This is a complete list of books that can be found in The Sims 4.
Genres
Covers | Genre | Description | Notes |
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Bar Guide | A selection of drinks and instructions on how to make them. | Only available as a custom book that Sims at level 9 of the Culinary career (Mixology branch) can write. | |
Biography | Immortalize someone you love! Or someone you hate. You're the author, after all. | ||
Children's | You know, for kids! | ||
Comedy | Write a book about your routines. It's just like writing a comedy routine, except you have an editor.. | Only available as a custom book. | |
Cookbook | Recipes, tips, and tricks on how to create tasty food. | Only available as a custom book. | |
Dollhouse | Share the stories of your miniature friends. | Only available as a custom book. | |
Fantasy | Fire-breathing dragons or sparkly vampires. Choose wisely. | ||
Guidebook | Chronicle your skill into a guidebook for all! | Only available as a custom book. Sims with the Professiorial reward trait from completing the Renaissance Sim aspiration are able to write custom skill manuals of almost any skill they are proficient in. | |
Motivational Book | Help people become better versions of themselves! | Only available as a custom book. Option only appears when Sim is feeling Confident. | |
Mystery | Who-done-its, relic adventures, cryptic codes, and more! | ||
Non-Fiction | Remember, it has to be real to be non-fiction. | ||
Playful Book | Life, but only the giddy bits.' | Custom book option is only available when Sim is feeling Playful. | |
Poetry | It's alright to rhyme but not all the time. Chime. Dime. Slime. | ||
Romance | When a romantic mood meets an outpouring of words, the result is a book that can make anyone blush. | ||
Sad Book | Misery loves company, or if not company, at least publication. | Only available as a custom book. Option only appears when Sim is feeling Sad. | |
Sci-Fi | Aliens! Llamas in spacesuits! Gnomes on lunar lawns! | ||
Screenplay | You could be the next Billy Shakespeare! | Only available as a custom book. | |
Short Story | Keep it short. Otherwise, it's a long story. | Only available as a custom book. | |
Supernatural | Capture a Sim's life in an epic poem. | Sims with the Poetic reward trait from completing the Bestselling Author aspiration are able to write The Book of Life. | |
Toddler | |||
Travel Guide | Where to go, what to eat, and how many pairs of socks you should pack. | Only available as a custom book. | |
Workout Guide | Like stretching before a workout, except in words instead of actual stretches. |
List of books
General
Title | Author | Genre | Description | Price | Pack | |
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The Man Behind the Falls | Mike Jeffress | Biography | To behold the splendor of the Sequoia Falls is to gaze upon the greatest beauty that nature has to offer. Or is it? Learn about the fascinating true story of a Sim who succeeded against all odds through the eyes of Mike Jeffress. The story of a Sim who refused to take no for an answer. A Sim that just wouldn't quit. A Sim that created, and now operates, the world's grandest man made waterfall. | §25 | ||
Famous Spellcasters Throughout History | Cornelius J. Implorium | Biography | The history of spellcasting is long and extensive. In this four-thousand page volume, every feat completed and spell casted in the last two-hundred-an... Oh, it doesn't matter, no one is going to read this book. | §25 | ||
Chasing the Quadruple Rainbow | Biggles Tall | Children's | A harrowing account of the search for the most dreaded weather phenomenon. More dangerous than tornados, quad-rainbows lure you in with their beauty and then, like unseen ninjas, totally wreck your face. No one knows how they do this... yet. | §20 | ||
How I Dumped Your Father | Genevieve Serene | Children's and Mystery | Kids, this story involves corgis, a slap bet, and a convincing Bella Goth imposter. Buckle up! | §20 | ||
My Pizzi-cat-o Polka | Elena Bucholz | Children's | This piece was written as an homage to Buchholz's cat, Fiona. She loved music and swayed her tail to the beat whenever Elena played. Whenever Fiona is misbehaving, Buchholz plays this pizzicato. | §1 | ||
