diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/BooksWithoutBorders.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/BooksWithoutBorders.java
index 8584bc8..42a5afe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/BooksWithoutBorders.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/BooksWithoutBorders.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class BooksWithoutBorders extends JavaPlugin {
                 playerBooksList.put(playerUUID, newFiles);
                 playerLetterIndex.put(playerUUID, BookFileHelper.populateLetterIndices(newFiles));
             }
-            return playerBooksList.get(playerUUID);
+            return new ArrayList<>(playerBooksList.get(playerUUID));
         } else {
             return new ArrayList<>();
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDelete.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDelete.java
index 3ef6894..75e2034 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDelete.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDelete.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.gui.PagedBookIndex;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.state.BookDirectory;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.BookFileHelper;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.BookHelper;
-import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.InputCleaningHelper;
 import net.knarcraft.knarlib.util.TabCompletionHelper;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
@@ -23,41 +22,34 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class CommandDelete implements TabExecutor {
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, @NotNull String[] args) {
+    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, @NotNull String[] arguments) {
         if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(sender, "This command can only be used by a player!");
             return false;
         }
 
-        return deleteBook(sender, args, false);
+        return deleteBook(sender, arguments, false);
     }
 
     /**
      * Deletes a book
      *
      * @param sender       <p>The sender trying to delete the book</p>
-     * @param args         <p>The arguments given</p>
+     * @param arguments    <p>The arguments given</p>
      * @param deletePublic <p>Whether to delete a public book</p>
      * @return <p>True if the book was deleted successfully</p>
      */
-    boolean deleteBook(CommandSender sender, String[] args, boolean deletePublic) {
+    boolean deleteBook(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull String[] arguments, boolean deletePublic) {
         String command = deletePublic ? "deletepublicbook" : "deletebook";
-        //List deletable files
-        if (args.length == 0) {
-            PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, deletePublic, command, 1);
+        if (PagedBookIndex.displayPage(arguments, sender, deletePublic, command)) {
             return true;
         }
+        
         //Delete the file
-        if (args.length == 1) {
-            int page = InputCleaningHelper.parsePageNumber(args[0]);
-            if (page > 0) {
-                PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, deletePublic, command, page);
-                return true;
-            }
-
+        if (arguments.length == 1) {
             List<String> availableBooks = BooksWithoutBorders.getAvailableBooks(sender, deletePublic);
             if (!availableBooks.isEmpty()) {
-                performBookDeletion(sender, args[0], deletePublic);
+                performBookDeletion(sender, arguments[0], deletePublic);
                 //Update the book list
                 BooksWithoutBorders.updateBooks(sender, deletePublic);
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDeletePublic.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDeletePublic.java
index ceb8b6b..7514090 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDeletePublic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandDeletePublic.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class CommandDeletePublic extends CommandDelete implements TabExecutor {
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, String[] args) {
-        return deleteBook(sender, args, true);
+    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, String[] arguments) {
+        return deleteBook(sender, arguments, true);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGive.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGive.java
index 28ed22b..587a541 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGive.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGive.java
@@ -25,55 +25,48 @@ public class CommandGive implements TabExecutor {
     private final BooksWithoutBorders booksWithoutBorders = BooksWithoutBorders.getInstance();
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, @NotNull String[] args) {
+    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, @NotNull String[] arguments) {
         if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(sender, "This command can only be used by a player!");
             return false;
         }
 
-        return giveBook(sender, args, false, "player");
+        return giveBook(sender, arguments, false, "player");
     }
 
