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 ...

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.

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 ...