JD Vance's 'Hillbilly Elegy' Ironically Reaches #1 On New York Times' Best Sellers List – EVOL

Following the announcement of JD Vance (R-OH) as former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Vance’s 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” has ascended to the top of the New York Times Bestseller’s list for non-fiction.

The book, which delves into Vance’s tough childhood in the small town of Middletown, Ohio, has sold over 750,000 copies since the announcement on July 15. To keep up with the surging demand, his publisher, Harper, a HarperCollins imprint, is printing hundreds of thousands of additional copies. The surge in popularity of Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” has been nothing short of remarkable. By July 20 alone, the memoir sold an impressive 200,000 copies in paperback, rocketing to the number one spot as the best-selling print book across all genres, according to Circana Bookscan.

This marked a dramatic increase from the previous week’s sales, which totaled just 1,500 copies according to The New York Times. Sales for the e-book and the audiobook, narrated by Vance himself, also experienced significant boosts. Since its release, the memoir has sold around three million copies and was even adapted into a movie by acclaimed director Ron Howard.

The book, a memoir by Vance, offers a profound exploration of the American white

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