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Reading books will help you increase your Social Stats, salary, and unlock locations in Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X). Learn how to read books, how to get them, which books you should get first, and see the list of books in this guide!

You can read a book inside your home or at the library through the City Activity Menu. Note that this will consume an Action Point.
Reading is not available right off the bat and will appear eventually as you do Activities.

You may sometimes encounter a random train event where you can read in the train in the morning. It doesn't consume Action Points but it occurs randomly. You can wait for this to happen before reading books to save Action Points!
You won't be able to read directly if you check the book from your bag. You must be at home, library, or random morning train event to read books.

You can get books from the bookstores around the map, specifically in Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Jimbocho. Shinjuku and Jimbocho are not available at the start, but will become available after progressing through the story and clearing Chapter 1.
Purchasing books requires Money, so make sure to do your part-time jobs to get some!

You should get books that can increase your salary first. This way, you can get more Money when you take on part-time jobs. These books are purchaseable in Shinjuku.
You can purchase books that can unlock other places in the game. This will allow you to travel to other areas and set up dates for the first time in a different area for an increased Synergy rank bonus.
| Books in Each Bookstore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Taiheido | Hinokuniya | Nagiuri |
| Books | Effects |
|---|---|
| Top-Secret Sakura Spots (¥1000) |
Increases your Kindness and unlocks Inokashira Park on the map when read. |
| All about Skytree (¥1000) |
Increases your Guts and unlocks Asakusa Skytree on the map when read. |
| Queen of the Seas (¥1000) |
Increases your Guts when read. |
| Smuggler on Horseback (¥1000) |
Increases your Knowledge when read. |
| Rosina's Engagement (¥1000) |
Increases your Kindness when read. |
| Dance of Vengeance (¥1000) |
Increases your Proficiency when read. |
| Charisma 101 (¥1000) |
Increases your Charm when read. |
| Suspect Y's Sacrifice (¥1500) |
Increases your Kindness when read. |
| Comprehensive Yoga (¥1500) |
Increases your Proficiency when read. |
| Apathy in the Modern Age (¥2000) |
Increases your Knowledge when read. |
| Mirika the Witch (¥2000) |
Increases your Guts when read. |
| Books | Effects |
|---|---|
| Weaving Fate (¥1000) |
Increases your Kindess when read. |
| What It Means to Fail (¥1000) |
Increases your Knowledge when read. |
| By the Window (¥1500) |
Increases your Kindess when read. |
| I Am a Dog (¥1500) |
Increases your Proficiency when read. |
| The World of Art (¥1500) |
Increases your Charm and unlocks Ueno Art Museum on the map when read. |
| Science Savvy: Stars (¥1500) |
Increases your Knowledge and unlocks Ikebukuro Planetarium on the map when read. |
| Menswear Monthly (¥2000) |
Increases your Charm when read. |
| Featherman: A Corpus (¥2000) |
Increases your Guts when read. |
| Delecteable Desserts (¥2000) |
Increases your Charm and raises your part-time job salary at the Shibuya Crepe Shop when read. |
| The Language of Flowers (¥2000) |
Increases your Kindness and raises your part-time job salary at the Shibuya Flower Shop when read. |
| Fast Food Finesse (¥2000) |
Increases your Kindness and raises your part-time job salary at the Shibuya Beef Bowl Restaurant when read. |
| Convenience Store Clout (¥2000) |
Increases your Proficiency and raises your part-time job salary at the Shibuya Convenience Store when read. |
| Books | Effects |
|---|---|
| The Art of Kabuki (¥2000) |
Increases your Charm when read. |
| Keiun Chronicles (¥2000) |
Increases your Kindness when read. |
| Cyber Ninjutsu Scrolls (¥2000) |
Increases your Proficiency when read. |
| Starvation of the Mind (¥2000) |
Increases your Knowledge when read. |
| Legend of the Ronin (¥2000) |
Increases your Guts when read. |

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