Gotta Love Giroux

Can we talk about Giroux a little bit? We barely mentioned him in class, and I enjoy reading about him more than Straus. If I ignore his harsh comment against mothers on page 90, I find Giroux almost endearing; he seems genuine. Although he works with his writers in a professional context, he seems to see them and care for them as friends. I never would have expected the publishing industry to foster such personal relationships between people. Considering how many of Giroux's authors opted to stay with him or switch publishing houses to continue working with him, makes me wonder if these personal connections were rare in the industry. I also wonder if these kinds of relationships have become more scarce in today's publishing world.