Monthly Archives: July 2024

Memoir Writing Takeaways from J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy

Now that J.D. Vance and his Hillbilly Elegy memoir are big in the news again, I’ve been reading reactions (pre-VP GOP nomination) to his story of escaping Appalachia by people who have actually lived in or studied Appalachia. Vance’s story … Continue reading

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