"It’s full of untruths, intentionally manipulative stories," said an Appalachian scholar. Here's why the book was so controversial ...

“Hillbilly Elegy,” Sen. J.D. Vance's bestselling memoir, is topping the charts once again. The book surged to No. 1 on Amazon's best-seller list on Monday, soon after former President Donald ...

Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.

J.D. Vance, 39, was only 31 when he published “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and ... And my heart went out to its young author. In the book, Vance explored the grim reality of the ...

Less than 24 hours after Trump announced Vance was his vice-presidential pick, “Hillbilly Elegy” shot to the top of Amazon’s bestselling books. On Tuesday, the 2020 film adaptation of ...

Vance, bolstered by the attention from the book and film adaptation ... Reviews at the time claimed the film "Hillbilly Elegy" fell short in depicting the working class. "The politically ...