 Family Guy : It Takes a Village Idiot , and I Married One was written by executive story editor Chevapravatdumrong and actress Alex Borstein . The book was first published on 8 May 2007 . The book is a biographical monologue by Lois Griffin discussing her memories of growing up and to her attempted run for mayor in the town of Quahog . Though the book primarily consists of a loose narrative monologue by Lois , it is also interspersed with sections from other characters such as Peter Griffin . The book covers events featured in the Family Guy episode " It Takes a Village Idiot , and I Married One " , with which it shares a title . 
