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

Author Pronunciations

17 last names beginning with "E"

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Steve Earle
Earl (the final 'e' is silent)
Fernanda Eberstadt
fer-NAHN-dah E-ber-stadt (first letter pronounced like the letter E)
Umberto Eco
Um-bair-toe EK-oh (the um is like the ending of possum)
Esi Edugyan
first name sounds like the initials S E. Last name sounds like eh-dee-jan
Kurt Eichenwald
EYE-ken-wald
Jonathan Eig
Pronounced like the word "eye" with hard "G" at the end.
Akwaeke Emezi
a-quake-ay em-ezi
Delia Ephron
Deelia EF-ruhn
Louise Erdrich
er-drik (means rich earth)
Jenny Erpenbeck
UHR-pen-beck
Jonathan Escoffery
es-COFF-er-ee
Alison Espach
ESS-pack
Laura Esquivel
ess-qui-vell
Jill Alexander Essbaum
ESS-bahm. Like the letter "S" followed by the word "bomb."
Jeffrey Eugenides
yu-GIN-e-dees
Janet Evanovich
ee-van-o-vich (last syllable rhymes with rich)
Nomi Eve
no-me
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