How to pronounce author names starting with C

Author Pronunciations

51 last names beginning with "C"

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

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

Deepak Chopra M.D.

cho-prah

Kate Christensen

Chris-ten-sen

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