Fallout 4 Books & Magazines Guide

Spread throughout the world of Fallout 4 are books, magazines, and comics. These collectibles will give a permanent bonus once found. After you find one, you can either keep it, throw it away, or sell it, as the bonus is instantaneous. If you plan on keeping them, you can build a special collectible items rack.

You’re SPECIAL Book

Located inside your old house in Sanctuary, right next to Shaun’s crib, this is the only one of its kind in the game. It allows you to pick one extra point in any of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. categories.

Astoundingly Awesome Tales

Each collected issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales will give you a different bonus perk.

Issue Name	Location	Effect
A Gorilla Ate my Patrol Car	Found in the Railroad HQ	+5% damage with the cryolater
Attack of the Fishmen	Found at Skylanes Flight 1981	+5% damage against Mirelurks
Attack of the Metal man	Found in Dunwich Borers	+5% less damage from robots
Curse of the Burned	Found in Crater of Atom	+5% damage to Ghouls
Giant Insects Invade	Found in Sentinel Site	+5 radiation resistance
Have Dog, Will Travel	Found in The Institute	10% less damage taken for Dogmeat.
Invasion of the Zetans	Found in Hubris Comics	+5% damage with the alien blaster
Rise of the Mutants	Found in Trinity Plaza	+5% damage to Supermutants
Sinister Seafood Strikes	Found in Outpost Zimonja	+5% damage at night
My Brain and I	Found in Boston Mayoral Shelter	Regenerate 1 point of health per minute
Rise of the Radiated	Found in East Boston Preparatory School	Radaway heals +5% radiation damage
The Man Who Could Stop Time	Found in Park Street Station	+5 action points
The Mad Russians Revenge	Found in Pickman Gallery	+5 Poison Resistance
The Starlet Sniper	Found in Coast Guard Pier	+5% damage with scoped weapons

Guns and Bullets

Each issue of Guns and Bullets will increase the critical damage of any ballistic weapon by 5%.

Issue Name	Location
Guns and Bullets – Void Those Pesky Gun Laws	Rook Family House
Guns and Bullets – The Future of Hunting?	BADTFL Regional Office
Guns and Bullets – Street Guns of Detroit	Gunners Plaza
Guns and Bullets – Little Guns for Little Ladies	Fraternal Post 115
Guns and Bullets – Guide to Hunting Commies	Ticonderoga
Guns and Bullets – Bear Proofing Your Campsite	Cambridge Police Station
Guns and Bullets – Lasers and Hunting, Acceptable Overkill	Fort Hagen
Guns and Bullets – Plasma, the Weapon of Tomorrow	The Castle
Guns and Bullets – Take Aim, Army Style	S. Boston Military Checkpoint
Guns and Bullets – The Moon: A Communist Doomsday Device!?	Quincy Ruins

Grognak the Barbarian

Each issue of Grognak the Barbarian will increase unarmed and melee attack critical hit damage by 5%.

Issue Name	Location
Grognak the Barbarian – Blood on the Harp	Wicked Shipping Fleet Lockup
Grognak the Barbarian – Jungle of the Bat Babies	Sanctuary
Grognak the Barbarian – Demon Slaves, Demon Sands	Vault 75
Grognak the Barbarian – In the Bosom of the Corsair Queen	Corvega Assembly Plant
Grognak the Barbarian – Fatherless Cur	Mass Pike Interchange
Grognak the Barbarian – Cometh the Trickster	Andrew Street Station
Grognak the Barbarian – In the Lair of the Virgin Eaters	Hyde Park
Grognak the Barbarian – Enter Maula: War Maiden of Mars	Boston Common
Grognak the Barbarian – Lost in the Snows of Lust	Back Street Apparel
Grognak the Barbarian – Alternate Issue	Vault 81
Grognak the Barbarian – What Sorcery This?	Museum of Witchcraft

The Wasteland Survival Guide

Each issue of the Wasteland Survival Guide gives a different perk in relation to surviving in the wasteland.

