diff --git a/client/components/cards/AuthorCard.vue b/client/components/cards/AuthorCard.vue
index fddb9b55..430c5a86 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/AuthorCard.vue
+++ b/client/components/cards/AuthorCard.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
           <p class="text-center font-semibold truncate" :style="{ fontSize: sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ name }}</p>
           <p class="text-center text-gray-200" :style="{ fontSize: sizeMultiplier * 0.85 + 'rem' }">{{ numBooks }} Book{{ numBooks === 1 ? '' : 's' }}</p>
         </div>
+
+        <div class="absolute top-0 right-0 p-2 cursor-pointer hover:text-white text-gray-200" @click.stop="searchAuthor">
+          <span class="material-icons">search</span>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -74,7 +78,15 @@ export default {
       return url.href + `?token=${this.userToken}&ts=${this.lastUpdate}`
     }
   },
-  methods: {},
+  methods: {
+    async searchAuthor() {
+      var author = await this.$axios.$post(`/api/authors/${this.authorId}/match`, { q: this.name }).catch((error) => {
+        console.error('Failed', error)
+        return null
+      })
+      console.log('Got author', author)
+    }
+  },
   mounted() {}
 }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/ApiController.js b/server/ApiController.js
index 89c19d4a..68adf139 100644
--- a/server/ApiController.js
+++ b/server/ApiController.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const MeController = require('./controllers/MeController')
 const BackupController = require('./controllers/BackupController')
 const LibraryItemController = require('./controllers/LibraryItemController')
 const SeriesController = require('./controllers/SeriesController')
+const AuthorController = require('./controllers/AuthorController')
 
 const BookFinder = require('./finders/BookFinder')
 const AuthorFinder = require('./finders/AuthorFinder')
@@ -161,12 +162,9 @@ class ApiController {
     //
     // Author Routes
     //
-    this.router.get('/authors', this.getAuthors.bind(this))
-    this.router.get('/authors/search', this.searchAuthors.bind(this))
-    this.router.get('/authors/:id', this.getAuthor.bind(this))
-    this.router.post('/authors', this.createAuthor.bind(this))
-    this.router.patch('/authors/:id', this.updateAuthor.bind(this))
-    this.router.delete('/authors/:id', this.deleteAuthor.bind(this))
+    this.router.get('/authors/:id', AuthorController.middleware.bind(this), AuthorController.findOne.bind(this))
+    this.router.post('/authors/:id/match', AuthorController.middleware.bind(this), AuthorController.match.bind(this))
+    this.router.get('/authors/search', AuthorController.search.bind(this))
 
     //
     // Series Routes
@@ -230,64 +228,6 @@ class ApiController {
     res.json({ user: req.user })
   }
 
-  async getAuthors(req, res) {
-    res.json(this.db.authors)
-  }
-
-  searchAuthors(req, res) {
-    var query = req.query.q || ''
-    var limit = req.query.limit && !isNaN(req.query.limit) ? Number(req.query.limit) : 100
-    var authors = this.db.authors.filter(au => au.name.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()))
-    authors = authors.slice(0, limit)
-    res.json(authors)
-  }
-
-  async getAuthor(req, res) {
-    var author = this.db.authors.find(p => p.id === req.params.id)
-    if (!author) {
-      return res.status(404).send('Author not found')
-    }
-    res.json(author.toJSON())
-  }
-
-  async createAuthor(req, res) {
-    var author = await this.authorFinder.createAuthor(req.body)
-    if (!author) {
-      return res.status(500).send('Failed to create author')
-    }
-
-    await this.db.insertEntity('author', author)
-    this.emitter('author_added', author.toJSON())
-    res.json(author)
-  }
-
-  async updateAuthor(req, res) {
-    var author = this.db.authors.find(p => p.id === req.params.id)
-    if (!author) {
-      return res.status(404).send('Author not found')
-    }
-
-    var wasUpdated = author.update(req.body)
-    if (wasUpdated) {
-      await this.db.updateEntity('author', author)
-      this.emitter('author_updated', author.toJSON())
-    }
-    res.json(author)
-  }
-
-  async deleteAuthor(req, res) {
-    var author = this.db.authors.find(p => p.id === req.params.id)
-    if (!author) {
-      return res.status(404).send('Author not found')
-    }
-
-    var authorJson = author.toJSON()
-
-    await this.db.removeEntity('author', author.id)
-    this.emitter('author_removed', authorJson)
-    res.sendStatus(200)
-  }
-
   async updateServerSettings(req, res) {
     if (!req.user.isRoot) {
       Logger.error('User other than root attempting to update server settings', req.user)
diff --git a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52004f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+const Logger = require('../Logger')
+
+class AuthorController {
+  constructor() { }
+
+  async findOne(req, res) {
+    return res.json(req.author)
+  }
+
+  async search(req, res) {
+    var q = (req.query.q || '').toLowerCase()
+    if (!q) return res.json([])
+    var limit = (req.query.limit && !isNaN(req.query.limit)) ? Number(req.query.limit) : 25
+    var authors = this.db.authors.filter(au => au.name.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+    authors = authors.slice(0, limit)
+    res.json(authors)
+  }
+
+  async match(req, res) {
+    var authorData = await this.authorFinder.findAuthorByName(req.body.q)
+    if (!authorData) {
+      return res.status(404).send('Author not found')
+    }
+    req.author.asin = authorData.asin
+    if (authorData.image) {
+      var imageData = await this.authorFinder.saveAuthorImage(req.author.id, authorData.image)
+      if (imageData) {
+        req.author.imagePath = imageData.path
+        req.author.relImagePath = imageData.relPath
+      }
+    }
+    if (authorData.description) {
+      req.author.description = authorData.description
+    }
+    await this.db.updateEntity('author', req.author)
+    this.emitter('author_updated', req.author)
+    res.json(req.author)
+  }
+
+  middleware(req, res, next) {
+    var author = this.db.authors.find(au => au.id === req.params.id)
+    if (!author) return res.sendStatus(404)
+
+    if (req.method == 'DELETE' && !req.user.canDelete) {
+      Logger.warn(`[AuthorController] User attempted to delete without permission`, req.user)
+      return res.sendStatus(403)
+    } else if ((req.method == 'PATCH' || req.method == 'POST') && !req.user.canUpdate) {
+      Logger.warn('[AuthorController] User attempted to update without permission', req.user)
+      return res.sendStatus(403)
+    }
+
+    req.author = author
+    next()
+  }
+}
+module.exports = new AuthorController()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js b/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js
index d4936a04..9504b698 100644
--- a/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js
+++ b/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ class AuthorFinder {
     return author
   }
 
