Hillbilly Elegy

For the film based on the book, see Hillbilly Elegy (film).

Hillbilly Elegy
AuthorJD Vance
SubjectRural sociology, poverty, family drama
PublishedJune 28, 2016 (2016-06-28) (Harper Press)
Pages264
Awards2017 Audie Award for Nonfiction
ISBN978-0-06-230054-6
LC ClassHD8073.V37
Websitewww.harpercollins.com/9780062300546/hillbilly-elegy

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a 2016 memoir by JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young. It was adapted into the 2020 film Hillbilly Elegy, directed by Ron Howard and starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams.

Later, Vance progressed in public service, becoming a senator from Ohio in 2023 and the vice president of the United States in 2025.

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