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YMU Literary Boss Amanda Harris Exiting British Agency In 2025 To Launch Own Business


YMU literary chief Amanda Harris will leave the British agency in 2025 to launch her own business.

Harris has been with the London-headquartered agency, which reps the likes of Simon Cowell, since 2019 and two years later set up YMU Literary, becoming Global Managing Director of the division at the same time. Since Harris took on YMU’s literary operations, the unit has YMU Literary has published several bestselling books from the likes of singer Paloma Faith, The Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman, comedian Matt Lucas, Britain’s Got Talent frontmen Ant and Dec, podcaster and broadcaster Fearne Cotton, Loose Women star Stacey Solomon and Olympic diver Tom Daley. YMU’s client list includes Simon Cowell, Graham Norton, David Walliams, Davina McCall, Stacey Soloman, Rylan Clark, Fearne Cotton, Take That and Steve Aoki.

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