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Hillbilly Elegy

If Books Could Kill

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J.D. Vance's Appalachian Reckoning

J.D. Vance's new book, "Appalachian Reckoning," is based on his time in the region. The author says he spent a lot of time there and was familiar enough with culture to write about it. Michael Wolraich: There are people from Appalachia who study this stuff that have all sorts of interesting and nuanced things to say about the region.

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