Good news, my fellow bookworms, there’s a Stardew Valley bookseller that visits Pelican Town now, letting us get our literary fix twice a month. He may be new to the 1.6 update, but if you recognize the bookseller Marcello, it’s because he’s the man with the hot air balloon that features in Harvey’s ten-heart event.
Now that you’ve got some fresh XP and new skills, why not catch some more Stardew Valley fish, then gift them to Stardew Valley characters like Stardew Valley Sebastian and Stardew Valley Elliott? Except, maybe not Seb, as he doesn’t appreciate them much.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Stardew Valley bookseller.
Where is the Stardew Valley bookseller location?
Now, the big question is – where is the Stardew Valley bookseller located? At first, it can be hard to find this pesky merchant and his balloon as there is no overview of the entirety of Pelican Town. There is, however, a small sign on the wall above Pierre’s store.
Follow the path to the Joja Mart and then go behind and above it – there’s a set of stairs often blocked by wood and stone. Clear the path and then head up to a new area where Marcello has a stall next to his balloon.
When does the Stardew Valley bookseller appear?
Marcello doesn’t appear on any specific days each month, as the dates have to fit around birthdays and events in Pelican Town. He does, however, arrive on two days throughout each season, always in the same place.
You can check your calendar or the notice outside Pierre’s store to see when the bookseller comes. Just look for the mark on the calendar with a balloon icon. Plus, when you wake up on a day that the seller is in town, you get a notification in the bottom left corner.
What books can you get from the Stardew Valley bookseller?
Here are the books that you can buy from the bookseller. You can actually find some of them in the wild as you play, as books now drop randomly as you fish, farm, and mine. You can keep hold of them and then trade them with the bookseller for items, too.
Book title
Price
Effect
Way Of The Wind pt. 1
15,000g
Makes you run a bit faster
Way Of The Wind pt. 2
35,000g
Makes you run a bit faster again
Horse: The Book
25,000g
Makes your horse run a bit faster
Ol’ Slitherlegs
25,000g
Makes you run a bit faster through grass or crop fields
Bait And Bobber
5,000g
Gain 250 fishing XP
Combat Quarterly
5,000g
Gain 250 combat XP
Mining Monthly
8,000g
Gain 250 mining XP
Stardew Valley Almanac
10,000g
Gain 250 farming XP
Woodcutter’s Weekly
8,000g
Gain 250 foraging XP
Book Of Stars
15,000g
Gain 250 XP across all skills
Jewels Of The Sea
20,000g
Treasure chests found while fishing can contain roe
Friendship 101
20,000g
Friendships form faster with villagers
Queen Of Sauce Cookbook
50,000g
Learn any Queen Of Sauce recipes that you don’t already know
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick
20,000g
You get +1 defense
Treasure Appraisal Guide
20,000g
Artifacts sell for more money
Price Catalogue
3,000g
The selling price of items shows up in the description
Other Stardew Valley books
The bookseller isn’t the only place you can get some fresh reading material from – books can appear in other stores or as random drops.
Book
How to obtain
Effect
Animal Catalogue
5,000g from Marnie’s shop in year two
Gives access to Marnie’s store even when she’s out
Book of Mysteries
Found in Mystery Boxes
Bigger chance to get Mystery Boxes
Dwarvish Safety Manual
4,000g from the Dwarf in the mines
Bombs deal less damage if you’re caught in the blast
Mapping Cave Systems
In Marlon’s room in the Adventurer’s Guild – you need to slay 1,000 monsters to access it
50% discount on Marlon’s item retrieval service
Monster Compendium
Rare drop from monsters
Monsters can drop double the loot
The Alleyway Buffet
Found in the golden trash can behind the Blacksmith
Better chance to find items in trash cans
The Art O’ Crabbing
Iridium tier reward at the SquidFest
Crab pots have a 25% of double drops
The Diamond Hunter
Exchange for ten diamonds at the Dwarf in the Volcano Dungeon
All stones drop a diamond when using a pickaxe
Raccoon Journal
Reward for completing the raccoon family’s second quest
Weeds have a better chance of dropping mixed seeds
Woody’s Secret
Drops from chopped trees
When felling trees you have a 5% chance to yield double the wood
Stardew Valley bookseller trade items
If you happen across a second (or third, or fourth) copy of a book, reading most of these books again gives you 100 experience in the skill listed in the book – or you can trade them in for items once you’ve gained the power they grant. There are some other books that you can’t buy that you can trade in. Here’s what you can get:
Book
Trade-in item reward
Bait and Bobber
30 pieces of deluxe bait
Book of Mysteries
Seven Mystery Boxes
Book of Stars
Eight bags of Fairy Dust
Combat Quarterly
One bottle of Monster Musk
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick
Three lots of Stuffing
Jewels of the Sea
Three cave jellies
Jewels of the Sea
Three river jellies
Jewels of the Sea
Three sea jellies
Mining Monthly
20 pieces of coal
Monster Compendium
One Slime Incubator
Monster Compendium
One Slime Egg-Press
Stardew Valley Almanac
Two lots of Pepper Poppers
Woodcutter’s Weekly
100 pieces of wood
Woody’s Secret
20 pieces of hardwood
Well, now that you’ve got plenty of books to read, maybe it’s time to think about your next Stardew Valley co-op game to show off your skills or expand your farm with a new Stardew Valley silo.
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