On Stepping Lightly lore book w/o questing?

Neowit

Is it possible to find it without dumping hours into getting it? I'm only asking because a few sources suggest that Kinlord Rilis and the Mages Guild can only be attained through questing, when you can actually snag it at the in in Firsthold quite easily.

Neowit

*at the inn

BenevolentBowd

There is a list of lore items that become inaccessible. I don't see this book on it.
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