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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The young-adult fiction genre lost a gem. Beloved author L.J. Smith, best known for The Vampire Diaries, has passed away at age 66. “Lisa Jane Smith of Danville, California passed away ...

Purdue basketball junior point guard Braden Smith is one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, awarded to the top player in college basketball. Smith is attempting to be Purdue's third ...

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.

Born Lisa Jane Smith in Walnut Creek, California on September 4, 1958, she was inspired to write by her high school English teacher, Zoe Gibbs. Smith studied psychology at the University of ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois is going all-in on transgender rights at a time when fellow Democrats question whether that is the hill to die on. Looking to chart a path for his soul-stricken ...