Darley Porter and the Basement of Shadows | U.K. Englishlady | Fantasy | Follow the adventures of young spellcaster Darley Porter, and her friends Harmony Ginger and Rowan Measley, as they solve the mystery of the shadowy chamber beneath their high school gym. | §25 | ||
The Adventures of Pink Ruffles | Ace Montegue | Children's and Fantasy | Shamed by the pirate community solely for his name, Pink Ruffles sailed the seas with his trusty crew. Vitamin C infused cotton candy kept the crew free of scurvy and teeth. Follow Pink Ruffles and crew as they search for treasure and ultimately... redemption. | §1 | ||
The Art of Narwhals | George Vandalay | Children's | It all began the day that Flippy the Narwhal received her first set of finger paints... | §1 | ||
The First Unicorn | Pete Corgi | Children's | Imagine the surprise when overnight a horn springs straight up from the middle of a horse's forehead! The former horse named Moon is now on a quest to find out what happened to her, and to see if there are any others of her kind. | §20 | ||
The Little Train That Couldn't | Batty Typer | Children's | I think I can't" is the motto of this children’s story that will help prepare your child for a life of obstacles, disappointment, and ultimately, failure. A somber reminder that there are only winners because there are losers. | §20 | ||
Lord of the Swings | L.E.E. Tompkein | Children's | The playground has grown dangerous now that the school bully is back. Everyone is vying for the One Swing: a Swing that swings higher and faster than all others. Can Eduardo and his friends destroy the One Swing before Byron the Bully gets his grubby hands on it? | §1 | ||
The Travels of Raymundo | Peaches Doriek | Children's | Raymundo sews himself to a blimp and pilots it into the stratosphere. | §25 | ||
Where the Boardwalk Ends | Shelly Silverman | Children's and Poetry | A brilliantly light-hearted collection of poems that proves that a kid's life is a day at the beach. | §65 | ||
Which Witch Bewitched Which Witch? | Professor Toot | Children's | Which witch did switch my 'wich?? A bewitching switch does make my eye twitch! | §25 | ||
Avoiding the Watchful Eye | [REDACTED] | Conspiracy[n 1] | 101 tips on avoiding unwanted snoops and spies. | §20 | ||
Why are We Here? | Conspiracy[n 1] | The answers to all of life's greatest mysteries. The true reason you are stuck in this canyon. | §20 | |||
Crystal Vu's Top Secret Inventions | Conspiracy[n 1] | A book containing plans for all of Crystal Vu's top secret diabolical inventions. Most of these are probably out of date by now, but still worth a read. | §20 | |||
Untold Mysteries of StrangerVille | Conspiracy[n 1] | A compilation of all untold mysteries of StrangerVille. There are sure to be some we missed... | §20 | |||
Fortune Telling for Goofballs | Conspiracy[n 1] | 7000 Tips and tricks to truly believe you are an effective fortune teller. | §20 | |||
A Game of Groans | Greg Q.Q. Vartin | Fantasy | An epic fantasy series of feuding kingdoms, fascinating characters, and the complex power struggles to control those kingdoms. Characters groan as one by one they perish, and with the plethora of viewpoints, interwoven storylines, and plot twists, you too will groan as you try to keep it all straight. | §25 | ||
A Game of Musical Chairs: A Song of Hot and Cold | Geoff S.S. Marlin | Fantasy | A 9-book trilogy, massively abridged into one confusing volume! | §55 | ||
Dusk Glow | Bella Jacobs | Fantasy | This is the classic that started it all! Supernatural romance at its best! Young Darla must decide between a bad-boy vampire and a nice werewolf boy who is friends with her dad. Guess who she picks!! | §25 | ||
Point Farmer No More: The Downfall of Grant Rodiek | Robin Taylor | Fantasy | Grant Rodiek falls in love with a Corgi named Peaches, and neglects to farm points. | §10 | ||
The Frequently Ending Story | Mike Trende | Fantasy | An old warrior and a girl from parallel worlds are out to save the world Unfantastica from an inexplicable power known as The Something. The tale becomes gradually less realistic and frustratingly almost comes to an end on every page. | §20 | ||
