diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book/edit_book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book/edit_book.html
index 8ebbeaae..bcf11126 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book/edit_book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book/edit_book.html
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     {% if not confirm_mode %}
     <div class="block">
         <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">{% trans "Save" %}</button>
-        <a class="button" href="/book/{{ book.id }}">{% trans "Cancel" %}</a>
+        <a class="button" href="{{ book.local_path}}">{% trans "Cancel" %}</a>
     </div>
     {% endif %}
 </form>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions.html
index efbe1566..775b05c8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book/editions.html
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
     {% for book in editions %}
     <div class="columns is-gapless mb-6">
         <div class="column is-cover">
-            <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}">
+            <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">
                 {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book cover_class='is-w-m is-h-m align to-l-mobile' %}
             </a>
         </div>
 
         <div class="column my-3-mobile ml-3-tablet mr-auto">
             <h2 class="title is-5 mb-1">
-                <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}" class="has-text-black">
+                <a href="{{ book.local_path }}" class="has-text-black">
                     {{ book.title }}
                 </a>
             </h2>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html
index 1808a0f9..7def6e13 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
             <div class="column mt-3-mobile ml-3-tablet">
                 <h3 class="title is-5">
-                    <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}">{{ book.title }}</a>
+                    <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">{{ book.title }}</a>
                 </h3>
 
                 {% if book.authors %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html
index ad7e00fb..73133de4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=book|rating:request.user %}
 
         <h3 class="title is-6">
-            <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}">{{ book.title }}</a>
+            <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">{{ book.title }}</a>
         </h3>
 
         {% if book.authors %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_author.html b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_author.html
index 542b57f9..b575bbb2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_author.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_author.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     <div class="block">
         <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">{% trans "Save" %}</button>
-        <a class="button" href="/author/{{ author.id }}">{% trans "Cancel" %}</a>
+        <a class="button" href="{{ author.local_path }}">{% trans "Cancel" %}</a>
     </div>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html
index 1e361e61..0b7dcd79 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         {% trans "Direct Messages" %}
         {% endif %}
     </h1>
-    {% if partner %}<p class="subtitle"><a href="/direct-messages"><span class="icon icon-arrow-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {% trans "All messages" %}</a></p>{% endif %}
+    {% if partner %}<p class="subtitle"><a href="{% url 'direct-messages' %}"><span class="icon icon-arrow-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {% trans "All messages" %}</a></p>{% endif %}
 </header>
 
 <div class="box">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/import.html b/bookwyrm/templates/import.html
index 239b6914..c4f0dfae 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/import.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/import.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     {% endif %}
     <ul>
         {% for job in jobs %}
-            <li><a href="/import/{{ job.id }}">{{ job.created_date | naturaltime }}</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{% url 'import-status' job.id %}">{{ job.created_date | naturaltime }}</a></li>
         {% endfor %}
     </ul>
 </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html b/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html
index 3ce929e6..e06392a8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         <tr>
             <td>
                 {% if item.book %}
-                <a href="/book/{{ item.book.id }}">
+                <a href="{{ item.book.local_path }}">
                 {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=item.book cover_class='is-h-s' %}
                 </a>
                 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index c45f2380..bc654401 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@
                             </a>
                         </li>
                         <li>
-                            <a href="/import" class="navbar-item">
+                            <a href="{% url 'import' %}" class="navbar-item">
                                 {% trans 'Import Books' %}
                             </a>
                         </li>
                         <li>
-                            <a href="/preferences/profile" class="navbar-item">
+                            <a href="{% url 'prefs-profile' %}" class="navbar-item">
                                 {% trans 'Settings' %}
                             </a>
                         </li>
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@
                         {% endif %}
                         <li class="navbar-divider" role="presentation"></li>
                         <li>
-                            <a href="/logout" class="navbar-item">
+                            <a href="{% url 'logout' %}" class="navbar-item">
                                 {% trans 'Log out' %}
                             </a>
                         </li>
                     </ul>
                 </div>
                 <div class="navbar-item">
-                    <a href="/notifications" class="tags has-addons">
+                    <a href="{% url 'notifications' %}" class="tags has-addons">
                         <span class="tag is-medium">
                             <span class="icon icon-bell" title="{% trans 'Notifications' %}">
                                 <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Notifications" %}</span>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                                     <div class="column">
                                         <label class="is-sr-only" for="id_password">{% trans "Username:" %}</label>
                                         <input type="password" name="password" maxlength="128" class="input" required="" id="id_password" placeholder="{% trans 'password' %}">
-                                        <p class="help"><a href="/password-reset">{% trans "Forgot your password?" %}</a></p>
+                                        <p class="help"><a href="{% url 'password-reset' %}">{% trans "Forgot your password?" %}</a></p>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="column is-narrow">
                                         <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">{% trans "Log in" %}</button>
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
         <div class="columns">
             <div class="column is-one-fifth">
                 <p>
-                    <a href="/about">{% trans "About this server" %}</a>
+                <a href="{% url 'about' %}">{% trans "About this server" %}</a>
                 </p>
                 {% if site.admin_email %}
                 <p>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/login.html b/bookwyrm/templates/login.html
index 063b4b6d..8ed5d044 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/login.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/login.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                         <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">{% trans "Log in" %}</button>
                     </div>
                     <div class="control">
-                        <small><a href="/password-reset">{% trans "Forgot your password?" %}</a></small>
+                        <small><a href="{% url 'password-reset' %}">{% trans "Forgot your password?" %}</a></small>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </form>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             {% include 'snippets/about.html' %}
 
