New York Times Best-Selling author L.J. Smith, who is best known for writing The Vampire Diaries book series ... she abandoned that path in 1989 in order to focus on her passion for writing.

Lisa Jane Smith "L.J. Smith," the author of the Vampire Diaries book series, died on Saturday, March 8, at 66 years old in Walnut Creek, California. Smith's partner, Julie Divola, as well as her ...

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

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 ...

L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" novels ... the New York Times bestselling author penned more than 29 books—which were celebrated for exploring the supernatural as well as elements ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...