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