Crisis Barn | Jim Scuttleson | Mystery | When humble family man Ira Strauss left the big city to start a farm, he never expected to find a dead French diplomat face-down in the hay. Can Ira's uncanny nose for detail and way with livestock help catch the killer before the FBI tears his barn apart? First in the epic Ira Strauss mystery series! | §1 | ||
Lucas Dark and The Increasingly Unlikely Series of Coincidences | Lucas Dark | Mystery | This gripping mystery tells the tale of Lucas Dark, an exceedingly attractive author with nothing left to lose but his mind. Written by future award winner Lucas Dark, this--but wait, that's the main character's name too! What a coincidence! | §1 | ||
M is for Misdirected Angst | Helmuth von Gluck | Mystery | Things seem fine in the small town of Hergstrom, until the head of the chamber of commerce sends a vaguely worded email to a "frenemy." Now, the town is aflutter and M may soon stand for Murder.... | §20 | ||
Point, Don't Stare | Helmuth von Gluck | Mystery | If you see trouble, act upon it and tell the constable. That's how things are supposed to go in Hergstrom. However, the fog is thick in the town by the bay and devious dealings are afoot. How can you watch for murder when the fog is this thick? | §55 | ||
The All Revealing Selfie | Helmuth von Gluck | Mystery | It's spring in Hergstrom, which means park outings, going to the beach, and photography. But what happens when a selfie taken with a smart phone reveals more than its owner intended? Murder. Murder is what happens. | §60 | ||
The Bladder Games | Island Hatchley | Mystery | 30 Sims are locked inside a giant mansion with no toilets. Who will come away clean? | §25 | ||
The Cherry Lip Balm Caper | Helmuth von Gluck | Mystery | Red lips sink ships, at least in Hergstrom they do. Can Liz Schultz put the lid on this case before the criminal smears the facts? | §60 | ||
The Night the Moon Forgot to Shine | PJ Ranches | Mystery | PJ Ranches comes forth with the gripping first installment of the Ranches Family series. A young Sim girl ventured into the wilderness alone on a night the moon forgot to shine. No one knows why she left. No one knows why she never returned. What they do know is that on some nights the moon again forgets to shine, and when it does, terrible things occur. The Ranches family has come to Granite Falls looking for a break from the pains of the modern world, but their pain has only just begun... | §25 | ||
The Spy Who Loved Measles | George Harold Innman | Mystery | In another heart-pounding international thriller, our favorite secret agent has to navigate hypochondria in order to prevent nuclear war. | §70 | ||
The Swift and the Angriest | Dominick VanDeesel | Mystery | You might think it would be hard to fill 600 pages with stories about two friends fighting crime in race cars, but you’d be so, so wrong. | §25 | ||
1001 Tricks You Can Teach Your Familiar | Non-Fiction | All the tricks you could possibly teach your familiar. Too bad they are always so stubborn they never actually learn. | ||||
Allegro a la Pernambuco! | Aldo Baccarin | Non-Fiction | This upbeat piece comes from Brazil, much like the wood used to make violin bows. | §20 | ||
Bangers Are the Wurst | Gobias Koffi | Non-Fiction | A notable hater, Gobias Koffi reviews over a thousand varieties of what he considers the world’s grossest food, sausage. | §25 | ||
Cooking With Motes | Bro Fiery | Non-Fiction | Add a little extra "kick" to your boring, weekday recipes! Magical motes might not be the healthiest (or the most edible) ingredient, but nothing takes a dish from bland to BLAM like a little magic. | §25 | ||
Elegy for a Fallen Piano | Sergio Rockman | Non-Fiction | A challenging piece that requires clean pedaling in order to make this song sound even halfway decent. Otherwise, it will sound like a pile of mush. | §20 | ||
Etude in Double Stops and Other Fancy Things | Peter No Hau | Non-Fiction | What's one string when you can play on two strings... or three? This piece explores double stops and the want for violinists to play like violists unintentionally do. | §25 | ||
Gentleman Corgi: A Memoir | Sir Woof | Non-Fiction | Sir Woof is the World’s Most Gentlemanly Corgi, a title bestowed by the Distinguished Canine Society. Never one to slobber or gobble his food, he always looks elegant in his top hat, bow tie, and well-groomed fur. | §25 | ||
