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

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 March 8 ...

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 ...

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 ...

both on and off the page.” Over the course of her career, Smith wrote more than 29 books and crafted a number of successful series, including Vampire Diaries and Night World. Smith also wrote ...

L.J. Smith, the writer of “The Vampire ... a fantasy book that she had begun as a high school student. It led to a deal with Alloy Entertainment to write “The Vampire Diaries.” ...

By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith, an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries” series ... Image Ms. Smith’s first published book was the fantasy novel “The Night ...

who shot to fame with her Vampire Diaries book series, had been suffering from the disease for over a decade. She wrote over two dozen published books, with three more unpublished works completed ...