The new book follows Vance’s bestselling 2016 memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
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- Vice President JD Vance will publish a new book in summer 2026
- Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, due out from Harper, is an “intimate account” which explores Vance’s relationship with faith
- “Communion will speak to so many searching for faith, connection and meaning in their lives,” Harper Group President and Publisher Jonathan Burnham said in a statement shared with PEOPLE
Vice President JD Vance will publish a new book this year.
On March 31, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced the forthcoming publication of Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, set to arrive this summer.
Per a statement shared with PEOPLE, Communion is an “intimate account” which explores why Vance, 41, strayed from Christianity, along with his conversion to Catholicism. Vance will also write about the ways his faith “guides his work in public life and how it informs his vision for the future.”
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“The story of how I regained my faith, of course, only happened because I had lost it to begin with,” Vance writes, per a statement shared with PEOPLE. “The interesting question that hangs over this book, and over my mind, is why I ever strayed from the path. Why the Christian faith of my youth failed to properly take root. I'm glad I found my way back to the Church. I learned much along the way.”
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Harper states the book is a "spiritual exploration” of Vance’s childhood and adult life as a husband and father.
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“Communion will speak to so many searching for faith, connection and meaning in their lives,” said Jonathan Burnham, President and Publisher of Harper Group, in the statement. “The Vice President’s deeply heartfelt story of doubt and regained belief resonates far beyond politics, offering a moving reflection on the questions that define this moment in American public life.”
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Vance is also the author of the 2016 bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which recounted his childhood growing up in Appalachian culture. The book was adapted into a 2020 Netflix film starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams.
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“To summarize [Communion]: I'm a Christian, and I became a Christian because I believe that Jesus Christ's teachings are true,” Vance continued. “But I didn't always think that, and by sharing my journey I might be helpful to others — Catholic, Protestant or otherwise — who are seeking reconciliation with God."
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith will be published on June 16.
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