diff --git a/fedireads/urls.py b/fedireads/urls.py
index 602a7de72..967815f88 100644
--- a/fedireads/urls.py
+++ b/fedireads/urls.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^book/(?P<book_identifier>[\w\-]+)/(?P<tab>friends|local|federated)?$', views.book_page),
     re_path(r'^book/(?P<book_identifier>[\w\-]+)/edit/?$', views.edit_book_page),
 
-    re_path(r'^author/(?P<author_identifier>\w+)/?$', views.author_page),
+    re_path(r'^author/(?P<author_identifier>[\w\-]+)/?$', views.author_page),
     re_path(r'^tag/(?P<tag_id>.+)/?$', views.tag_page),
     re_path(r'^shelf/%s/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(.json)?/?$' % username_regex, views.shelf_page),
     re_path(r'^shelf/%s/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(.json)?/?$' % localname_regex, views.shelf_page),
diff --git a/fedireads/views.py b/fedireads/views.py
index fa50a47c8..903c41273 100644
--- a/fedireads/views.py
+++ b/fedireads/views.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def edit_book_page(request, book_identifier):
 def author_page(request, author_identifier):
     ''' landing page for an author '''
     try:
-        author = models.Author.objects.get(openlibrary_key=author_identifier)
+        author = models.Author.objects.get(fedireads_key=author_identifier)
     except ValueError:
         return HttpResponseNotFound()