How to pronounce author names starting with C

Author Pronunciations

53 last names beginning with "C"

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Meg Cabot

Cabot rhymes with habit - cabit

Carole Cadwalladr

CAD-wall-uh-der

Susannah Cahalan

Cuh-HAY-lan

Susan Cain

CANE

Kenneth Calhoun

cal-HOON

Briony Cameron

BRY-uh-nee CA-mer-un

Cebo Campbell

SEE-boh

Francesca McDonnell. Capossela

cap-ah-SELL-a

Orson Scott Card

or-sun (named after his grandfather, Card says that Orson is a relatively popular name among Mormons and derives from the Indo-European word for bear)

Keggie Carew

KEG-ee CAIR-oo

John Carreyrou

carry-ROO

Costanza Casati

koh-STAN-zuh kuh-ZAH-tee

Wiley Cash

WHY-lee

Kristin Cashore

ker-SHORE (emphasis on the second syllable)

Elaine Castillo

cast-ILL-yo

Eleanor Catton

CAT-uhn

Michael Chabon

"Shay as in stadium and Bon as in Bon Jovi" (from the author's website)

Vikram Chandra

Vik (rhymes with sick)-rum, Chund-rah

Dan Chaon

shawn

David Chariandy

chair-ee-AHN-dee

Amit Chaudhuri

AH-mitt CHAHD-er-ee

Julie Checkoway

CHECK-uh-way

Jennifer Chiaverini

KEY-uh-vuh-REE-nee

Susan Choi

choy

Yoon Choi

yoohn choy

The phonetic pronunciation of each author's name has been verified by the author's publisher. If you are the author, or personally familiar with the author, and disagree with the phonetic spelling of a particular name, please tell us. Thank you!

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