Thank you! Really glad you enjoyed the demo! (And I'm so glad you enjoyed Saskia's friends! They were a lot of fun to write and each have their own friendship routes so I'm really hoping people like them!)
Do you happen to remember what the typo with 'artisan' was? It's referred to as Artisanry in-game, which is on purpose, but if there's a typo other than that I can't find it. Saskia will read books you buy automatically at the end of the week, but you can also click on them in your inventory to read them before that (but not while you're at the shop). Currently, hints like the ones you mentioned are available from Oleander if you visit him during the week, which unlocks after you fulfil your first request, but I've had a few other players suggest this could be clearer so I'll definitely try and tweak this for the full game.
(Ahaha, I definitely considered LRR cameos! I'm still undecided as to whether they'll appear in the full game, but watch this space~)
Thanks so much again for the feedback! 😊