How to pronounce author names starting with B

Author Pronunciations

69 last names beginning with "B"

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Chris Bachelder
BATCH-elder
Fredrik Backman
Backman's name is pronounced broadly as it sounds, but his famous character Ove is more challenging, it rhymes with hoover
Anita Rau Badami
a-NEE-ta row (rhymes with how) ba-DAHM-ee
Anna Badkhen
AH-na BOD-keun
Rajeev Balasubramanyam
rah-JEEV bah-la-soo-BRAH-muhn-yahm
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Bon Brannock
Jean-Luc Bannalec
zhaw-LOOHK ban-a-LEK. Nasal vowel sound in "Jean."
Muriel Barbery
Muri-EL
Leigh Bardugo
lee bar-DOO-go
Rachel Barenbaum
BARE-enn-bowm
A. Igoni Barrett
Ig-oh-nee
Peggielene Bartels
PEG-eh-leen bar-TELLS
Mira Bartok
bar-tawk
Jacques Barzun
zhahk BAR-zeun
Nora Raleigh Baskin
rah-ley (like the explorer) bas-kin (like the icecream company)
Elif Batuman
EL-if BAH-tyooh-mahn
Jean-Dominique Bauby
zhaw do-mee-NEEK BO-bee. Nasal vowel in "Jean."
Tim Bauerschmidt
BOW-er-shmitt
Dan Baum
bowm (first syllable rhymes with wow)
Louis Bayard
LOO-iss BY-erd
Ifa Bayeza
EE-fa bah-YEE-zuh
Josh Bazell
buh-ZELL
Cris Beam
Sounds like Chris but is quite firmly "Cris" - the author professes to detest the letter "h" because people so often mis-spell her name with an "h"
Deni Y.. Béchard
duh-NEE bay-SHAR(d)
Alison Bechdel
BECK-dl
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