Robert Giroux, Publisher, Dies at 94 – Obituary (Obit) – NYTimes.com

Mr. Giroux made his mark on the inside, as editor in chief, shaping the house’s book list and establishing himself as the gold standard of literary taste. The publisher Charles Scribner Jr., in his memoir, “In the Company of Writers” (1991), wrote, “Giroux is a great man of letters, a great editor and a great publisher.”

* from “Surviving Love” by John Berryman