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Guidance on how to pronounce those tricky author names, for authors whose last name begins with "A"!

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16 last names beginning with "A"
 
Frank W. Abagnale AB-ag-nail
Leila Aboulela Aboul-Ela
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chim-muh-MAHN-duh en-GOH-zee ah-DEECH-ee-(ay) The “ay” is soft, not quite a diphthong.
Aravind Adiga arawind adig
Uwem Akpan u-em ak-pan
Boris Akunin The pen name of Grigory Chkhartishvili, pronounced CHAHAR-kesh-veely
Rabih Alameddine Rah-be-a Ahl-ah-meh-dean
Mitch Albom AL-bam (the 'a' like in sofa)
Isabel Allende Ees-abel Ay-enday (or ä-YEN-d?)
Martin Amis AIM-as
Laurie Halse Anderson Halse rhymes with waltz
Poul Anderson pole
Philip Ardagh ar-der
Liv Arnesen leave ar-nesen
Jean M. Auel OW(-uh)l
Paul Auster awe-ster
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