How to Seriously Injure Someone With This Book | J.N. Brimley | Non-Fiction | The pen may be mightier than the sword, but no one expects the ol' book-to-the-face. Learn about the ol' book-to-the-face and so much more by reading this book! Go ahead, read it! That's right, lean in nice and close.... | §20 | ||
I Beg Variations | Orville Bryant | Non-Fiction | Bryant wrote this piece as an homage to his homeless days. The listener gets to explore all of his deep emotions without any of the deep smells. Fabulouse! | §20 | ||
Ode to Stimulating Vibrato | Larry Von Cookiecrumbs | Non-Fiction | A smooth piece that encourages the player to experiment with vibrato speed in order to convey the right emotion. Only a true violinist can master this piece. | §25 | ||
Orbital Pudding | Zachary Quinn | Non-Fiction | A mountain-sized glob of coconut pudding is lobbed into orbit to study its potential for sustaining life on other planets. | §1 | ||
Playing with Your Food | Rick Wood | Non-Fiction | Rick Wood was always a master of innuendos, but one day he takes a turn for the worse. Left with nothing but his wit, observation, and experience to draw on, he must escape a dinner party filled with stone-faced accountants. | §20 | ||
Scherzo Shmerzo | Harry Mankini | Non-Fiction | A fast tempo piece that was written as a joke. Embraced by critics, it is now part of standard repertoire for all pianists. | §25 | ||
Somewhere, a Frog Just Learned to Jump Rope | Emory "Big Boy" Carson | Non-Fiction | In a trio of satirical essays, Carson goes for the jugular, lampooning politicians, celebrity, and his own mother. | §25 | ||
Sonata a la Grit | Veronica Hunkers | Non-Fiction | An intense piece that keeps much of the contact near the frog of the bow. Ribbit! | §25 | ||
Tickle Your Own Ivories | I.M. Smith | Non-Fiction | An easy piece that helps beginners get a good grasp of piano basics. | §20 | ||
One-Word Poems: An Anthology | Mabel Eloise Clift | Poetry | This tightly edited collection of post-modern verse prizes brevity over the verbosity of longer forms, like haiku. | §20 | ||
The 50 Shades On My Windows | George Vandalay | Poetry | One is light gray. Another is slate. And there's a charcoal one. Two others are light black and dark white. | §25 | ||
The Impromptu Impromptu | Adrian Chappuis | Poetry | Surprise your listeners with the Impromptu Impromptu! This piece is so scattered and lacking in any coherent theme that it takes impromptus to a whole new level. META! | §25 | ||
The Sunflare Sonata | Larry Von Cookiecrumbs | Poetry | After going blind from staring at the sun, Larry took to the piano and wrote this piece. Sadly it did not make his hearing more acute, as he had suspected. | §30 | ||
Yay, Pork Barrels! | Elias South | Poetry | A collection of delirious poems written by one man after successfully eating a hogshead barrel full of bacon. Not to be mistaken with the political manifesto of the same name. | §25 | ||
Love in the Time of Sandwiches | Honcho Sorgenson | Romance | Tiny Tino and Gina are in love, but Gina bends to pressure and marries another. Devastated, Tiny Tino finds solace in a love affair with sandwiches of all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Many years later, Gina becomes a widow. Can she love Tino again? Especially now when he isn’t so tiny? | §1 | ||
Polka Dot Rumble | Agatha Arlington | Romance | 1950s housewives face off in this intense back stabbing, passive-aggressive drama. Gossip abounds, and claws come out, but always with a polka dot apron and a smile. | §20 | ||
Reel Her In | Hank Billabong | Romance | This multifaceted book gives the ultimate advice for chauvinist fishermen looking to reel in women and fish; both just require the right bait and they fall at your feet! Amazing! | §1 | ||
Seduction by the Sea | Susie Saltwater | Romance | The perfect blend of passion and paragraphs. | §20 | ||
Seven Course Death | Helmuth von Gluck | Romance | A rainy night. An old mansion. A dinner party for the toast of Hergstrom's upper crust. It was meant to be a night of good food, drinks, and parlor games. But when certain secrets are revealed the party must contend with an uninvited guest--MURDER! | §25 | ||
