These days I am intentionally trying to expand my reading list with authors of backgrounds different from mine (I am a Caucasian female born in Ukraine and living in San Francisco) in each genre I read.
I have been reading on my own since I was around 4-5 years old, and now that I am a mom, I want to convey the magic and love of reading to my 3.5-year-old. My child often sees her dad and me reading at home or on the beach when we are not playing with her. We have a bedtime routine involving at least one book she selects. I also encourage her to role-play book reading with her toys.