EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published in 2016 when J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” was released. Now, sales of the so-called memoir are again surging. On the day of Trump’s announcement, the ...

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.

Here’s what you need to know about Hillbilly Elegy — and why its author has ignited debates across the region. In the book, Vance recounts growing up in Middletown, Ohio, where he was exposed ...

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 ...