The Collegno and Richochet Rondo | Alberto Peperoncini | Romance | Who knew the violin could make such music? This piece uses advanced bowing techniques and really grabs the interest of the audience! | §25 | ||
Twelve or So Swatches of WooHoo | Mary Sue Arthur | Romance | Love! Passion! Unconventional uses for household objects! Are you prepared for the lewd, saucy, tawdry, bawdy, and licentious things a first time author and her trusty thesaurus can make up? If so, read on! | §25 | ||
Untamed Treachery of the Heart | Leslie Nighttime | Romance | While parts of this saucy novel contain examples of your more typical treachery, the vast majority of this treachery is completely untamed! | §1 | ||
Wands of Desire | T.R. Ashy | Romance | Julie has always been cold when it comes to showing her feelings, but can a dashing old spellcaster melt her heart? Magic is in the air in the first novel of this forty-three volume romantic series. | §25 | ||
A World Without Magic | Peter K. Dark | Sci-Fi | The renowed sci-fi author brings to life a terrifying alternate history where magic never existed. | §25 | ||
Atlas Hugged | Ryan Brand | Sci-Fi | Why shrug when you can hug? Illuminating the idea that sharing is caring, people learn that ruining things in the future doesn't matter when you’re happy now! | §25 | ||
The Chronicles of Rodiek | Dominick VanDeesel | Sci-Fi | The antihero from Total Dark blasts off to a strange new world, encountering an alien race that seems to have a lot of questions for him. | §25 | ||
The Glutton Spiel | Thomas Hinkle | Sci-Fi | In a post-apocalyptic city, 9 teenagers are chosen at random from their cave communities to eat until they are stuffed. Then, they waddle onto the Field of Terrors and fight to the death. Why? THE FUTURE!! | §10 | ||
The Mantis Wars | Sean Walsh | Sci-Fi | World-renowned insect and fiction connoisseur, Sean Walsh, takes us toward the adventures of a brave Sim and her crew in a remote region of the globe where lays a land long forgotten, where giant insects reign supreme. With the Giant Mantis holding the title of King of the Jungle, will the Sim and her crew be able to join with the native ants, beetles, and butterflies to fight off the mantis threat and avoid global destruction? | §25 | ||
The Plunder Games | Zane Trollins | Sci-Fi | It's another death arena in another near-future apocalypse as a young woman must battle to... Wait a second, how many parodies of this did we make? | §25 | ||
The Sauntering Dead | Sin Hartley | Sci-Fi | The dead have returned, and they are in no particular hurry to eat your brains!! | §20 | ||
Broomies! | Norm Solomon | Screenplay | Phil is a practical spellcaster and Oliver studies mischief. They've been friends since childhood, but can they handle living together? | §25 | ||
Baby Bill and the Bobcat | Toddler | Journey at night to the woods and the thicket where Baby Bill and the Bobcat are in a sticky wicket. Parents will love BB and the B’s strong use of natural insights and subtle commentary on the modern industrial complex, whereas children will delight at the pages’ fluffy texture. | §20 | |||
Charlotte's Pig | Toddler | There are times in a farmer’s life when they know that their one pig is not just some pig but the fun pig. Charlotte’s Pig is the charming, triumphant morality tale of a pig who teaches their owner that sometimes, you just need to look around and smell the bacon. | §20 | |||
Dog on a Log | Toddler | In the quiet town of Hannawee, a lonely family finds their hearts swollen with sadness when the rainy seasons begin. But, atop the log on the flooded river, a mysterious Dog on a Log arrives, and none of their lives will ever be the same. | §20 | |||
Driving to Mars | Toddler | Put on your space suit little stumpy moon ranger and hop into the space boat because the whole family is going to Mars! In this charming picture book of our solar system, join along with Mary, Pete, and Squeazy Tom as they explore the Milky Way, and beyond, beginning with Mars in this first installment. | §20 | |||
Like You for the Time Being | In a world where we’re all unique snowflakes, it’s good to remind toddlers that sometimes they have more in common with others than their differences. Before beautiful hair grows, and muscles form, soft, plushy toddlers are all bald little similarities. Embrace it, at least for now. | §20 | ||||
