 As of 2009 , six books have been released about the Family Guy universe , all published by HarperCollins since 2005 . The first , Family Guy : Stewie 's Guide to World Domination ( ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 06 @-@ 077321 @-@ 2 ) by Steve Callahan , was released in April 26 , 2005 . Written in the style of a graphic novel , the plot follows Stewie 's plans to rule the world . Other books include Family Guy : It Takes a Village Idiot , and I Married One ( ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 7528 @-@ 7593 @-@ 4 ) , which covers the events of the episode " It Takes a Village Idiot , and I Married One " ; and Family Guy and Philosophy : A Cure for the Petarded ( ISBN 978 @-@ 1 @-@ 4051 @-@ 6316 @-@ 3 ) , a collection of 17 essays exploring the connections between the series and historical philosophers . A book written from Brian 's point of view ( written by Andrew Goldberg ) was published in 2006 , called Brian Griffin 's Guide to Booze , Broads and the Lost Art of Being a Man . 
