Stardew Valley: The Well-Read Achievement Guide

Well-Read is a new achievement in Stardew Valley that only nerdy players can unlock; here’s how to achieve this milestone as quickly as possible.

In Stardew Valley 1.6, “Well-Read” is a new achievement obtained for collecting and using all books. However, these “books” are different from Lost Books, which players used to find in artifact spots. These are entirely new items that grant specific powers or skills to the reader. When the player collects all nineteen of them, they also unlock the Well-Read achievement. To give you an idea of the difficulty level, only 0.2% of Steam players at the time of writing have achieved this milestone. With this in mind, here’s a comprehensive guide to obtaining the Well-Read achievement as quickly as possible.

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How to Get the Well-Read Achievement

To unlock the Well-Read achievement in Stardew Valley, you’ll need to read every Power Book. In the v1.6 update, there are 19 Power Books available, each granting permanent buffs or unique abilities to the readers. You’ll achieve the Well-Read achievement once you find or purchase all these books and use them on your character.

Note that simply obtaining Power Books is not sufficient to unlock the achievement. You must indeed read them by pressing the interact button while holding the book in hand, similar to consuming edibles.

Theprimary source for obtaining Power Books is the Bookseller, who appears twice per season. He offers a rotating inventory of new titles. You can find the Bookseller behind JojaMart at the small opening on top of the hill.

Power Books differ from
Skill Books
and Lost Books. While other books can be used multiple times, Power Books provide one-time, permanent buffs that do not stack.

How to Find Every Power Book

Here’s how to get all 19 Power Books for the Well-Read achievement:

Power Book	How to Get
Woody’s Secret	Chop trees (random drop)
Raccoon Journal	Complete Raccoon Requests
The Diamond Hunter	Buy for ten Diamonds from the Dwarf in the Volcano Dungeon
The Art O’ Crabbing	Catch eight squids in the SquidFest
The Alleyway Buffet	Open the Golden Trash Can
Monsters Compendium	Kill monsters in the Mines (random drop)
Mapping Cave System	Slay 1,000 monsters (found in the Adventurer’s Guild afterward)
Book of Mysteries	Find one in Mystery Boxes
Animal Catalogue	Buy from Marnie for 5,000g
Dwarvish Safety Manual	Buy from the Dwarf in the Mines (4,000g)
Friendship 101	Buy from the Bookseller (20,000g)
Horse: The Book	Buy from the Bookseller (25,000g)
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick	Buy from the Bookseller (20,000g)
Jewels of the Sea	Buy from the Bookseller (20,000g)
Ol’ Slitherlegs	Buy from the Bookseller (25,000g)
Price Catalogue	Buy from the Bookseller (3,000g)
Queen of Sauce Cookbook	Buy from the Bookseller (50,000g)
Treasure Appraisal Guide	Buy from the Bookseller (20,000g)
Way Of The Wind (pt. 1 & 2)	Buy both from the Bookseller (50,000g)

What Unlocks with the Well-Read Achievement?

The abandoned house with the hat mouse in Stardew Valley

Once you’ve unlocked the Well-Read achievement in Stardew Valley, you can discover a new hat called the Pegeboy Cap. This hat can be found in the Abandoned House located in the Cindersap Forest, and you can purchase it for 5,000g from the Mouse. Additionally, you can use this cap on your pets and horses.