MaxisMan Saves the City | Toddler | Look to the lower atmosphere! What do you see? Is it a choo choo careening off the rails? Or a wanton bear looking for artisanal honey? No, it’s MaxisMan and he’s here to save the day! | §20 | |||
Monkey Brown on the Monkey Bars | Toddler | Monkey Brown went up the bars and oops he fell and broke his thars. What should Monkey Brown have learned as a result of this handle-barred hiccup, and were the parents to blame? You won’t be able to stop this true crime (or is it a true accident?!) page turner of a toddler thriller. | §20 | |||
Princess Plumbob's Castle | Toddler | Little Antonio braves the forest to find the long lost Princess Plumbob, but with cherry red emotions he fumes that she isn’t in this castle, but is in another. Where is Princess Plumbob’s castle? Can it be found? Don’t flip forward as you’ll ruin the surprise! | §20 | |||
Rex Treks | Toddler | Long before the shortly armed bipedal tyrants met their fate at the whims of a fiery rock or icy cold, these reptilian beasts strutted their stuff just beyond the primordial soup. With informative pictures and rhyming scientific names, Rex Treks is a journey to days a million past for children eager to take their first step in the fossil record. | §20 | |||
Squares and You | Toddler | Before the younglings are ready for curves, straight lines, or fewer than four sides, we have Squares…and you! Squares and You is the Award-Winning landmark educational title that knocked Geometry in the Womb off its well-accolated perch and told Rhombus Rompus to take a hike! | §20 | |||
Toy Tales | Toddler | Imagine a world in which the sandbox isn’t just filled with cold, lifeless toys, but vibrantly alive with ones that speak and emote! It’s all here in Toy Tales, a heartwarming story about how a young girl’s toys tell her how to reach for her dreams. | §20 | |||
When is Winter? | Toddler | Is it spring? Not now, but soon. Is it fall? Perhaps, by noon? Is it summer? The heat, seems likely. When is winter? Who knows, but it’s coming. | §20 |
Emotion
Title | Author | Emotion | Description | Price | Pack | |
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A Roadmap to Love | Mona Huggins | Flirty | A quirky novel about a teenager who is separated from her high school sweetheart, only to cross paths and rekindle their romance overseas ten years later. | §35 | ||
E = Energy: Bolster Yourself | Emily C. Skwaird | Energized | Both a personal trainer and a physicist, Emily uses her knowledge to examine what it really takes to get a body in motion. | §45 | ||
Easy Recall Magic Tricks | Slip D. Mine | Playful | Do you aspire to do magic, but can't remember the tricks? This amazing magic book is packed with easy-to-execute tricks, repeated over and over and over again just in case you forget. Do you aspire to do magic, but can't remember the tricks? Read this! | §45 | ||
Embracing the Moment and Inspiring Others | Robert Boss | Inspired | A collection of short stories and inspirational anecdotes that will leave you feeling calm, collected, and crafty! | §30 | ||
Honing Your Mind's Eye | Derek Nygma | Focused | An autobiographical narrative describing how one overcomes A.D.H.D. without the use of modern medicine. A focused mind is a heightened mind. | §45 | ||
Inspirational Posters: The Underlying Truth | Marlowe Nottacat | Inspired | "Hanging in There," "They Can Do It," "Be the Best Around," and other popular inspirational posters are examined to find their true meaning in this riveting book about motivation. | §30 | ||
Make Them Laugh 'Til They Cry! | Daniel Chaperone | Playful | Beginning with "knock-knock" and "yo mama" jokes, Daniel grew from entertaining a playground to having his own special. This story unlocks the secret of getting more than just a chuckle. | §30 | ||
Pickup Lines for the Flirtatiously Inept | Dr. Phyllis | Flirty | A collection of articles explaining the successes and failures of icebreakers. The author comments on how to react when considering a romantic relationship. | §45 | ||
Sleep Less, Jog More | Gladys McLain | Energized | World-renowned sleep-runner, Gladys McLain, describes how she conquered her insomnia and transformed her sleep disorder into exercise. Each chapter will leave you feeling positively charged and ready to conquer the world! | §30 | ||
