It came tumbling out when I wrote the book. Even more than that, though, the whole idea of the actual tragedy paper assignment–which I wrote as a senior – was truly stuck in my head all this time. The Irving School is slightly different (there is no tiny round window above the quad at Hackley the way there is in Tim’s and Duncan’s dorm room, for example), but as I created that fictional world, Hackley was at its base. First of all, the jumping off point for the setting was always Hackley.
But I had no idea how much it stuck in my head until the story of The Tragedy Paper started to unfold. By the time I was a senior, probably even sooner than that, I loved it and really felt like a part of the community. It was very different from the schools I had gone to until that point, and it took a little getting used to. Elizabeth LaBan: Quite a bit–I went to a school called Hackley in Tarrytown, New York, for my junior and senior years of high school. How did your own experiences in high school inform the story?Ī. Jennifer Weiner: I know you went to a school that’s a lot like the one in the book. New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner interviews Young Adult author Elizabeth LaBan-who also happens to be her very good friend! Read on to learn about LaBan’s favorite books, darkest fears, and of course, her January debut, The Tragedy Paper. Q&A with Jennifer Weiner & Elizabeth LaBan "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Jumping between viewpoints of the love-struck Tim and Duncan, a current senior about to uncover the truth of Tim and Vanessa, The Tragedy Paper is a compelling tale of forbidden love and the lengths people will go to keep their secrets. Tim and Vanessa begin a clandestine romance, but looming over them is the Tragedy Paper, Irving’s version of a senior year thesis, assigned by the school’s least forgiving teacher. To Tim's surprise, Vanessa is into him, too, but she can kiss her social status goodbye if anyone ever finds out. Yet, despite his efforts to blend into the background, he finds himself falling for the quintessential “It” girl, Vanessa Sheller, girlfriend of Irving’s most popular boy. It follows the story of Tim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is “Enter here to be and find a friend.” A friend is the last thing Tim expects or wants-he just hopes to get through his senior year unnoticed. Perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Looking for Alaska, Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, calls Elizabeth LaBan’s The Tragedy Paper“a beguiling and beautifully written tale of first love and heartbreak.”
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