     /**
      * Gives a book to another player
      *
      * @param sender     <p>The sender trying to give a book</p>
-     * @param args       <p>The arguments given</p>
+     * @param arguments  <p>The arguments given</p>
      * @param givePublic <p>Whether to give a public book</p>
      * @param folder     <p>The folder containing the book to load</p>
      * @return <p>True if the book was given successfully</p>
      */
-    boolean giveBook(CommandSender sender, String[] args, boolean givePublic, String folder) {
+    boolean giveBook(@NotNull CommandSender sender, String[] arguments, boolean givePublic, String folder) {
         String command = givePublic ? "givepublicbook" : "givebook";
-        if (args.length == 0) {
-            PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, givePublic, command, 1);
+        if (PagedBookIndex.displayPage(arguments, sender, givePublic, command)) {
             return true;
-        } else if (args.length == 1) {
-            int page = InputCleaningHelper.parsePageNumber(args[0]);
-            if (page > 0) {
-                PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, givePublic, command, page);
-                return true;
-            }
         }
 
-        if (args.length == 1 || args.length > 4) {
+        if (arguments.length == 1 || arguments.length > 4) {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(sender, "Incorrect number of arguments for this command!");
             return false;
         }
 
         //Organize and parse input
-        String bookIdentifier = args[0];
-        String receivingPlayerName = args[1];
+        String bookIdentifier = arguments[0];
+        String receivingPlayerName = arguments[1];
         String copies = "1";
         String isSigned = "true";
-        if (args.length == 4) {
-            copies = args[2];
-            isSigned = args[3];
-        } else if (args.length == 3) {
-            if (args[2].equalsIgnoreCase("true") || args[2].equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
-                isSigned = args[2];
+        if (arguments.length == 4) {
+            copies = arguments[2];
+            isSigned = arguments[3];
+        } else if (arguments.length == 3) {
+            if (arguments[2].equalsIgnoreCase("true") || arguments[2].equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
+                isSigned = arguments[2];
             } else {
-                copies = args[2];
+                copies = arguments[2];
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGivePublic.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGivePublic.java
index 39c50db..5e48dff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGivePublic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandGivePublic.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class CommandGivePublic extends CommandGive implements TabExecutor {
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, String[] args) {
-        return giveBook(sender, args, true, "public");
+    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, String[] arguments) {
+        return giveBook(sender, arguments, true, "public");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoad.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoad.java
index cb01a2b..1827025 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoad.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoad.java
@@ -22,20 +22,21 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class CommandLoad implements TabExecutor {
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, @NotNull String[] args) {
-        return loadBook(sender, args, "player", false);
+    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, @NotNull String[] arguments) {
+        return loadBook(sender, arguments, "player", false);
     }
 
     /**
      * Loads a stored book
      *
      * @param sender     <p>The sender asking to load the book</p>
-     * @param args       <p>The arguments given</p>
+     * @param arguments  <p>The arguments given</p>
      * @param directory  <p>The directory to load from (public/player)</p>
      * @param loadPublic <p>Whether to list public files as loadable</p>
      * @return <p>True if the book was loaded successfully</p>
      */
-    public boolean loadBook(CommandSender sender, String[] args, String directory, boolean loadPublic) {
+    public boolean loadBook(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull String[] arguments, @NotNull String directory,
+                            boolean loadPublic) {
         if (!(sender instanceof Player player)) {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(sender, "This command can only be used by a player!");
             return false;
@@ -46,33 +47,25 @@ public class CommandLoad implements TabExecutor {
             return false;
         }
 
-        int argumentCount = args.length;
+        int argumentCount = arguments.length;
 
-        //Show books available to the player
         String command = loadPublic ? "loadpublicbook" : "loadbook";
-        if (argumentCount == 0) {
-            PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, loadPublic, command, 1);
+        if (PagedBookIndex.displayPage(arguments, sender, loadPublic, command)) {
             return true;
-        } else if (argumentCount == 1) {
-            int page = InputCleaningHelper.parsePageNumber(args[0]);
-            if (page > 0) {
-                PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, loadPublic, command, page);
-                return true;
-            }
         }
 
