See Joan Gordon's essay for an important examination of some of the revisionary features in vampire fiction by writers like Anne Rice, Suzy McKee Charnas, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tanith Lee, and Jody ...

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

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

Humans have long been fascinated by the undead — especially vampires. While these mythical monsters are little more than fiction, many people are obsessed by the idea of an immortal being that ...

Vampires were very real to people in the past, but there are many ways science can explain their characteristics, whether they come from folklore or fiction. What is a vampire? There are blood ...

L.J. Smith, the author of the Vampire Diaries novels as well as dozens of other young-adult fiction books, has died at the ...

After she was replaced by ghostwriters, she reclaimed her characters online in fan fiction. By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith, an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries ...

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.

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