diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_author.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_author.py
index ad5c069d..71daef2a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_author.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_author.py
@@ -50,6 +50,43 @@ class AuthorViews(TestCase):
         models.SiteSettings.objects.create()
 
     def test_author_page(self):
+        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
+        view = views.Author.as_view()
+        author = models.Author.objects.create(name="Jessica")
+        self.book.authors.add(author)
+        request = self.factory.get("")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        with patch("bookwyrm.views.author.is_api_request") as is_api:
+            is_api.return_value = False
+            result = view(request, author.id)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+        validate_html(result.render())
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_author_page_edition_author(self):
+        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
+        view = views.Author.as_view()
+        another_book = models.Edition.objects.create(
+            title="Example Edition",
+            remote_id="https://example.com/book/1",
+            parent_work=self.work,
+            isbn_13="9780300112511",
+        )
+        author = models.Author.objects.create(name="Jessica")
+        self.book.authors.add(author)
+        request = self.factory.get("")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        with patch("bookwyrm.views.author.is_api_request") as is_api:
+            is_api.return_value = False
+            result = view(request, author.id)
+        books = result.context_data["books"]
+        self.assertEqual(books.object_list.count(), 1)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+        validate_html(result.render())
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_author_page_empty(self):
         """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
         view = views.Author.as_view()
         author = models.Author.objects.create(name="Jessica")
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/author.py b/bookwyrm/views/author.py
index 3310fef0..b4eb7ef5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/author.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/author.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """ the good people stuff! the authors! """
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, permission_required
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator
+from django.db.models import Q
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
@@ -25,9 +26,11 @@ class Author(View):
         if is_api_request(request):
             return ActivitypubResponse(author.to_activity())
 
-        books = models.Work.objects.filter(
-            authors=author, editions__authors=author
-        ).distinct()
+        books = (
+            models.Work.objects.filter(Q(authors=author) | Q(editions__authors=author))
+            .order_by("-published_date")
+            .distinct()
+        )
 
         paginated = Paginator(books, PAGE_LENGTH)
         page = paginated.get_page(request.GET.get("page"))