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How To Get All Books In Stardew Valley
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How to get all Books in Stardew Valley

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With the Stardew Valley 1.6 update you can now read a ton of new books, but how can you get them all? By reading these books you can upgrade your skills and unlock new features, so you’ll want to keep an eye out for them.

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Stardew Valley: All books and how to get them

While most of these books come from the Bookseller, some are purchased or found in other ways. They’re all beneficial and will grant you new abilities or upgrades. Some of the purchasable ones are also available to find randomly, so look out for those as well.

BookDescriptionHow to getCost
Animal CatalogueYou can access Marnie’s shop when she’s not around.Sold by Marnie.5,000
Bait and BobberRead this to gain some fishing experience.Bookseller, Artifact spots, fishing chests, and Golden Mystery Boxes.5,000
Book of StarsRead this to gain some experience in all skills.Bookseller, and from Raccoons after request completion.15,000
Book of MysteriesYou have a slightly greater chance to find Mystery Boxes.Golden Mystery Boxes.
Combat QuarterlyRead this to gain some combat experience.Bookseller, fishing chests, and Golden Mystery Boxes. 5,000
Dwarvish Safety ManualBombs deal 25% less damage to you.Sold by Dwarf.4,000
Friendship 101You become friends with people a little fasterBookseller, and a prize from the Mayor’s prize machine.20,000
Horse: The BookYou gain a little extra speed when riding a horse.Bookseller.25,000
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be ThickGain +1 Defense.Bookseller, and Artifact spots.20,000
Jewels Of The SeaFishing treasure chests have a chance to yield roe.Bookseller, and fishing chests.20,000
Mapping Cave SystemsYou get a 50% discount on Marlon’s item retrieval service.Inside a box at the back of the Adventurer’s Guild.
Mining MonthlyRead this to gain some mining experienceBookseller, and Golden Mystery Boxes.5,000
Monster CompendiumMonsters have a small chance to drop double loot.Dropped by monsters.
Ol’ SlitherlegsYou will now run a lot faster through grass and crops.Bookseller.25,000
Price CatalogueYou can now see the value of your items.Bookseller.25,000
Queen Of Sauce CookbookLearn any Queen Of Sauce recipes that you don’t already know.Bookseller.10,000
Stardew Valley AlmanacRead this to gain some farming experience.Bookseller, and a prize from the Mayor’s prize machine.10,000
The Alleyway BuffetYou have a greater chance to find items in the trash.Inside the Gold Trashcan hiding behind a hidden opening in the fence between Jojamart and the Blacksmith.
The Art O’ CrabbingCrab pots have a 25% chance to yield double.SquidFest reward.
The Diamond HunterAll stones have a chance to drop a diamond when mined by hand.Sold by Dwarf in the Volcano Dungeon.10 diamonds
Treasure Appraisal GuideYou will fetch a better price when selling artifacts.Bookseller, Artifact spots, and Mystery Boxes.20,000
Raccoon JournalWeeds have a greater chance to yield mixed seeds.From Raccoons after request completion.
Way of The Wind pt. 1You run a little bit faster.Bookseller.15,000
Way of The Wind pt. 2You run a little bit faster.Bookseller.35,000
Woodcutter’s WeeklyRead this to gain some foraging experience.Bookseller, Desert Festival, Traveling Cart, and randomly dropped from chopping trees.8,000
Woody’s SecretFelled trees have a 5% chance to yield double the wood.Randomly dropped from chopping trees.

As you can tell, there are so many new books to discover and read in Stardew Valley that once you read them all, you’ll be incredibly buffed with better abilities. All of these books were introduced in the 1.6 update, and no matter if you start a new save or continue an old one, you can get these books.


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Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from 'Kinda Funny Games', and 'Play, Watch, Listen'.