         //Organize and parse input
-        String bookIdentifier = args[0];
+        String bookIdentifier = arguments[0];
         String copies = "1";
         String isSigned = "true";
         if (argumentCount == 3) {
-            copies = args[1];
-            isSigned = args[2];
+            copies = arguments[1];
+            isSigned = arguments[2];
         } else if (argumentCount == 2) {
-            if (args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("true") || args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
-                isSigned = args[1];
+            if (arguments[1].equalsIgnoreCase("true") || arguments[1].equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
+                isSigned = arguments[1];
             } else {
-                copies = args[1];
+                copies = arguments[1];
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoadPublic.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoadPublic.java
index 2a756fe..e74e64d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoadPublic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandLoadPublic.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class CommandLoadPublic extends CommandLoad implements CommandExecutor {
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, String[] args) {
-        return loadBook(sender, args, "public", true);
+    public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command, @NotNull String label, String[] arguments) {
+        return loadBook(sender, arguments, "public", true);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/AuthorBookIndex.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/AuthorBookIndex.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057a778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/AuthorBookIndex.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.gui;
+
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.BooksWithoutBorders;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.BookFormatter;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ClickEvent;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ComponentBuilder;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.HoverEvent;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.hover.content.Text;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class AuthorBookIndex extends BookIndex {
+
+    private final static int booksPerPage = 10;
+
+    /**
+     * Prints the available books
+     *
+     * @param sender     <p>The sender to display the books to</p>
+     * @param listPublic <p>Whether to display public books</p>
+     * @param command    <p>The base command causing this to be called</p>
+     * @param page       <p>The page of the book list to display</p>
+     */
+    public static void printBooks(@NotNull CommandSender sender, boolean listPublic, @NotNull String command, int page,
+                                  @NotNull String authorName) {
+        List<String> availableBooks = BooksWithoutBorders.getAvailableBooks(sender, listPublic);
+        availableBooks.removeIf((bookPath) -> !BookFormatter.stripColor(bookPath.substring(0, bookPath.length() - 4).split(",")[1]).equalsIgnoreCase(authorName));
+
+        int totalPages = (int) Math.ceil((double) availableBooks.size() / booksPerPage);
+        if (page > totalPages) {
+            sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GRAY + "No such page");
+        } else {
+            showAuthorBooks(sender, command, page, totalPages, availableBooks, authorName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shows a menu listing available books from an author
+     *
+     * @param sender         <p>The sender wanting to see the book menu</p>
+     * @param command        <p>The main command used to trigger display of the book menu</p>
+     * @param page           <p>The currently selected page</p>
+     * @param totalPages     <p>The total amount of pages</p>
+     * @param availableBooks <p>All books available to the sender</p>
+     * @param authorName     <p>The name of the author currently shown</p>
+     */
+    private static void showAuthorBooks(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull String command, int page,
+                                        int totalPages, @NotNull List<String> availableBooks, @NotNull String authorName) {
+        ComponentBuilder componentBuilder = new ComponentBuilder();
+
+        // Display the list of books, with the next and previous buttons
+        displayPreviousButton(componentBuilder, command + " author" + authorName, page);
+        displayBookList(componentBuilder, command, page, availableBooks);
+        displayNextButton(componentBuilder, command + " author" + authorName, page, totalPages);
+
+        // Display total pages and the manual change page command suggestion
+        componentBuilder.append("   ", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE);
+        displayTotalPages(componentBuilder, page, totalPages);
+        componentBuilder.append("   ", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE);
+        sender.spigot().sendMessage(componentBuilder.create());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the list of books on the current page
+     *
+     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
+     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
+     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
+     * @param availableBooks   <p>All available books</p>
+     */
+    protected static void displayBookList(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, @NotNull String command, int page,
+                                          @NotNull List<String> availableBooks) {
+        int startIndex = (page - 1) * booksPerPage;
+        for (int bookIndex = startIndex; bookIndex < Math.min(startIndex + booksPerPage, availableBooks.size()); bookIndex++) {
+            componentBuilder.append(getNiceName(availableBooks.get(bookIndex))).color(ChatColor.WHITE).event(
+                    new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.SUGGEST_COMMAND, "/" + command + " " +
+                            availableBooks.get(bookIndex))).event(
+                    new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("Select book by path")));
+            componentBuilder.append("\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/BookIndex.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/BookIndex.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd8ddf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/BookIndex.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.gui;
+
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.InputCleaningHelper;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ClickEvent;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ComponentBuilder;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.HoverEvent;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.hover.content.Text;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public abstract class BookIndex {
+
+    protected final static int booksPerPage = 10;
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the correct GUI, if specified in the given arguments
+     *
+     * @param arguments    <p>The arguments given by a command sender</p>
