I don’t keep track or have a set quota per se, but yeah, I do make an effort to read different authors and subjects. It takes various forms for me. I’m part of a book club that reads graphic novels, and we make a point of reading something by an Indigenous Canadian writer for our Canada Day meeting, as an example. Same with Black History Month, etc. It’s really cool to keep our eyes open and find books we’d already find intriguing but might not have sought out if we weren’t paying attention. As for my regular reading, I take recommendations from my relatively diverse friend group, and I’ll browse through articles on Goodreads if they’ve posted lists pertaining to a given month (I’ve read specific books during Pride, during Asian Heritage, and right now I’m doing a very general Nonfiction November, haha). Sometimes I’ll seek out something that’s been translated to English from a language I don’t speak, like Polish. I find it fun to see how far I can broaden the scope!
I don’t keep track or have a set quota per se, but yeah, I do make an effort to read different authors and subjects. It takes various forms for me. I’m part of a book club that reads graphic novels, and we make a point of reading something by an Indigenous Canadian writer for our Canada Day meeting, as an example. Same with Black History Month, etc. It’s really cool to keep our eyes open and find books we’d already find intriguing but might not have sought out if we weren’t paying attention. As for my regular reading, I take recommendations from my relatively diverse friend group, and I’ll browse through articles on Goodreads if they’ve posted lists pertaining to a given month (I’ve read specific books during Pride, during Asian Heritage, and right now I’m doing a very general Nonfiction November, haha). Sometimes I’ll seek out something that’s been translated to English from a language I don’t speak, like Polish. I find it fun to see how far I can broaden the scope!