Taking Control: The Futility of Trying | Max S.D. Zieners | Focused | Feel like you have no control over your life? Like your successes and failures are due to inexorable outside forces? They just might be, but there's no need to fret! Learn to go with the flow, even as improbable situations cause your life to crash down around you in a puff of irony! | §30 |
Skill
Each skill book has three different volumes. Volume 1 can be read until the Sim has reached Level 4 of the skill; Volume 2 can be read from between Level 4 and Level 7, and Volume 3 can be read after Level 7. If a Sim reads a lower-level volume for a skill they are already good at, they will get the "Amateur Hour" moodlet, and they will get the "What the What?" moodlet if they attempt to read a volume of a higher level than they are at.
Vampire Lore
These tomes function as skill books for the vampire lore skill, but are purchased from separate menus to the other books.
Spell Tomes
Spell tomes can be purchased from magic shops or found in the The Magic Realm. Reading a tome will teach the reader the spell or potion recipe it contains. These books are physically much larger than regular books, and their covers indicate the school of magic it teaches.
University course books
Other
These books can be found under the Children's section of the bookstore. They do not function as standard books, however.
Unobtainable Books
These books are not available for Sims to own. This is because they are either used for specific interactions, used by certain NPCs, or are completely unused.
Title | Author | Description | Notes | Price | Pack | |
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A Doll's House | The extravagant tales of Areel the Space Pirate and her spunky lover. In this volume: finding the dollhouse of their dreams. | Unused dollhouse book. | ||||
How to Serve and Not Be Served | Alfred the Butler | A who's who of butlers with a how to guide to butlering. Discover the origins of butlering in Windenburg, and how the role has adapted to modern butlering in the 21st century. Inspirational quotes from famous butlers will keep you motivated and moving! | Generic book. Butlers will read this book when idle. Played Sims are unable to read this book even when made available with cheats. | §20 | ||
Piano Bars and You: How to Hold a Note Without a Paper Bag | Slim and Karen Bulger | The famous songbirds show you how to impress your friends at karaoke or at least stop making their heads hurt. | Unused generic book. | §20 | ||
The End is Fear | Gene Damage | In this epic saga of post-apocalyptic survival, a child finds herself alone on a ruined planet, with no one but her fish to comfort her. | Unused generic book. | §20 | ||
Baker’s Dozen: 13 Fabulous Flour-filled Recipes | Mimi Morebread | In the anti-grain age of the gluten free, renowned baker Mimi Morebread reclaims the undeniable power of flour in 13 fabulous recipes that will leave your guests bloated with joy. | Unused Cooking skill book, intended as a reward for the Culinary career. Was initially available in the game to purchase, but later disabled with a patch. | §2500 | ||
How to Be a Successful Socialite | Blaire Aparti | A complete guide to entertaining and being entertained! | Unused Charisma skill book, intended as a reward for the Socialite career. Was initially available in the game to purchase, but later disabled with a patch. | §2500 | ||
Mmm! What’s that Smell? | Julio Kid | A culinary master’s inside guide to creating the perfect dish and achieving perfect reviews from the toughest of food critics. | Unused Cooking skill book, intended as a reward for the Culinary career. Was initially available in the game to purchase, but later disabled with a patch. | §2500 | ||
Shaken or Stirred: 400 Pretentious Drinks | Ginger Rosewater | Expand your repertoire and impress your clientele with hundreds of unexpected elixirs from master mixologist Ginger Rosewater. | Unused Mixology skill book, intended as a reward for the Mixologist career. Was initially available in the game to purchase, but later disabled with a patch. | §150 | ||