+     * @param sender       <p>The sender executing the command</p>
+     * @param selectPublic <p>Whether to display public books, or only those available to the command sender</p>
+     * @param command      <p>The command used for changing pages and making the final selection</p>
+     * @return <p>True if the GUI was displayed</p>
+     */
+    public static boolean displayPage(@NotNull String[] arguments, @NotNull CommandSender sender, boolean selectPublic,
+                                      @NotNull String command) {
+        if (arguments.length == 0) {
+            PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, selectPublic, command, 1);
+            return true;
+        } else if (arguments.length == 1) {
+            int page = InputCleaningHelper.parsePageNumber(arguments[0]);
+            if (page > 0) {
+                PagedBookIndex.printBooks(sender, selectPublic, command, page);
+                return true;
+            }
+        } else if (arguments.length == 2) {
+            String author = InputCleaningHelper.parseAuthorSpecifier(arguments[0]);
+            if (author != null) {
+                int page = InputCleaningHelper.parsePageNumber(arguments[1]);
+                if (page > 0) {
+                    AuthorBookIndex.printBooks(sender, selectPublic, command, page, author);
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the suggestion for manually going to any page
+     *
+     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
+     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
+     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
+     */
+    protected static void displayPageCommand(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, @NotNull String command, int page) {
+        componentBuilder.append("[Page Command]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).event(new HoverEvent(
+                HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("/" + command + " page" + page))).event(
+                new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.SUGGEST_COMMAND, "/" + command + " page" + page));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the current page and total amount of pages
+     *
+     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
+     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
+     * @param totalPages       <p>The total amount of pages</p>
+     */
+    protected static void displayTotalPages(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, int page, int totalPages) {
+        componentBuilder.append("Page " + page + " of " + totalPages,
+                ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GREEN);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the alphabet-based page index
+     *
+     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
+     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
+     * @param firstInstances   <p>The map of where the first index of a letter is found</p>
+     */
+    protected static void displayAlphabetIndex(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder,
+                                               @NotNull String command, @NotNull Map<Character, Integer> firstInstances) {
+        for (int characterIndex = 0; characterIndex <= 25; characterIndex++) {
+            char character = (char) ('a' + characterIndex);
+            if (firstInstances.containsKey(character)) {
+                int pageIndex = (firstInstances.get(character) / booksPerPage) + 1;
+                componentBuilder.append(character + "").color(
+                        ChatColor.AQUA).event(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND,
+                        "/" + command + " page" + pageIndex)).event(new HoverEvent(
+                        HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("To page " + pageIndex)));
+            } else {
+                componentBuilder.append(character + "", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GRAY);
+            }
+        }
+        componentBuilder.append("\n");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the previous page button
+     *
+     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
+     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
+     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
+     */
+    protected static void displayPreviousButton(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder,
+                                                @NotNull String command, int page) {
+        if (page > 1) {
+            String fullCommand = "/" + command + " page" + (page - 1);
+            HoverEvent prevPagePreview = new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("To page " + (page - 1)));
+            ClickEvent prevPageClick = new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND, fullCommand);
+            componentBuilder.append("Previous [<]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).event(prevPagePreview).event(prevPageClick);
+        } else {
+            componentBuilder.append("Previous [<]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GRAY);
+        }
+        componentBuilder.append("\n");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the next page button
+     *
+     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
+     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
+     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
+     * @param totalPages       <p>The total amount of pages</p>
+     */
+    protected static void displayNextButton(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder,
+                                            @NotNull String command, int page, int totalPages) {
+        if (page < totalPages) {
+            String fullCommand = "/" + command + " page" + (page + 1);
+            HoverEvent nextPagePreview = new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("To page " + (page + 1)));
+            ClickEvent nextPageClick = new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND, fullCommand);
+            componentBuilder.append("Next [>]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).event(nextPagePreview).event(nextPageClick);
+        } else {
+            componentBuilder.append("Next [>]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GRAY);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a nice name from a book's path
+     *
+     * @param bookPath <p>The path of a book</p>
+     * @return <p>The prettified book name</p>
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    protected static String getNiceName(@NotNull String bookPath) {
+        bookPath = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', bookPath.substring(0, bookPath.length() - 4));
+        String[] parts = bookPath.split(",");
+        return parts[0].replace("_", " ") + ChatColor.RESET + " by " + parts[1] + ChatColor.RESET;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/PagedBookIndex.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/PagedBookIndex.java
index 65fef32..9bb45e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/PagedBookIndex.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/gui/PagedBookIndex.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.gui;
 
