Light Novel

Ascendance of a Bookworm (本好きの下剋上 Honzuki no Gekokujō) is is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by Yō Shiina. It was serialized online between September 2013 and March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by TO Books, who have published twenty-two volumes since March 2020.

Synopsis
The story centers around Urano, an early-20s Japanese soon-to-be librarian who dies in an earthquake, being ironically crushed by the books she loves so much. Luckily, she gets reincarnated in another world as a young girl named Main (Myne in Eng. ver.) but learns that books are scarce and only provided to prestigious elites. Main (retaining her memories from her previous life) decides to create and print her own books so that she can read again.

List of Volumes
The series is currently split into five parts:
 * Part 1: Daughter of a Soldier (Volume 01-03)
 * Part 2: Apprentice Shrine Maiden (Volume 04-07)
 * Part 3: Lord's Adopted Daughter (Volume 08-12)
 * Part 4: The House of Lords' Self-styled Library Assistant (Volume 13-21)
 * Part 5: Incarnation of the Goddess (Volume 22-33)

The 20th volume was released in Japan on September 10, 2019. This edition came with a bonus DVD that included the first episode of the TV anime adaptation prior to its TV premiere.

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Junior Bunko
In addition to the main story published in TO Books, there's also the junior collection, TO Junior Bunko. This version for children started publishing in July 01, 2019 and is ongoing.

Spinoff Series
Besides the main series, Ascendance of a Bookworm also has a spinoff light novel called Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen.