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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
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