Ben Ball leaves Simon & Schuster Australia and New Zealand

Monday, 12 January 2026 Books+Publishing

Ben Ball announced his resignation as publishing director of Simon & Schuster (S&S) and Scribner at the end of 2025. After working for S&S earlier in his career, Ball rejoined S&S from Penguin Random House Australia in 2019. Ball said, “I’ve had an on-and-off association with S&S UK and ANZ...