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, 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 ...

Before we hop into that shocking alternative finale for The Vampire Diaries, we need a quick refresher on the core elements of the series and how things actually ended. Based on the book series of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LJ Smith: an unfavourable early contract meant she reaped little reward from her series’ television success - Julie Divola ...

A lesser-known fact about The Vampire Diaries is that the wildly successful show was actually based on a series of books of the same name. L.J. Smith's books were initially released in the early '90s ...

According to Highfill’s I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries book, the relationship between Klaus and Caroline failed to materialize due to the former’s commitment to TVD ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nina Dobrev's Elena Gilbert is one of the best characters in the history of "The Vampire Diaries," but her exit from the series is quite ...

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, ...

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 ...