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‘Hillbilly’ chic: During this charged election cycle, J.D. Vance has found himself becoming a spokesman for a disaffected group — America’s working-class whites — and in the process has racked up a best seller. Vance’s very personal book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and
Culture in Crisis, released on June 28, has gained steam this month, landing on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list at No. 62 on Aug. 4, bumping up to No. 28 last week, and now surging to No. 10. Vance has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and NPR, talking about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s appeal to what The American Conservative
called “poor white people.” Positive reviews in outlets such as The Washington
Post and The New York Times also have helped raise the book’s profile. In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance, 32, recounts his journey from Appalachia to Yale Law School, including a stint in Iraq with the Marines. Today he is a Silicon Valley executive. Inspiring women: Two Christian/inspirational/self-help titles, both released on Aug. 9, are appealing to the faithful. Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst lands at No. 4, while Shauna Niequist’s Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of
Living makes its debut at No. 8. It’s the highest showing for TerKeurst, who hit No. 33 in 2014 with Unglued. This is the first time Niequist has made USA TODAY’s list.