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Lisa Jane Smith, popularly known as L.J. Smith, passed away on March 8, 2025, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in the realm of young adult fiction. Best known for her bestselling Vampire Diaries ...

LJ Smith published the original four-book series, Vampire Diaries, in 1991 and 1992 before they were turned into a hit TV ...

L.J. Smith, author of The Vampire Diaries novels that would create a successful TV franchise, has died at the age of 66.

New York Times Best-Selling author L.J. Smith, who is best known for writing The Vampire Diaries book series, has died. She ...

LJ Smith, the author whose bestselling Vampire Diaries novels were adapted into a hit TV show, has died aged 66. The New York ...

From High School Dreams to Publishing Success L.J. Smith embarked on her writing journey in high school, producing her first significant work, "The Night of the Solstice." Published in 1987, this ...

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.

Lisa Jane Smith, author of the hit supernatural series The Vampire Diaries, has died aged 66. The American writer, known as LJ Smith, created the stories of the warring vampire brothers which were ...

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.

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

Smith later turned to writing fan fiction from the “Vampire Diaries” world as a way to further what she’d previously built. Divola told The New York Times that Smith was “very hurt and ...