JD Vance's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' now Amazon's No. 1 and 2 best-selling books

"Hillbilly Elegy" has soared in popularity on Amazon.

After former President Donald Trump selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance to be his 2024 vice-presidential running mate, the Middletown, Ohio, native's memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," is No. 1 and 2 on Amazon's best-selling books chart. The paperback version is in the top spot, as of Wednesday afternoon, and the hardcover is right below it.

Vance's 2016 best-selling book details how his mother struggled with drug addiction. He then spent many of his formative years with his grandmother – known to him as Mamaw.

According to USA TODAY, "Hillbilly Elegy," which has 4.3/5 stars out of over 96,000 ratings on Amazon, follows Vance’s white, working-class family, from his grandparents in Kentucky’s Appalachia region to his coming-of-age in Middletown. Vance also chronicles his time in the Marines and higher education, touching on “generational upward mobility” and carrying “the demons of his chaotic family history.”

The book served as inspiration for a movie of the same name, which has also risen up the Netflix charts following Trump's VP pick.