The Business Behind Young Adult Novels

| Feb 11 | 11 Comments

Book Packager collage

Many of us were SHOCKED this week to learn that Vampire Diaries author L. J. Smith has been fired from writing forthcoming books in her popular series. How can an author possibly be fired from writing her own books? Well, it turns out that Alloy Entertainment, a book packager, actually owns the rights to the Vampire Diaries as well as a few other of the [...]

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VAMPIRE DIARIES Author L. J. Smith Fired

| Feb 9 | 47 Comments

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion by LJ Smith

Over the past few days, rumors have been flying that author L. J. Smith has been fired from writing the Vampire Diaries series. Now, Smith has seemingly confirmed those rumors in a blog post that mentions she’s going through “a difficult time.” Later in the post Smith says she “wanted and still want more than anything to be able to continue The Vampire Diaries series [...]

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THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE FURY by L. J. Smith [Review]

| Mar 22 | 1 Comment

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion by LJ Smith

It’s nearly impossible to review the third book in The Vampire Diaries series, The Fury, without including SPOILERS from the first two books, so if you haven’t read them yet, start by reading my review of The Awakening. I’m really trying to avoid giving too much away about The Fury, so I’m just going to use the publisher’s description of the book: Love can kill [...]

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