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

Author Pronunciations

53 last names beginning with "a"

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Tone Almhjell
tony al-me-ell
David Almond
To quote the author, his name is pronounced "just like the nut"
Hala Alyan
ha-LAH ahl-YAN
Anita Amirrezvani
a-NEE-tah ah-mir-rez-wani
Martin Amis
AIM-is
Niccolò Ammaniti
ni-CO-lo ama-NEE-tee
Roberto Ampuero
ahm-PWAIR-oh
Tahmima Anam
Emphasis on the second syllable of last name
Anil Ananthaswamy
uh-NEEL uh-nahn-thuh-SWAH-mee
Deepa Anappara
DEE-puh a-nuh-PAR-uh. Like the name "Anna" followed by the word "par" and "uh."
Tyler Anbinder
ANN-binder. Like the name "Ann" followed by the word "binder."
Laurie Halse Anderson
Halse rhymes with waltz
Poul Anderson
pole
Dani Anguiano
ann-gee-AH-no. Like the name "Ann" and the word "ghee" (hard G).
Tamim Ansary
tuh-MEEM un-saw-REE
Molly Antopol
ANT-uh-pole. Like the word "ant" followed by "uh" and "pole."
Nathacha Appanah
Natasha AH-pin-ah
Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
APT-oh-witz. "Cristin" same as usual for other variations on the name.
Philip Ardagh
ar-der
Chloe Aridjis
CLOH-ee ah-REE-teece. Standard pronunciation for "Chloe." Hard R in last name, close to D sound. Ending close to "eece" as in "fleece."
Liv Arnesen
leave ar-nesen
Jabari Asim
juh-BAR-ee uh-SEEM
Afia Atakora
uh-FEE-uh uh-TACK-uh-ruh
Jean M.. Auel
OW(-uh)l
Paul Auster
or-ster
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