Vance’s Book Discontinued by German Publisher for Being ‘Demagogic, Exclusionary’

‘At the time of publication, the book made a valuable contribution to understanding the disintegration of U.S. society,’ a spokesman for the publishing house says.

AP/Jeff Dean
J.D. Vance holds his book, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' while speaking with supporters after a rally July 1, 2021, at Middletown, Ohio. AP/Jeff Dean

Senator Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” will no longer be printed by a German publisher after they reclassified the book as being “demagogic” and “exclusionary” less than two weeks after he was named President Trump’s running mate. 

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