Issue Name	Effect	Location
Wasteland Survival Guide – The Bright Side of Radiation Poisoning	Permanently heal 50% from irradiated packaged food	Egret Tours Marina
Wasteland Survival Guide – Hunting in the Wastes	Permanently Collect extra meat from animal kills	Sunshine Tidings Co-op
Wasteland Survival Guide – Farming the Wastes	Heal 50% more from fruit and vegetables	Wreck of the USS Riptide
Wasteland Survival Guide – Commonwealth Coupon Spectacular	Permanently gain a 10% discount from food and drink vendors	Nahant Oceanological Society
Wasteland Survival Guide – Guide to Diamond City	Diamond City is marked on your map	Gorski Cabin
Wasteland Survival Guide – Insect Repellent Special	You take 5% less damage from insects	Crater House
Wasteland Survival Guide – Self-Defense Secrets	You take 5% less damage from melee attacks	Ranger Cabin
Wasteland Survival Guide – Water Aerobics for Ghouls	You now swim 25% faster	Old Gullet Sinkhole
Wasteland Survival Guide – The Scrapyard Home Decoration Group	Unlock new decorations for Settlements	Lynn Woods

Unstoppables

Each issue of the Unstables grants +1% chance to avoid all damage from an attack.

Issue Name	Location
Unstoppables – Trapped in the Dimension of the Pterror-dactyls	Suffolk County Charter School
Unstoppables – Dr. Brainwash and His Army of De-Capitalists	Shaw High School
Unstoppables – Who Can Stop the Unstoppable Grog-na-rok?	D.B. Technical High School
Unstoppables – Visit the Ux-Ron Galaxy	Hubris Comics
Unstoppables – Commie-Kazi vs Manta Man	Westing Estate

U.S. Covert Operations Manual

Every issue of the U.S. Covert Operations Manual grants you an additional bonus to the ability to remain undetected while sneaking.

Issue Name	Location
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Who Goes There?	Fort Strong
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Whistling in the Dark	Lexington – The Switchboard
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Tiptoe Through the Tulips	USAF Satellite Station Olivia
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Urban Camouflage	U.S.S. Constitution
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Not the Soldiers You’re Looking For	Abandoned Shack
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death	Fort Hagen – Command Center
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Bushes, Boxes, and Beehives Camouflage Special	Libertalia
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Facepaint Fundamentals	Federal Ration Stockpile
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Getting the Drop on Communists	National Guard Training Yard
U.S. Covert Operations Manual – Look Better in Black	Revere Satellite Array

Tumblers Today

Each obtained issue will increase the sweet spot of the lock, making lockpicking easier.

Issue Name	Location
Tumblers Today – Bobby Pins – More Effective Than Lockpicks?	Easy City Downs
Tumblers Today – Open Any Lock in 5 Seconds Flat	West Roxbury Station
Tumblers Today – Confessions of a Housebreaker	Fens Street Sewers
Tumblers Today – Mysteries of the Master Key Exposed!	Poseiden Energy Turbines #18-F
Tumblers Today – Locksmith Certification Special	Malden Center

Taboo Tattoos

Each issue will unlock a new facial tattoo that can be applied at Diamond City Market.

Issue Name	Location
Taboo Tattoos – Bad Luck Horseshoe	Vault 81
Taboo Tattoos – Lucky Clover	Mass Pike Tunnel West / East
Taboo Tattoos – Nautical Anchor	Concord – Civic Access
Taboo Tattoos – Eagle’s Nest	Thicket Excavations
Taboo Tattoos – Skulls Are Hip	Irish Pride Industries Shipyard

Total Hack

Eacn issue gives a holodisk that can be loaded into a terminal, which will then grant new options, such as disabling security turrets.

Issue Name	Location
Total Hack – Control Spotlights	The Shamrock Taphouse
Total Hack – Control Robots	Wattz Consumer Electronics
Total Hack – Control Turrets	Wildwood Cemetery

Tesla Science

Each issue will grant an additional +5% critical damage to all energy weapons.

