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...orbit of most of the giant firms -- for more than 20 years. Wolfe politely describes the low-rent decor as a "nice saggy-book look." The waiting area contains a desk and a single metal chair. But then no one waits very long. The thing authors like best about FS&G is that they get to meet the people who work there. Says Brodsky: "Other publishers could be compared to factories. FS&G isn't a publishing house; it is an extension of my home...
...conditioning broke down, he dashed out to buy Good Humors for the entire staff. Such gestures serve as an amusing reminder that the publisher is descended from the Guggenheims and the Strauses, old East Coast families noted for their philanthropic activities. Straus put up $50,000 to help start FS&G after World War II. He insists that he does not subsidize the company with his own money, although he admits to having used his personal line of credit when things got tight. Farrar, Straus' sales have gone up 50% in the past two years, although up from what remains...
Controlling the size of the enterprise means more collegial working conditions. FS&G's authors seem glad to forgo the ritual overpriced lunch (Straus takes writers to modest neighborhood restaurants) for the opportunity to work closely with underpaid four-star editors. Turow, who turned down a proffered $275,000 advance elsewhere to take $200,000 at FS&G, says the house's cachet "made it an honor to take less money." Doing business the old-fashioned way has long-term rewards as well. "Sometimes a writer ahead of his time has to be nursed along," says Giroux. "Remember, Moby Dick...