32 Essential Books by Trans and Nonbinary Authors to Add to Your Reading List

"My Life Is No Accident" ($12)

After a car accident left soul singer Teddy Pendergrass paralyzed from the waist down in 1982, media coverage surrounding his "mysterious" passenger, Tenika Watson, blew up. Although Watson was just a passenger, mainstream coverage, in a disgusting violation of her privacy, put a magnifying glass to her life. Rumors and conspiracies spread of alleged involvement, even going as far as to blame her for the incident. Watson tells her account in her book cowritten by Jennifer Daelyn, "My Life Is No Accident."