Vanity Fair editors chronicle the veep’s circuitous rise to power—from Never Trumper to 47’s right-hand man—and discuss his unique role as an intellectual flagbearer of the right.

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 ...

Sen. J.D. Vance’s improbable rise to becoming Donald Trump’s running mate started with his bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy”—an unsparing look at poverty and economic malaise in ...

Gabriel Basso has offered a more measured view of JD Vance than his Hillbilly Elegy co-stars. Before becoming Donald Trump’s vice president, Vance was known for writing the popular memoir ...

Without that social commentary, though, Hillbilly Elegy becomes just another bland iteration on the tired "triumph over adversity" formula. Bev and Mamaw are awards-show highlight reels in search ...

You can watch Hillbilly Elegy via Netflix. It produces original content, known as Netflix Originals, which includes ...

“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 ...

Based on the bestselling memoir by J.D. Vance, HILLBILLY ELEGY is a modern exploration of the American Dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member ...

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