In the acknowledgments of her young adult book Soul of Shadow, author Emma Noyes says her "comfort story" is The Vampire Diaries. The hit CW show takes place in Mystic Falls and follows a teenage ...

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.

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.

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.