WooHoo Vol 1: Techniques of an Artist | "Design" | Just wear a bunch of weird stuff and do magic and insult people. Everyone will want to WooHoo with you, it's awesome. | Unused WooHoo skill book, a remnant of the scrapped WooHoo skill. | §75 | ||
WooHoo Vol 2: The Sima Sutra | Jeff | An ancient and mystical tome describing the finer details of courtship, WooHoo and the duties of a lover. Oh, and it's a picture book! | Unused WooHoo skill book, a remnant of the scrapped WooHoo skill. | §250 | ||
The Ultimate Vampire Compendium | Vasmer Balke | From anatomy to Zeitgeist. Every detail collected on vampires is compiled here. | Unused Vampire Lore skill book. Unique purple variation of vampire compendium, but otherwise identical to the red version. | §1000 | ||
Artsy Fartsy: It’s a Gas! | Cutter Cheese | Explore the fabulous world of flatulence! Did you know farting can be an expression of gratitude? Whether you’re going for stealthy stink-bombs or crowd-stopping toots, this easy-to-follow guide can help anyone master the art of the fart. | Unused Playful emotion book. Its title is reused as a template name for custom Playful books. | |||
Bawdy Language | Meomi Here | Body language can be hard to read, so why not learn to send clearer signals? In her sensual and exciting new book, Meomi Here teaches you inviting new poses such as Bye-Bye Booty, Aloha Allure, and Forget-My-Lats Not. | Unused Flirty emotion book. Its title is reused as a template name for custom Flirty books. | |||
Commando: How to Ensure All Eyes Are On You | Donna Trymie | From client meetings to one-on-ones with your boss, Trymie delivers the skinny on what (not) to wear, eye contact, backslapping and more for success in the modern workplace. | Unused Confident emotion book. Its title is reused as a template name for custom Confident books. | |||
Orphan Song | Missy Brood | Abandoned by her parents, Sara Petit has little hope of ever finding what she dreams of most: a loving home. Until the day she is adopted by a remarkably smothering woman, at which point she misses the orphanage. | Unused Sad emotion book, and the only premade one of its kind in the game. Its title is reused as a template name for custom Sad books. | §20 | ||
Sleeping Standing Up | Golly Zees | Are you chronically tired? Not getting enough sleep? In this new bestseller, Golly Zees discloses the secrets of sleeping standing up. Catch up on rest anytime, anywhere--and tackle each day bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. | Unused Energized emotion book. Its title and the author's name are both reused as template names for custom Energized books. | |||
Instruction Book | Just a book. On instructions. Instructing. What to do. | Read by Sims when building home projects. | §20 | |||
Magazine | Typical magazine found at Spas. | Read by staff at Spa venues. | §0 | |||
Where Am I? | Nothing says “Hey baby, I’m lost” better than the Where Am I? map. Say it without speaking with this stylish accessory. | Read by Sims when using a self-interaction in San Myshuno. | §305 |
Written Books
Sims with the writing skill can write their own books.
General
These genres gradually become available to Sims as they level up their writing skill.
Emotion
Sims can write their own emotion books, but only when they are experiencing that emotion themselves.
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Skill Manual
Sims with the Professiorial reward trait from completing the Renaissance Sim aspiration are able to write custom skill manuals of any skill they are proficient in. Manuals for baking, herbalism, parenting, wellness, and vampire lore cannot be created however, despite being skills that can be learned from books.
Archaeology | Charisma | Comedy |
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Cooking | Fishing | Fitness |
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Gardening | Gourmet cooking | Guitar |
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Handiness | Logic | Mischief |
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Mixology | Painting | Piano |
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Programming | Rocket Science | Video games |
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Violin | Writing | |
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