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. 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 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 References 1967 births Literary agents 20th-century American Jews Living people 21st-century American Jews