diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/AuthorIndex.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/AuthorIndex.js
index 3d89c4872..218486540 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/AuthorIndex.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/AuthorIndex.js
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ class AuthorIndex extends Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     // Reset if not sorting by sortName
-    if (sortKey !== 'sortName') {
+    if (sortKey !== 'sortName' && sortKey !== 'sortNameLastFirst') {
       this.setState({ jumpBarItems: { order: [] } });
       return;
     }
 
     const characters = _.reduce(items, (acc, item) => {
-      let char = item.sortName.charAt(0);
+      let char = item[sortKey].charAt(0);
 
       if (!isNaN(char)) {
         char = '#';
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Menus/AuthorIndexSortMenu.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Menus/AuthorIndexSortMenu.js
index cfad654aa..6432ec1a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Menus/AuthorIndexSortMenu.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Menus/AuthorIndexSortMenu.js
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ function AuthorIndexSortMenu(props) {
           sortDirection={sortDirection}
           onPress={onSortSelect}
         >
-          Name
+          First Name
         </SortMenuItem>
 
         <SortMenuItem
-          name="authorType"
+          name="sortNameLastFirst"
           sortKey={sortKey}
           sortDirection={sortDirection}
           onPress={onSortSelect}
         >
-          Type
+          Last Name
         </SortMenuItem>
 
         <SortMenuItem
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverview.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverview.js
index 95a147326..2d70360c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverview.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverview.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverview extends Component {
     const {
       id,
       authorName,
+      authorNameLastFirst,
       overview,
       monitored,
       status,
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverview extends Component {
                 className={styles.title}
                 to={link}
               >
-                {authorName}
+                {overviewOptions.showTitle === 'firstLast' ? authorName : authorNameLastFirst}
               </Link>
 
               <div className={styles.actions}>
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ class AuthorIndexOverview extends Component {
 AuthorIndexOverview.propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   authorName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  overview: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  authorNameLastFirst: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  overview: PropTypes.string,
   monitored: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   status: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   titleSlug: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js
index 9cfac6096..1f0ced11f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviews extends Component {
     if (this._grid &&
         (prevState.width !== width ||
             prevState.rowHeight !== rowHeight ||
-            hasDifferentItemsOrOrder(prevProps.items, items))) {
+            hasDifferentItemsOrOrder(prevProps.items, items) ||
+            prevProps.overviewOptions.showTitle !== overviewOptions.showTitle)) {
       // recomputeGridSize also forces Grid to discard its cache of rendered cells
       this._grid.recomputeGridSize();
     }
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviews extends Component {
     }
 
     if (jumpToCharacter != null && jumpToCharacter !== prevProps.jumpToCharacter) {
-      const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, jumpToCharacter);
+      const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, sortKey, jumpToCharacter);
 
       if (this._grid && index != null) {
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/Options/AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/Options/AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent.js
index f6b2d283e..783f28678 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/Options/AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/Options/AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import ModalHeader from 'Components/Modal/ModalHeader';
 import { inputTypes } from 'Helpers/Props';
 import translate from 'Utilities/String/translate';
 
+const nameOptions = [
+  { key: 'firstLast', value: translate('NameFirstLast') },
+  { key: 'lastFirst', value: translate('NameLastFirst') }
+];
+
 const posterSizeOptions = [
   { key: 'small', value: 'Small' },
   { key: 'medium', value: 'Medium' },
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent extends Component {
     super(props, context);
 
     this.state = {
+      showTitle: props.showTitle,
       detailedProgressBar: props.detailedProgressBar,
       size: props.size,
       showMonitored: props.showMonitored,
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent extends Component {
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
     const {
+      showTitle,
       detailedProgressBar,
       size,
       showMonitored,
@@ -57,6 +64,10 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent extends Component {
 
     const state = {};
 