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.BooksWithoutBorders;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.BookFormatter;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ClickEvent;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ComponentBuilder;
@@ -17,9 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 /**
  * A class for displaying a paged index of all available books
  */
-public class PagedBookIndex {
-
-    private final static int booksPerPage = 10;
+public class PagedBookIndex extends BookIndex {
 
     /**
      * Prints the available books
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ public class PagedBookIndex {
         if (page > totalPages) {
             sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GRAY + "No such page");
         } else {
-            PagedBookIndex.showBookMenu(sender, command, page, totalPages, availableBooks, firstInstances);
+            showBookMenu(sender, command, page, totalPages, availableBooks, firstInstances);
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,31 +79,6 @@ public class PagedBookIndex {
         sender.spigot().sendMessage(componentBuilder.create());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Displays the suggestion for manually going to any page
-     *
-     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
-     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
-     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
-     */
-    private static void displayPageCommand(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, @NotNull String command, int page) {
-        componentBuilder.append("[Page Command]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).event(new HoverEvent(
-                HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("/" + command + " page" + page))).event(
-                new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.SUGGEST_COMMAND, "/" + command + " page" + page));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Displays the current page and total amount of pages
-     *
-     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
-     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
-     * @param totalPages       <p>The total amount of pages</p>
-     */
-    private static void displayTotalPages(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, int page, int totalPages) {
-        componentBuilder.append("Page " + page + " of " + totalPages,
-                ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GREEN);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Displays the list of books on the current page
      *
@@ -113,8 +87,8 @@ public class PagedBookIndex {
      * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
      * @param availableBooks   <p>All available books</p>
      */
-    private static void displayBookList(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, @NotNull String command, int page,
-                                        @NotNull List<String> availableBooks) {
+    protected static void displayBookList(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder, @NotNull String command, int page,
+                                          @NotNull List<String> availableBooks) {
         int startIndex = (page - 1) * booksPerPage;
         for (int bookIndex = startIndex; bookIndex < Math.min(startIndex + booksPerPage, availableBooks.size()); bookIndex++) {
             componentBuilder.append("[" + (bookIndex + 1) + "]").color(ChatColor.GOLD).event(
@@ -124,89 +98,18 @@ public class PagedBookIndex {
 
             componentBuilder.append(" ", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE);
 
