Eric Simonoff

Eric Matthew Simonoff is a literary agent at William Morris Endeavor.

Biography Eric Simonoff was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia on July 21, 1967. He graduated from Princeton University in 1989, with a degree in Classics. Simonoff began his publishing career at W.W. Norton as an editorial assistant, then joined Janklow & Nesbit in 1991 and rose to the position of co-director. He left Janklow & Nesbit for William Morris Endeavor in 2009. His switch in agencies was considered a major event in the publishing industry. Simonoff represents more than a dozen New York Times bestselling authors.

Partial List of clients

Jonathan Lethem Douglas Preston, author of The Monster of Florence: A True Story Vikram Chandra Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower Lincoln Child Andrew Davidson James Frey, controversial author of A Million Little Pieces. Bob Greene Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer prize winner. Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer prize winner. Alexander Maksik, novelist Thisbe Nissen Trenton Lee Stewart Walter Kirn Roger Reeves Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer prize winner Ian W. Toll Nam Le Qian Julie Wang The New Yorker Magazine Phil Klay, author of Redeployment Chris Robinson and Gavin Kovite, authors of War of the Encyclopaedists Yaa Gyasi Chandler Burr