+    if (showTitle !== prevProps.showTitle) {
+      state.showTitle = showTitle;
+    }
+
     if (detailedProgressBar !== prevProps.detailedProgressBar) {
       state.detailedProgressBar = detailedProgressBar;
     }
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent extends Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     const {
+      showTitle,
       detailedProgressBar,
       size,
       showMonitored,
@@ -142,6 +154,20 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent extends Component {
 
         <ModalBody>
           <Form>
+            <FormGroup>
+              <FormLabel>
+                {translate('NameStyle')}
+              </FormLabel>
+
+              <FormInputGroup
+                type={inputTypes.SELECT}
+                name="showTitle"
+                value={showTitle}
+                values={nameOptions}
+                onChange={this.onChangeOverviewOption}
+              />
+            </FormGroup>
+
             <FormGroup>
               <FormLabel>
                 {translate('PosterSize')}
@@ -291,6 +317,7 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent extends Component {
 }
 
 AuthorIndexOverviewOptionsModalContent.propTypes = {
+  showTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   size: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   detailedProgressBar: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   showMonitored: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPoster.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPoster.js
index 4c3b40300..3afeb4e8d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPoster.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPoster.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class AuthorIndexPoster extends Component {
     const {
       id,
       authorName,
+      authorNameLastFirst,
       monitored,
       titleSlug,
       status,
@@ -193,9 +194,9 @@ class AuthorIndexPoster extends Component {
           />
 
           {
-            showTitle &&
+            showTitle !== 'no' &&
               <div className={styles.title}>
-                {authorName}
+                {showTitle === 'firstLast' ? authorName : authorNameLastFirst}
               </div>
           }
 
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ class AuthorIndexPoster extends Component {
 AuthorIndexPoster.propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   authorName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  authorNameLastFirst: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   monitored: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   status: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   titleSlug: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ AuthorIndexPoster.propTypes = {
   posterWidth: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   posterHeight: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   detailedProgressBar: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  showTitle: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  showTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   showMonitored: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   showQualityProfile: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   qualityProfile: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js
index 7675bdaae..e658a2ffe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function calculateRowHeight(posterHeight, sortKey, isSmallScreen, posterOptions)
     isSmallScreen ? columnPaddingSmallScreen : columnPadding
   ];
 
-  if (showTitle) {
+  if (showTitle !== 'no') {
     heights.push(19);
   }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class AuthorIndexPosters extends Component {
             prevState.columnWidth !== columnWidth ||
             prevState.columnCount !== columnCount ||
             prevState.rowHeight !== rowHeight ||
-            hasDifferentItemsOrOrder(prevProps.items, items))) {
+            hasDifferentItemsOrOrder(prevProps.items, items)) ||
+            prevProps.posterOptions.showTitle !== posterOptions.showTitle) {
       // recomputeGridSize also forces Grid to discard its cache of rendered cells
       this._grid.recomputeGridSize();
     }
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ class AuthorIndexPosters extends Component {
     }
 
     if (jumpToCharacter != null && jumpToCharacter !== prevProps.jumpToCharacter) {
-      const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, jumpToCharacter);
+      const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, sortKey, jumpToCharacter);
 
       if (this._grid && index != null) {
         const row = Math.floor(index / columnCount);
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/Options/AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/Options/AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent.js
index ec0add436..54ff06e16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/Options/AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/Options/AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent.js
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ const posterSizeOptions = [
   { key: 'large', value: 'Large' }
 ];
 
+const nameOptions = [
+  { key: 'no', value: translate('NoName') },
+  { key: 'firstLast', value: translate('NameFirstLast') },
+  { key: 'lastFirst', value: translate('NameLastFirst') }
+];
+
 class AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent extends Component {
 
   //
@@ -148,9 +154,10 @@ class AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent extends Component {
               </FormLabel>
 
               <FormInputGroup
-                type={inputTypes.CHECK}
+                type={inputTypes.SELECT}
                 name="showTitle"
                 value={showTitle}
+                values={nameOptions}
                 helpText={translate('ShowTitleHelpText')}
                 onChange={this.onChangePosterOption}
               />
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ class AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent extends Component {
 
