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Here are three  books we’ve been eagerly waiting for and our TBR piles just keep getting taller.

Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel Black woman in profile. She's wearing a gold necklace made of rings slightly larger than her neck. There are patterns on her head.by Ibi Zoboi, Noa Denmon (Illustrations), Marvel Press Artist (Illustrations)
Marvel Press

Okoye is a new recruit for T’Chaka’s royal guard: the Dora Milaje. Known for their loyalty and warrior abilities, the Dora are respected and revered in Okoye’s home country of Wakanda. But when Okoye is sent on her very first mission—to America—she’ll learn that her status as a Dora means nothing to New Yorkers and her expectations for the world outside of her own quickly fall apart. Chosen to accompany King T’Chaka on a humanitarian mission, Okoye finds herself trying to help teens dealing with addiction and gentrification in a forgotten neighborhood in Brooklyn.Caught between duty to her country and listening to her own heart, Okoye must find her own way and determine the type of Dora Milaje—and woman—she wants to be. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Four young men are facing an audience that is holding light sticks. The reader of this book sees their backs. in the center of those four is on young man squatting down with his hands at the sides of his face. He's facing the reader and has a microphone in one hand.Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram
Dial Books for Young Readers

Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, but, well, here he is. He and his band Kiss & Tell are on their first major tour of North America, playing arenas all over the United States and Canada (and getting covered by the gossipy press all over North America as well). Hunter is the only gay member of the band, and he just had a very painful breakup with his first boyfriend–leaked sexts, public heartbreak, and all–and now everyone expects him to play the perfect queer role model for teens.

But Hunter isn’t really sure what being the perfect queer kid even means. Does it mean dressing up in whatever The Label tells him to wear for photo shoots and pretending never to have sex? (Unfortunately, yes.) Does it mean finding community among the queer kids at the meet-and-greets after K&T’s shows? (Fortunately, yes.) Does it include a new relationship with Kaivan, the star of the band opening for K&T on tour? (He hopes so.) But when The Label finds out about Hunter and Kaivan, it spells trouble—for their relationship, for the perfect gay boy Hunter plays for the cameras, and, most importantly, for Hunter himself. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Book cover with title. There are two portraits in gold frames slightly tilted. One is larger and more centered. In it the young woman is smiling with and glancing to the side. She's wearing black with gold accents on her collar. She has a large dangling gold star earring. There are shiny high rises behind her. The other portrait is farther back and smaller. The person in that frame has much shorter hair and is wearing glasses. This person has their lips pressed together and is staring toward the other portrait. Part of a pagoda is in the background. This person is wearing a simple t-shirt.Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty) by Diana Ma — Amulet Books

In Heiress Apparently, Gemma Huang’s big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered an incredible family secret. This second novel in the Daughters of the Dynasty series delves further into Gemma’s complex and storied legacy, moving back one generation to tell the story of Gemma’s mother, Lei, as she finds love against the backdrop of 1980s China and the Tiananmen Square protests and makes a difficult decision that forever alters the course of her life. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads