In 2007, at a party celebrating his 50th anniversary at Random House, he refused to entertain a discussion about his retirement. But in recent months he has scaled back his office hours somewhat, coming in at 8:30 a.m. but leaving by 4 p.m. (One friend said Mr. Loomis is still capable of having two double bourbons at lunch and then working the rest of the day.)
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Robert Loomis, Book Editor, Retiring From Random House (via seanfennessey)
Although of course it depends on how you define “working.”
