Author LJ Smith, whose best-selling Vampire Diaries novels were turned into a hit TV show, has died at the age of 66. Lisa ...

In 2009, “The Vampire Diaries” were adapted into a dramatic ... They continued to put Ms. Smith’s name prominently on the cover of the books as the series’ creator. She told Salt Lake ...

Author LJ Smith, whose best-selling Vampire Diaries novels were turned into ... However, Smith's remained the most prominent name on the book covers as the series creator. The author said the ...

Author Lisa Jane "LJ" Smith, whose young adult series "The Vampire Diaries" became one of the unexpected hits of its genre, has died at the age of 66 after a long illness.

Smith was best known as the author of The Vampire Diaries, which sold millions of copies and became a hit TV show.  The ...

Smith first brought 'The Vampire Diaries' to life in the early 1990s ... Although Smith’s name remained on the book covers as the series creator, she had no involvement in the official ...