Eric Matthew Simonoff (born July 21, 1967) is a literary agent at William Morris Endeavor.

Biography

Eric Simonoff was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia on July 21, 1967. He spent most of his childhood in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton University in 1989, with a degree in Cl*ics. Simonoff began his publishing career at W.W. Norton as an editorial *istant, 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.

List of clients

• Jonathan Lethem
• Philipp Meyer, author of The Son
• 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
• Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer prize winner
• Ian W. Toll
• Danielle Trussoni
• Nam Le
• The New Yorker Magazine
• Phil Klay, author of Redeployment
• Chris Robinson and Gavin Kovite, authors of War of the Encyclopaedists
• Yaa Gyasi

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