L.J. Smith, writer of 'Vampiric Chronicles', dies at 66 years of age after a long illness

Author Lisa Jane Smith died on 8 March after a long illness, but has not been known until her website has made her official.

Writer Lisa Jane Smith of Danville (1958-2025) died on March 8 after her struggle against a long illness, according to a statement published on her website. Known to her readers as L. J. Smith, she was a super-sales youth fiction author of the New York Times. Of the more than 29 books she wrote throughout her career, highlights the series Vampire Chronicles (later adapted to a successful television series) and the Night World series. She also wr…