No doubt the New York Times’ Gail Collins will be thrilled.

Written by NPR writers Bruce Kluger and David Slavin:

The political humor book of the election season — Dog on the Roof! chronicles Mitt Romney’s infamous family adventure with hilarious four-color illustrations throughout.

They were the typical American family on a typical American road trip — Dad behind the wheel, Mom in the passenger seat, their five adorable kids piled in the back. And, of course, their beloved dog strapped to the roof. Wait. . . what?

Now for the first time, here is the completely true — and only mildly embellished — shaggy-dog story of Seamus Romney, the famously fetching Irish setter whose master, future presidential candidate Mitt Romney, plopped him atop the family station wagon for that infamous 1983 car trip. From the majesty of Mount Rushmore to the fabulousness of San Francisco, from the sacred temple of Salt Lake City to the hallowed halls of Washington, D.C., here at last is Seamus’s rooftop account of that headline-grabbing journey. . . unleashed.