Issue Name	Location
Tesla Science – 10 Number 1 Hits	Poseidon Energy
Tesla Science – Future of Warfare?	Reeb Marina
Tesla Science – U.S. Army Goes to Space	HalluciGen, Inc.
Tesla Science – Geckos and Gamma Radiation	University Point
Tesla Science – U.S. Army Goes to Space	HalluciGen, Inc.
Tesla Science – Rocket Science for Toddlers	Rocky Cave – Virgil’s Laboratory
Tesla Science – What is Plasma, Anyway?	General Atomics Factory
Tesla Science – Blast Off to Adventure!	Mahkra Fishpacking
Tesla Science – Will Robots Rule the World?	ArcJet Systems

Picket Fences

Picket Fences magazine will allow you to build more objects while in build mode.

Issue Name	Effect	Location
Picket Fences – The Home of Tomorrow, Today	Able to build picket fencing	Beantown Brewery
Picket Fences – Welcome Home	Able to build patio furniture	Weston Water Treatment Plant
Picket Fences – Modern Lawn Care	Able to build potted plants	Combat Zone
Picket Fences – Modern Hearth	Able to build high tech lights	Hardware Town
Picket Fences – Essential Upgrades	Able to build statues	Saugus Ironworks

La Coiffe

Each issue will unlock a new hairstyle at any hair salon merchant.

Issue Name	Location
La Coiffe – The Hornet’s Nest	Bunker Hill – Charleston Laundry
La Coiffe – Megaton Hair	Fallon’s Department Store

Live and Love

Every issue will add perks that affect both you and your companion.

Issue Name	Effect	Location
Live and Love – Advice From Married Men	Companions gain +5 Damage and Energy Resistance	Goodneighbor – The Third Rail
Live and Love – Beware the Man Handler	+25% XP from persuading men	Bunker Hill
Live and Love – Life Long Best Friends	Companions gain +10 health	Faneuil Hall
Live and Love – Talk Yourself Sober	Gain +1 Luck from alcohol when with a companion	Revere Beach Station
Live and Love – Trim the Fat	Companions gain +10 carry weight	WRVR Broadcast Station
Live and Love – The Secretary Charmer	Gain +25% XP from persuading women	Fiddler’s Green Trailer Estates
Live and Love – Nuke the Man	Companions inflict +5% damage	College Square
Live and Love – I Married a Robot	Robot companions inflict +5% damage	Diamond City Market – Schoolhouse
Live and Love – An Experience to Remember	Gain +5% XP while with a companion	Goodneighbor – Hotel Rexford

Massachusetts Surgical Journal

Every issue will allow you to inflict +2% limb damage when combating opponents.

Issue Name	Location
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Happy Sedation Special	Sandy Coves Convalescent Home
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Pay Now, Get Better Later	Greentech Genetics
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Scars Are Cool	Cambridge Polymer Labs
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Raised by Robots	Med-Tek Research
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Let’s Play Doctor	Parsons State Insane Asylum
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – ER Nurses Confess All	Medford Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Better Living Through Chems	Cabot House
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Cryo-Technology: Haven or Tomb	Greater Mass Blood Clinic
Massachusetts Surgical Journal – Find Your Funny Bone	Boston Public Library

Robco Fun

Each issue of RobCo Fun gives you a playable holotape minigame that you can collect and play on your Pip Boy, as well as any terminal.

Issue Name	Location
RobCo Fun – Grognak and the Ruby Ruins	Goodneighbor – Memory Den
RobCo Fun – Zeta Invaders	Diamond City Market – Valentine Detective Agency
RobCo Fun – Atomic Command	Museum of History
RobCo Fun – PipFall	Fort Hagen – Command Center
RobCo Fun – Red Menace	Vault 111

Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor

Every issue grants better prices when buying from a vendor.

Issue Name	Location
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – Capitalism and You	Four Leaf Fishpacking Plant
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – The Art of Haggling	Super Duper Mart
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – Suit Up and Succeed	Wreck of the FMS Northern Star
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – How to Run a Successful Vendor Stand	Big John’s Salvage
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – The Joy of Wealth	Gwinnett Brewery
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – Benefits of Child Labor	Longneck Lukowski’s Cannery
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – Why I Sold My Mother	Walden Pond
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor – Take Your Business on the Road	Mystic Pines