LJ Smith: an unfavourable early contract meant she reaped little reward from her series’ television success - Julie Divola ​L J Smith, who has died aged 66, was the author of The ...

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, Judy Clifford, ...

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 Creek, ...

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 in a ...

L.J. Smith, author of the bestselling Vampire Diaries novels, died on March 8, 2025, in Walnut Creek, California. She was 66. Her partner, Julie Divola, and sister, Judy Clifford, confirmed she died ...

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 website ...

The novels were adapted into a hit CW show of the same name starring Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley and more L.J. Smith, the author of The Vampire Diaries novels, died at 66 on March 8 in ...

The official website’s statement reads, “Lisa was a kind and gentle soul, whose brilliance, creativity, resilience and empathy, illuminated the lives of her family, friends and fans alike. She will be ...

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 Divola and her sister Judy Clifford told The New York ...

L.J. Smith, the author of The Vampire Diaries novels, died at 66 on March 8 in Walnut Creek, Calif. Her partner, Julie Divola, told The New York Times that Smith died in a hospital after struggling ...