You only need a total of 25 books for this achievement, and the reward for all 25 is a silver key, part of the 30 key achievement:
You can find the books either on a bookcase, inside smash-able containers, in a merchant's inventory or just sitting on a table. After donating nine books, you'll receive a Wizard Hat. It will be Bright or Dark depending on which books were donated.
My advice would be to check every bookshelf & cupboard in every house, just be mindful that it counts as stealing if you're witnessed.
Good books - 11Making Friends - Library Arcanum - Guild Demon Door
The Arena - Heroes' Guild
The Dragons - Heroes' Guild
The Northern Wastes - Heroes' Guild
The Oakvale Raid - Oakvale - One of the houses nearest the Chicken Kicking competition
The Old Kingdom - Heroes' Guild
The Other Land - Heroes' Guild
The Tailor's Tragedy - Bowerstone North
The Trials of Aarkan - Oakvale
The Ugly Guide - Oakvale
Windbreaker Rule Book - Bowerstone South & Oakvale
Bad Books - 14A Love Story - Heroes' Guild or The Witchwood Cavern, Witchwood Demon Door
Creatures of Albion Book I - Heroes' Guild or The Witchwood Cavern, Witchwood Demon Door
Creatures of Albion Book II - Heroes' Guild
Creatures of Albion Book III - Heroes' Guild
Eyes of a Killer - Bowerstone South, this book also drops as a reward for defeating the third assassin encounter. Where this encounter takes place differs in your order of how you met them, but the third encounter rewards this book:
http://fable.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_AttacksJack of Blades - Maze's Quarters, Hero's Guild
The Balverine Slayer - Knothole Glade
The Guild of Zeroes - Bowerstone South & Witchwood Cullis Gate
The Pale Balverine - Hero's Guild
The Repentant Alchemist - Tailor's Shop, Bowerstone South
The Sock Method - Oakvale, The Witchwood Cavern, Witchwood Demon Door or in a barrel in Bowerstone South
(for me, it was the left hand barrel opposite the barbers.) The Tale of Maxley - Heroes' Guild
The Tale of Twinblade - Heroes' Guild
You Are Not a Bad Person - Bowerstone South & Darkwood Camp Merchant
The information above was compiled from the Fable wiki page:
http://fable.wikia.com/wiki/Main_PageCheers to
THEpaynexkiller for the proof read, cheers
Kennyannydenny for locations and cheers to
FourthBig Boss for pointing out something I noticed,
Creatures of the North in Snowspire Village doesn't seem to count. My game wouldn't accept it and neither would his, as such I have removed it from the guide.
Cheers to
Snowed for the advice. Cheers to
Warboy925 for the
Eyes of a Killer tip.
If you do vote Negative, I hope at least you'll explain why.
Video Guide used with permission by
xSpartanK15x