-            componentBuilder.append(getNiceName(availableBooks.get(bookIndex))).color(ChatColor.WHITE).event(
+            String[] parts = getNiceName(availableBooks.get(bookIndex)).split(" by ");
+            componentBuilder.append(parts[0]).color(ChatColor.WHITE).event(
                     new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.SUGGEST_COMMAND, "/" + command + " " +
                             availableBooks.get(bookIndex))).event(
                     new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("Select book by path")));
+            componentBuilder.append(" by ", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.WHITE);
+            componentBuilder.append(parts[1]).color(ChatColor.WHITE).event(
+                    new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND, "/" + command + " author" +
+                            BookFormatter.stripColor(parts[1]) + " page1")).event(
+                    new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("Filter by author")));
             componentBuilder.append("\n");
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Displays the alphabet-based page index
-     *
-     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
-     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
-     * @param firstInstances   <p>The map of where the first index of a letter is found</p>
-     */
-    private static void displayAlphabetIndex(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder,
-                                             @NotNull String command, @NotNull Map<Character, Integer> firstInstances) {
-        for (int characterIndex = 0; characterIndex <= 25; characterIndex++) {
-            char character = (char) ('a' + characterIndex);
-            if (firstInstances.containsKey(character)) {
-                int pageIndex = (firstInstances.get(character) / booksPerPage) + 1;
-                componentBuilder.append(character + "").color(
-                        ChatColor.AQUA).event(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND,
-                        "/" + command + " page" + pageIndex)).event(new HoverEvent(
-                        HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("To page " + pageIndex)));
-            } else {
-                componentBuilder.append(character + "", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GRAY);
-            }
-        }
-        componentBuilder.append("\n");
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Displays the previous page button
-     *
-     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
-     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
-     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
-     */
-    private static void displayPreviousButton(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder,
-                                              @NotNull String command, int page) {
-        if (page > 1) {
-            String fullCommand = "/" + command + " page" + (page - 1);
-            HoverEvent prevPagePreview = new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("To page " + (page - 1)));
-            ClickEvent prevPageClick = new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND, fullCommand);
-            componentBuilder.append("Previous [<]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).event(prevPagePreview).event(prevPageClick);
-        } else {
-            componentBuilder.append("Previous [<]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GRAY);
-        }
-        componentBuilder.append("\n");
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Displays the next page button
-     *
-     * @param componentBuilder <p>The component builder to append to</p>
-     * @param command          <p>The command used for switching pages</p>
-     * @param page             <p>The current page</p>
-     * @param totalPages       <p>The total amount of pages</p>
-     */
-    private static void displayNextButton(@NotNull ComponentBuilder componentBuilder,
-                                          @NotNull String command, int page, int totalPages) {
-        if (page < totalPages) {
-            String fullCommand = "/" + command + " page" + (page + 1);
-            HoverEvent nextPagePreview = new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text("To page " + (page + 1)));
-            ClickEvent nextPageClick = new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND, fullCommand);
-            componentBuilder.append("Next [>]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).event(nextPagePreview).event(nextPageClick);
-        } else {
-            componentBuilder.append("Next [>]", ComponentBuilder.FormatRetention.NONE).color(ChatColor.GRAY);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a nice name from a book's path
-     *
-     * @param bookPath <p>The path of a book</p>
-     * @return <p>The prettified book name</p>
-     */
-    @NotNull
-    private static String getNiceName(@NotNull String bookPath) {
-        bookPath = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', bookPath.substring(0, bookPath.length() - 4));
-        String[] parts = bookPath.split(",");
-        return parts[0].replace("_", " ") + ChatColor.RESET + " by " + parts[1] + ChatColor.RESET;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/InputCleaningHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/InputCleaningHelper.java
index ae4ae9a..d1f7fd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/InputCleaningHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/InputCleaningHelper.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -82,4 +83,21 @@ public final class InputCleaningHelper {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parses an author specifier given in a command
+     *
+     * @param input <p>The input to parse</p>
+     * @return <p>The author name, or null if not an author specifier</p>
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public static String parseAuthorSpecifier(@NotNull String input) {
+        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("author([0-9a-zA-Z_]+)");
+        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input);
+        if (matcher.matches()) {
+            return matcher.group(1);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
 }