             <p class="block">
-                <a href="/about/">{% trans "More about this site" %}</a>
+            <a href="{% url 'about' %}">{% trans "More about this site" %}</a>
             </p>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
index ba0a25cd..73ad23b8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
                                 {% endif %}
                             {% endif %}
                         {% elif notification.related_import %}
-                            {% blocktrans with related_id=notification.related_import.id %}Your <a href="/import/{{ related_id }}">import</a> completed.{% endblocktrans %}
+                        {% blocktrans with related_id=notification.related_import.id %}Your <a href="{% url 'import-status' related_id %}">import</a> completed.{% endblocktrans %}
                         {% elif notification.related_report %}
                             {% url 'settings-report' notification.related_report.id as path %}
                             {% blocktrans with related_id=path %}A new <a href="{{ path }}">report</a> needs moderation.{% endblocktrans %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/preferences_layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/preferences_layout.html
index d463d9cb..baf87e47 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/preferences_layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/preferences_layout.html
@@ -11,16 +11,19 @@
         <h2 class="menu-label">{% trans "Account" %}</h2>
         <ul class="menu-list">
             <li>
-                <a href="/preferences/profile"{% if '/preferences/profile' in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Profile" %}</a>
+                {% url 'prefs-profile' as url %}
+                <a href="{{ url }}"{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Profile" %}</a>
             </li>
             <li>
-                <a href="/preferences/password"{% if '/preferences/password' in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Change Password" %}</a>
+                {% url 'prefs-password' as url %}
+                <a href="{{ url }}"{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Change Password" %}</a>
             </li>
         </ul>
         <h2 class="menu-label">{% trans "Relationships" %}</h2>
         <ul class="menu-list">
             <li>
-                <a href="/preferences/block"{% if '/preferences/block' in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Blocked Users" %}</a>
+                {% url 'prefs-block' as url %}
+                <a href="{{ url }}"{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Blocked Users" %}</a>
             </li>
         </ul>
     </nav>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/authors.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/authors.html
index 9459b0fe..476956b6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/authors.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/authors.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {% endcomment %}
 {% for author in book.authors.all %}
     <a
-        href="/author/{{ author.id }}"
+        href="{{ author.local_path }}"
         class="author"
         itemprop="author"
         itemscope
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_tiles.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_tiles.html
index 32c9f90c..25249c96 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_tiles.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_tiles.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div class="column is-narrow">
         <div class="box is-flex is-flex-direction-column is-align-items-center">
             <div class="mb-3">
-                <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}">
+                <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">
                     {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book cover_class='is-w-l-mobile is-h-l-mobile is-w-l-tablet is-h-xl-tablet' %}
                 </a>
             </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
index 6014158f..ddbd6f20 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 {% else %}
 <div class="card-footer-item">
-    <a href="/login">
+    <a href="{% url 'login' %}">
         <span class="icon icon-comment is-small" title="{% trans 'Reply' %}">
             <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Reply" %}</span>
         </span>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html
index b9faf64e..605b46cc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
             {% if status.book %}
                 {% if status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' or status.status_type == 'Rating' %}
-                    <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book|title }}</a>{% if status.status_type == 'Rating' %}: {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=status.rating %}
+                    <a href="{{ status.book.local_path }}">{{ status.book|title }}</a>{% if status.status_type == 'Rating' %}: {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=status.rating %}
                     <span
                         itemprop="reviewRating"
                         itemscope
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
                         {% if status.book %}
                             {% if status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' or status.status_type == 'Rating' %}
-                                <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book|title }}</a>{% if status.status_type == 'Rating' %}:
+                                <a href="{{ status.book.local_path }}">{{ status.book|title }}</a>{% if status.status_type == 'Rating' %}:
                                 <span
                                     itemprop="reviewRating"
                                     itemscope
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                                 {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.book %}
                             {% endif %}
                         {% elif status.mention_books %}
-                            <a href="/book/{{ status.mention_books.first.id }}">
+                            <a href="{{ status.mention_books.first.local_path }}">
                                 {{ status.mention_books.first.title }}
                             </a>
                         {% endif %}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                     {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.book %}
                 {% endif %}
             {% elif status.mention_books %}
-                <a href="/book/{{ status.mention_books.first.id }}">{{ status.mention_books.first|title }}</a>
+                <a href="{{ status.mention_books.first.local_path }}">{{ status.mention_books.first|title }}</a>
             {% endif %}
 