+  async saveAuthorImage(authorId, url) {
+    var authorDir = this.AuthorPath
+    var relAuthorDir = Path.posix.join('/metadata', 'authors')
+    await fs.ensureDir(authorDir)
+
+    var imageExtension = url.toLowerCase().split('.').pop()
+    var ext = imageExtension === 'png' ? 'png' : 'jpg'
+    var filename = authorId + '.' + ext
+    var outputPath = Path.posix.join(authorDir, filename)
+    var relPath = Path.posix.join(relAuthorDir, filename)
+
+    var success = await this.downloadImage(url, outputPath)
+    if (!success) {
+      return null
+    }
+    return {
+      path: outputPath,
+      relPath
+    }
+  }
+
   async createAuthor(payload) {
     if (!payload || !payload.name) return null
 
diff --git a/server/objects/entities/Author.js b/server/objects/entities/Author.js
index 5f60d88f..4c1d4358 100644
--- a/server/objects/entities/Author.js
+++ b/server/objects/entities/Author.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Author {
     this.id = null
     this.asin = null
     this.name = null
+    this.description = null
     this.imagePath = null
     this.relImagePath = null
     this.addedAt = null
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class Author {
     this.id = author.id
     this.asin = author.asin
     this.name = author.name
+    this.description = author.description || null
     this.imagePath = author.imagePath
     this.relImagePath = author.relImagePath
     this.addedAt = author.addedAt
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ class Author {
       id: this.id,
       asin: this.asin,
       name: this.name,
+      description: this.description,
       imagePath: this.imagePath,
       relImagePath: this.relImagePath,
       addedAt: this.addedAt,
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ class Author {
   setData(data) {
     this.id = getId('aut')
     this.name = data.name
+    this.description = data.description || null
     this.asin = data.asin || null
     this.imagePath = data.imagePath || null
     this.relImagePath = data.relImagePath || null
diff --git a/server/objects/entities/Series.js b/server/objects/entities/Series.js
index cf4450ce..18f3b4a3 100644
--- a/server/objects/entities/Series.js
+++ b/server/objects/entities/Series.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class Series {
   constructor(series) {
     this.id = null
     this.name = null
+    this.description = null
     this.addedAt = null
     this.updatedAt = null
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class Series {
   construct(series) {
     this.id = series.id
     this.name = series.name
+    this.description = series.description || null
     this.addedAt = series.addedAt
     this.updatedAt = series.updatedAt
   }
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ class Series {
     return {
       id: this.id,
       name: this.name,
+      description: this.description,
       addedAt: this.addedAt,
       updatedAt: this.updatedAt
     }
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ class Series {
   setData(data) {
     this.id = getId('ser')
     this.name = data.name
+    this.description = data.description || null
     this.addedAt = Date.now()
     this.updatedAt = Date.now()
   }