You may or may not immediately recognize the name Vivian Jenna Wilson. If you do, you’re likely already itching to get to the book recommendations portion of this piece. If you don’t, you’ll want a little backstory before you find yourself scrolling so fast you give yourself fingerburn.
Vivian Jenna Wilson is the 20-year-old estranged trans daughter of current unelected “Senior Advisor to the President” Elon Musk. She’s made a name for herself speaking out against the way her father has treated her, about how the media treats trans kids like her, and more. Just recently, she was featured on on the cover of Teen Vogue Magazine. In that stellar profile
, Wilson talks at length about her relationship with her famously anti-trans father, about the need to protect young trans people, and about how she’s come to troll some of the most awful corners of the far-right on the internet.
It comes as little surprise to discover through her social media that Wilson is also a book lover. Wilson, like many of her peers, has curated her feeds, meaning that some of what she’s posted in the past is no longer publish. That makes it difficult to give a nice deep dive into her reading life, but have no fear. The books Wilson has talked about and shared online showcase precisely the inclusive literary life one might expect of her–as well as excited any reader itching to get their hands on some of the best LGBTQ+ books out there. These books are also, not surprisingly, also among those so frequently targeted by followers of her father’s political cult for book bans.
