Ohio Senator JD Vance was nominated Monday for the Republican vice president position by former President Donald Trump, giving Vance and his bestselling book "Hillbilly Elegy" a renewed boost in ...

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’s improbable rise to becoming Donald Trump’s running mate started with his bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy”—an ... a Ron Howard directed movie. The Journal’s book ...