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Where To Find The Bookseller In Stardew Valley 1.6
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Where to find the Bookseller in Stardew Valley 1.6

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With the new Stardew Valley 1.6 update, fans are eager to know about where to find this mysterious Bookseller. They appear somewhere in town, but what do they sell and how can you find them?

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Stardew Valley: Where to find the Bookseller

Whether you start a new world for 1.6 or jump into an old one, a Bookseller will appear in town twice a season. Check your calendar for each date, it’s notified by a little air balloon icon. On that day you can find the Bookseller in Stardew Valley just above Joja Mart up the stairs. Behind Joja Mart is a set of wooden stairs that you can climb.

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Up those stairs is the Bookseller with their fancy hot air balloon and cute shop. These aren’t just books for fun, these are books that teach you important skills! Here are all the books we know of so far you can purchase:

BookDescriptionCost
Bait and BobberRead this to gain some fishing experience.5,000
Book of StarsRead this to gain some experience in all skills.15,000
Combat QuarterlyRead this to gain some combat experience.5,000
Friendship 101You become friends with people a little faster20,000
Horse: The BookYou gain a little extra speed when riding a horse.25,000
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be ThickGain +1 Defense.20,000
Jewels Of The SeaFishing treasure chests have a chance to yield roe.20,000
Mining MonthlyRead this to gain some mining experience5,000
Ol’ SlitherlegsYou will now run a lot faster through grass and crops.25,000
Price CatalogueYou can now see the value of your items.25,000
Queen Of Sauce CookbookLearn any Queen Of Sauce recipes that you don’t already know.10,000
Stardew Valley AlmanacRead this to gain some farming experience.10,000
Treasure Appraisal GuideYou will fetch a better price when selling artifacts.20,000
Way of The Wind pt. 1You run a little bit faster.15,000
Way of The Wind pt. 2You run a little bit faster.35,000
Woodcutter’s WeeklyRead this to gain some foraging experience.8,000

Once you purchase a book, hold it in your hands and right-click to read it. You’ll automatically gain whichever skill is in that book. You won’t see all these books available from the start of your game, you’ll only see about six available. As you start to purchase more books, others will become available.

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I’m also not quite sure whether or not you’re allowed to use the hot air balloon. All this Bookseller does is, well, sell books. But I keep looking at the hot air balloon wanting a ride. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like the Bookseller ever offers a ride.

Although all these new features are exciting, what if you play with mods? Luckily, there are some easy ways to update your Stardew Valley mods for this 1.6 update.


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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'.