What do books do and how do you get them?
Here's How To Get All 27 New Powerful Books In Stardew Valley 1.6!
New books and a shiny bookseller are part of the patch 1.6 content for Stardew Valley. While Stardew Valley previously featured "lost books" — blue books that added lore to Pelican Town's library — these new books have a different purpose.
These books are part of the new "Special Items and Powers" inventory screen and provide small bonuses for various items. Below we explain where to find the bookseller in Stardew Valley, how to find more books and what they do.
Twice a season on random days, a bookseller comes to town via hot air balloon. You can see these dates on the calendar outside Pierre's shop and the game will give you a little "The Bookseller is in town today" notice on the page.
