F ew people know that The Vampire Diaries is adapted from a series of books by L.J. Smith. This is because much of the show features original storylines different from the book and distinct ...

The Vampire Diaries show changed a number of details from L.J. Smith's book series, like Stefan and Damon's personalities and Elena's family members.

New York Times Best-Selling author L.J. Smith, who is best known for writing The Vampire Diaries book series, has died.She was 66 years old. As The New York Times reports, Smith—who was born ...

Author L.J. Smith, who created the 'Vampire Diaries' otherwordly book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name, died this month. She was 66.

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 ...

The New York Times bestselling author released the first three books in the Vampire Diaries series in 1991: The Awakening, The Struggle, and The Fury. The fourth book, Dark Reunion , came out in 1992.