How to pronounce author names starting with B

Author Pronunciations

67 last names beginning with "B"

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BATCH-elder

Backman's name is pronounced broadly as it sounds, but his famous character Ove is more challenging, it rhymes with hoover

Anita Rau Badami

a-NEE-ta row (rhymes with how) ba-DAHM-ee

Anna Badkhen

AH-na BOD-keun

Rajeev Balasubramanyam

rah-JEEV bah-la-soo-BRAH-muhn-yahm

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Bon Brannock

Jean-Luc Bannalec

zhaw-LOOHK ban-a-LEK. Nasal vowel sound in "Jean."

Muriel Barbery

Muri-EL

Leigh Bardugo

lee bar-DOO-go

Rachel Barenbaum

BARE-enn-bowm

A. Igoni Barrett

Ig-oh-nee

Peggielene Bartels

PEG-eh-leen bar-TELLS

Mira Bartok

bar-tawk

Jacques Barzun

zhahk BAR-zeun

Nora Raleigh Baskin

rah-ley (like the explorer) bas-kin (like the icecream company)

Elif Batuman

EL-if BAH-tyooh-mahn

Jean-Dominique Bauby

zhaw do-mee-NEEK BO-bee. Nasal vowel in "Jean."

Tim Bauerschmidt

BOW-er-shmitt

Dan Baum

bowm (first syllable rhymes with wow)

Louis Bayard

LOO-iss BY-erd

Ifa Bayeza

EE-fa bah-YEE-zuh

Josh Bazell

buh-ZELL

Cris Beam

Sounds like Chris but is quite firmly "Cris" - the author professes to detest the letter "h" because people so often mis-spell her name with an "h"

Deni Y.. Béchard

duh-NEE bay-SHAR(d)

Joel ben Izzy

JOel ben IZZY

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