 AuthorIndexPosterOptionsModalContent.propTypes = {
   size: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  showTitle: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  showTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   showMonitored: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   showQualityProfile: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   detailedProgressBar: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexRow.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexRow.js
index 8517412e7..17fdff2b6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexRow.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexRow.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class AuthorIndexRow extends Component {
       monitored,
       status,
       authorName,
+      authorNameLastFirst,
       titleSlug,
       qualityProfile,
       metadataProfile,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class AuthorIndexRow extends Component {
       tags,
       images,
       showBanners,
+      showTitle,
       showSearchAction,
       columns,
       isRefreshingAuthor,
@@ -169,14 +171,14 @@ class AuthorIndexRow extends Component {
                         {
                           hasBannerError &&
                             <div className={styles.overlayTitle}>
-                              {authorName}
+                              {showTitle === 'firstLast' ? authorName : authorNameLastFirst}
                             </div>
                         }
                       </Link> :
 
                       <AuthorNameLink
                         titleSlug={titleSlug}
-                        authorName={authorName}
+                        authorName={showTitle === 'firstLast' ? authorName : authorNameLastFirst}
                       />
                   }
                 </VirtualTableRowCell>
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ AuthorIndexRow.propTypes = {
   monitored: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   status: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   authorName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  authorNameLastFirst: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   titleSlug: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   qualityProfile: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   metadataProfile: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
@@ -422,6 +425,7 @@ AuthorIndexRow.propTypes = {
   tags: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number).isRequired,
   images: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
   showBanners: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  showTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   showSearchAction: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
   isRefreshingAuthor: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTable.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTable.js
index 22e366dfd..e1147a4f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTable.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTable.js
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ class AuthorIndexTable extends Component {
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
     const {
       items,
+      sortKey,
       jumpToCharacter
     } = this.props;
 
     if (jumpToCharacter != null && jumpToCharacter !== prevProps.jumpToCharacter) {
 
-      const scrollIndex = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, jumpToCharacter);
+      const scrollIndex = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, sortKey, jumpToCharacter);
 
       if (scrollIndex != null) {
         this.setState({ scrollIndex });
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ class AuthorIndexTable extends Component {
     const {
       items,
       columns,
-      showBanners
+      showBanners,
+      showTitle
     } = this.props;
 
     const author = items[rowIndex];
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ class AuthorIndexTable extends Component {
           qualityProfileId={author.qualityProfileId}
           metadataProfileId={author.metadataProfileId}
           showBanners={showBanners}
+          showTitle={showTitle}
         />
       </VirtualTableRow>
     );
@@ -118,9 +121,10 @@ class AuthorIndexTable extends Component {
 AuthorIndexTable.propTypes = {
   items: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
-  sortKey: PropTypes.string,
+  sortKey: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   sortDirection: PropTypes.oneOf(sortDirections.all),
   showBanners: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  showTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   jumpToCharacter: PropTypes.string,
   scrollTop: PropTypes.number,
   scroller: PropTypes.instanceOf(Element).isRequired,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableConnector.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableConnector.js
index a774c8be6..52f120d36 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableConnector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableConnector.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function createMapStateToProps() {
       return {
         isSmallScreen: dimensions.isSmallScreen,
         showBanners: tableOptions.showBanners,
+        showTitle: tableOptions.showTitle,
         columns
       };
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableOptions.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableOptions.js
index 9afcab118..d622621d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableOptions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorIndexTableOptions.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import FormLabel from 'Components/Form/FormLabel';
 import { inputTypes } from 'Helpers/Props';
 import translate from 'Utilities/String/translate';
 
+const nameOptions = [
+  { key: 'firstLast', value: translate('NameFirstLast') },
+  { key: 'lastFirst', value: translate('NameLastFirst') }
+];
+
 class AuthorIndexTableOptions extends Component {
 
