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J-Novel Club Announces the Acquisition of Two New Titles at February 2021 Livestream

Two new titles are coming to J-Novel Club!


(SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – February 22, 2021) – J-Novel Club LLC is excited to announce the acquisition of two new titles following their latest announcement livestream held on February 22, 2021, on Twitch. One of the titles will have a digital launch immediately with the other coming soon to the J-Novel Club website.

The fan-favorite Ascendance of a Bookworm series has captivated readers worldwide with its charming characters, fascinating worldbuilding, and riveting story. However, there is always room for more Ascendance of Bookworm content! The Ascendance of a Bookworm: Official Fanbook packs a plethora of extra content sure to delight any who read it. The first volume, intended to be read after finishing Part 3 Volume 2, contains content such as full-color artwork, bonus stories, and even a Q&A with the author Miya Kazuki! Fans can look forward to this title launching soon on J-Novel Club!

Rimi, a young princess with a passion for cooking, becomes one of the emperor's many concubines. The envy-filled empire is full of danger, and Rimi must rely on her love of cooking, her natural cheerfulness, and the help of a kind scholar to survive. Miri Mikawa's drama-filled historical-fantasy Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower is sure to sate any romance fan's appetite as it joins the J-Novel Heart llineup with Parts 1 and 2 on J-Novel Club today!

J-Novel Club Membership is only $4.50 a month for an annual membership and gives you a new chapter a week from more than 50 ongoing series, including Invaders of the Rokujouma!?, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles, In Another World With My Smartphone, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, and many more!

Announced New Titles:
Ascendance of a Bookworm Official Fanbook by Miya Kazuki with Illustrations and Art by You Shiina and Suzuka 本好きの下剋上ふぁんぶっく

Here is the first official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook, intended to be read after finishing Part 3 Volume 2. This book contains a slew of additional content, including all the color and cover artwork up to Part 3 Volume 1, a short story on some new apprentices' first tour of the temple, a manga chapter by Suzuka, and three four-panel manga by You Shiina.
Also inside are design sheets showing how Bookworm's characters were visually brought to life, and a Q&A with author Miya Kazuki containing lesser-known details about the plot as well as information on how she planned out and developed the series.

Coming soon to J-Novel Club!
Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower by Miri Mikawa with Illustrations by Kasumi Nagi
一華後宮料理帖
Rimi has spent most of her life making food for the protector god of the land. She is suddenly sent as a tribute to the great empire of Konkoku, becoming one of the emperor's concubines. She comes close to losing the taste of her home country, but she is saved by the gastronomist Shusei. As she dreams of a reunion with the kind scholar, she does her best to survive in the envy-filled rear palace with the help of her natural cheerfulness and her skill as a cook.

Then out of nowhere, she is arrested and sentenced to be executed on the charge of disrespecting the emperor! How
will Rimi get out of this mess? Find out in this Chinese-inspired fantasy story about a princess and her love for food surrounded by gorgeous men.

A J-Novel Heart title launching today with Parts 1 and 2!

ABOUT J-NOVEL CLUB
J-Novel Club is a digital and physical publishing company started by translators and fans like you! By focusing on digital releases and providing a membership service to let people read our books as they are being translated, our goal is to build a growing community of light novel and manga readers so that more and more releases can be officially licensed and translated. J-Novel Club has digitally published over 500 volumes of light novels and manga since 2016.

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