Years after entering the literary scene, Smith took a hiatus from writing to deal with family matters, including her mother’s death. She reentered the world of “Vampire Diaries” in 2007 amid ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Vampire Diaries frequently struggled with maintaining consistent character development, particularly as the show progressed. Characters like Elena Gilbert often seemed to make decisions based ...

The Vampire Diaries has many great moments, but some of the best ones featured fan-favorite character Damon Salvatore.

LJ Smith, the author whose bestselling Vampire Diaries novels were adapted into a hit TV show, has died aged 66. The New York Times reports that the bestselling author died on March 8 in Walnut ...

The Vampire Diaries' final season was one of the best of the series and delivered some truly unforgettable and perfect ...

Lisa Jane Smith, acclaimed for 'The Vampire Diaries,' has died at 66. Renowned for her supernatural fiction, Smith lost creative control of her series but later reclaimed it through fan fiction.

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 ...

Lisa Jane Smith – also known by her readers as L. J. Smith – has died at the age of 66 Author of The Vampire Diaries Lisa Jane Smith – best known as L. J. Smith – has died at the age of 66.

Ian Somerhalder, left, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley, pictured in London in 2010, starred in The Vampire Diaries (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive “She will be remembered for her imaginative spirit ...

Vampire Survivors fans can soon read an official book that takes a closer look at the lore of the popular bullet-hell's world and the characters who inhabit it. Vampire Survivors: The Grimoire ...