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Author Pronunciations

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Stephanie Sy-Quia
Stephanie Sy-Quia
sigh-KEY-uh
Djamel White
Djamel White
jah-MEL white
Fran Fabriczki
Fran Fabriczki
fah-BRITZ-key
Megan Eaves-Egenes
Megan Eaves-Egenes
eevz EH-genz
Ananda Devi
Ananda Devi
ann-ahn-dah DAY-vee
Che Yeun
Che Yeun
chay (rhymes with "say") yuhn
Kim Samek
Kim Samek
SAM (like the male given name) -eck
Shelley Puhak
POO-hack
Tesia Tsai
Tesia Tsai
TESS-ee-ah sigh
Marie NDiaye
Marie NDiaye
mah-REE en-JYI (rhymes with 'eye')
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