“Then Michael and I agreed to use existing art Ian had created of the two dogs, but they were small in the cover space, standing at five inches tall atop a large typographic title. He is truly the most responsive editor I have ever worked with.”ĭeciding on the final cover design for Two Dogs was a rather lengthy, yet ultimately gratifying process.
“Eventually the time with Michael increased to daily, multiple updates and check-ins. “For many months after Covid arrived, I worked with Ian and Michael individually-and sometimes the three of us worked together,” she explained. The project involved Bobco’s constant collaboration with Falconer and di Capua-initially in person and largely remotely after March 2020. The author also welcomed the reunion, noting, with a droll twist, “Ann and I have worked closely together on all of my books and, despite the fact that she sometimes has her own ideas-which I try to discourage-I think she is brilliant and subtle, and I am so happy she is working with me on Two Dogs.” After leaving the company in August 2018, Bobco became a freelancer, and eagerly signed on to oversee the art direction and design of Two Dogs. In addition to contacting di Capua about Two Dogs, Falconer reached out to Ann Bobco who, as executive art director at S&S for more than two decades, had worked with Falconer on the entire Olivia catalogue. Michael is what you go to an editor for.” He points things out that might not have occurred to me, and he is just marvelous with language.
“Michael is an extraordinary editor,” the author noted. They are oil and vinegar-and they make a great salad.”Īccording to Falconer, he and di Capua have had a complementary working rapport from the start.
“Augie is gloom and doom-worrying all the time-and Perry is ebullient, happy-go-lucky, and up for anything. “The interplay between the dogs’ personalities is basically the fundamental part of the fun,” he said. The canines’ divergent antics immediately won over di Capua. While Olivia was inspired by Falconer’s niece, Augie and Perry are loosely based on his twin nephews. So, Augie and Perry came pretty easily to me.”Īnd the author has another inherent connection to these characters. The characters’ breed was a natural choice for Falconer, who said he grew up with dachshunds as family pets.
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