         </h3>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/user_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/user_options.html
index ec772e54..32e83ed2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/user_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/user_options.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 {% block dropdown-list %}
 <li role="menuitem">
-    <a href="/direct-messages/{{ user|username }}" class="button is-fullwidth is-small">{% trans "Send direct message" %}</a>
+    <a href="{% url 'direct-messages-user' user|username %}" class="button is-fullwidth is-small">{% trans "Send direct message" %}</a>
 </li>
 <li role="menuitem">
     {% include 'snippets/report_button.html' with user=user class="is-fullwidth" %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 14fe476d..3e7dea58 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # authentication
     re_path(r"^login/?$", views.Login.as_view(), name="login"),
     re_path(r"^register/?$", views.Register.as_view()),
-    re_path(r"^logout/?$", views.Logout.as_view()),
-    re_path(r"^password-reset/?$", views.PasswordResetRequest.as_view()),
+    re_path(r"^logout/?$", views.Logout.as_view(), name="logout"),
+    re_path(
+        r"^password-reset/?$",
+        views.PasswordResetRequest.as_view(),
+        name="password-reset",
+    ),
     re_path(
         r"^password-reset/(?P<code>[A-Za-z0-9]+)/?$", views.PasswordReset.as_view()
     ),
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r"^about/?$", views.About.as_view(), name="about"),
     path("", views.Home.as_view(), name="landing"),
     re_path(r"^discover/?$", views.Discover.as_view()),
-    re_path(r"^notifications/?$", views.Notifications.as_view()),
+    re_path(r"^notifications/?$", views.Notifications.as_view(), name="notifications"),
     re_path(r"^directory/?", views.Directory.as_view(), name="directory"),
     # Get started
     re_path(
@@ -165,8 +169,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # search
     re_path(r"^search/?$", views.Search.as_view(), name="search"),
     # imports
-    re_path(r"^import/?$", views.Import.as_view()),
-    re_path(r"^import/(\d+)/?$", views.ImportStatus.as_view()),
+    re_path(r"^import/?$", views.Import.as_view(), name="import"),
+    re_path(r"^import/(\d+)/?$", views.ImportStatus.as_view(), name="import-status"),
     # users
     re_path(r"%s/?$" % user_path, views.User.as_view(), name="user-feed"),
     re_path(r"%s\.json$" % user_path, views.User.as_view()),
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.ChangePassword.as_view(),
         name="prefs-password",
     ),
-    re_path(r"^preferences/block/?$", views.Block.as_view()),
+    re_path(r"^preferences/block/?$", views.Block.as_view(), name="prefs-block"),
     re_path(r"^block/(?P<user_id>\d+)/?$", views.Block.as_view()),
     re_path(r"^unblock/(?P<user_id>\d+)/?$", views.unblock),
     # statuses