Connecting Students to culturally relevant reading

The article discussed how introducing students to books that are culturally relevant to themselves will catch their interest. While tI found this interesting it didn't sem to be a new idea to me. No matter what we read or watch ther is always some aspect of it that catches our attention. Some characteristic that resembles our lives or catches our attention. It is agood start though, but should not be the end all, be all to your strategy. You will still need to find books that are well written and entertaining. I mean there are plenty of white male, middle class writers, but that doesn't mean I want to read the majority of their stuff.