We've got a Best Seller on our hands!

We've got a Best Seller on our hands!

We were quite pleased with sales when J.D. Vance Is a Fake Hillbilly hit the shelves back in August of 2022. Sales rolled in, including more from around the world than even we expected.

Folks from Canada, the UK, Australia, France, and Singapore picked up copies!

Frank in particular was delighted to see his book chock-full of the real history and culture of Appalachia in general and our corner of far Southwestern Virginia in particular doing so well in the sales department.

Amazon sales for J.D. Vance Is a Fake Hillbilly

People continued to discover Frank's full-throated rebuttal to outsiders spreading skewed ideas about our region after that initial burst of sales.

But then last week, while we were dealing with Frank's tragic loss, the book jumped to the top of the bestseller list! We won't pretend the news cycle didn't have a little something to do with it.

Seeing our book take over the #1 and #4 spots in Historical Essays made everyone smile when we really needed to.

 

Knowing just how tickled Frank would have been at seeing that orange Best Seller tag helped keep all of us going.

How long will J.D. Vance Is a Fake Hillbilly keep selling up a storm? We're not sure, but we're grateful for every single person who's helped make this book such a success!

In the meantime, we're rolling out merchandise so you can share your own opinions about Fake Hillbillies with the world. 

Be sure to check back on July 30 to pick up hats, bumper stickers, yard signs, shirts, and more, and help spread the word!

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