Which author wrote a memoir called "Hillbilly Elegy", which was on "The New York Times" Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017?
J. D. Vance James David "J. D." Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American author and venture capitalist known for his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy". The book is about the Appalachian values of his upbringing and their relation to the social problems of his hometown. The book was on "The New York Times" Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017. It was a finalist for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
What I Know For Sure What I Know For Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America is a best-selling memoir by African-American journalist Tavis Smiley and co-written with David Ritz. The authors published it through Doubleday on October 10, 2006.