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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith, an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries” series, which became a hit television drama, and for repossessing her characters by writing ...

Whether they had too little screen time, didn’t seem all that important at first, or got killed off before they could win over the audience, The Vampire Diaries had plenty of characters who ...

Fans are mourning the loss of a legendary author. L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" novels, died on March 8 after a decade-long battle with a rare autoimmune disease, her partner Julie ...

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.