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How to pronounce author names starting with S

Author Pronunciations

60 last names beginning with "S"

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Louis Sachar
loo-is sack-er (rhymes with cracker)
Benjamin Saenz
sighnz
Sunjeev Sahota
SUHN-jeev suh-HO-tuh
Shugri Said Salh
SHOOG-ree sai-EED sahl. First syllable of "Said" rhymes with "eye/I."
Steve Salerno
sah-lair-no
Freya Sampson
FRAY-uh
O.O. Sangoyomi
shahn-goh-YOH-me
Jonathan Santlofer
SANT-loaf-er. "Sant" rhymes with "ant."
Aysegül Savas
EYE-shi-gool sha-VAS
John Sayles
sails
Timothy Schaffert
sch-Aff-ert
Alexis Schaitkin
SHAY-kin
Erica Lorraine Scheidt
shayt
Zoë Schlanger
SHLANG-er
Audrey Schulman
SHULL-man
Victoria E.. Schwab
shwahb
Will Schwalbe
Will Shwall-bee
Salvatore Scibona
SAL-vator-re ski-bone-a
Elaine Sciolino
shill-EE-no
Lisa Scottoline
scotto-leany
Martin Seay
say
David Sedaris
se-DARE-is
Julie Sedivy
seh-div-vee
Shanthi Sekaran
SHAHN-tee SAY-kahr-in
Ruta Sepetys
Roota Suh-PET-tees
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