   //
@@ -16,23 +21,27 @@ class AuthorIndexTableOptions extends Component {
 
     this.state = {
       showBanners: props.showBanners,
-      showSearchAction: props.showSearchAction
+      showSearchAction: props.showSearchAction,
+      showTitle: props.showTitle
     };
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
     const {
       showBanners,
-      showSearchAction
+      showSearchAction,
+      showTitle
     } = this.props;
 
     if (
       showBanners !== prevProps.showBanners ||
-      showSearchAction !== prevProps.showSearchAction
+      showSearchAction !== prevProps.showSearchAction ||
+      showTitle !== prevProps.showTitle
     ) {
       this.setState({
         showBanners,
-        showSearchAction
+        showSearchAction,
+        showTitle
       });
     }
   }
@@ -59,11 +68,26 @@ class AuthorIndexTableOptions extends Component {
   render() {
     const {
       showBanners,
-      showSearchAction
+      showSearchAction,
+      showTitle
     } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <Fragment>
+        <FormGroup>
+          <FormLabel>
+            {translate('NameStyle')}
+          </FormLabel>
+
+          <FormInputGroup
+            type={inputTypes.SELECT}
+            name="showTitle"
+            value={showTitle}
+            values={nameOptions}
+            onChange={this.onTableOptionChange}
+          />
+        </FormGroup>
+
         <FormGroup>
           <FormLabel>
             {translate('ShowBanners')}
@@ -97,6 +121,7 @@ class AuthorIndexTableOptions extends Component {
 }
 
 AuthorIndexTableOptions.propTypes = {
+  showTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   showBanners: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   showSearchAction: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   onTableOptionChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired
diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/authorIndexActions.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/authorIndexActions.js
index efa39cd97..e6b332fb9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/authorIndexActions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/authorIndexActions.js
@@ -16,31 +16,23 @@ export const section = 'authorIndex';
 // State
 
 export const defaultState = {
-  sortKey: 'sortName',
+  sortKey: 'sortNameLastFirst',
   sortDirection: sortDirections.ASCENDING,
-  secondarySortKey: 'sortName',
+  secondarySortKey: 'sortNameLastFirst',
   secondarySortDirection: sortDirections.ASCENDING,
   view: 'posters',
 
   posterOptions: {
     detailedProgressBar: false,
     size: 'large',
-    showTitle: true,
-    showMonitored: true,
-    showQualityProfile: true,
-    showSearchAction: false
-  },
-
-  bannerOptions: {
-    detailedProgressBar: false,
-    size: 'large',
-    showTitle: false,
+    showTitle: 'lastFirst',
     showMonitored: true,
     showQualityProfile: true,
     showSearchAction: false
   },
 
   overviewOptions: {
+    showTitle: 'lastFirst',
     detailedProgressBar: false,
     size: 'medium',
     showMonitored: true,
@@ -54,6 +46,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   },
 
   tableOptions: {
+    showTitle: 'lastFirst',
     showBanners: false,
     showSearchAction: false
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Selectors/createAuthorClientSideCollectionItemsSelector.js b/frontend/src/Store/Selectors/createAuthorClientSideCollectionItemsSelector.js
index 2223ce818..ee67432ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Selectors/createAuthorClientSideCollectionItemsSelector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Selectors/createAuthorClientSideCollectionItemsSelector.js
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ function createUnoptimizedSelector(uiSection) {
       const items = authors.items.map((s) => {
         const {
           id,
-          sortName
+          sortName,
+          sortNameLastFirst
         } = s;
 
         return {
           id,
-          sortName
+          sortName,
+          sortNameLastFirst
         };
       });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Utilities/Array/getIndexOfFirstCharacter.js b/frontend/src/Utilities/Array/getIndexOfFirstCharacter.js
index d27cfd604..57dea6c76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Utilities/Array/getIndexOfFirstCharacter.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Utilities/Array/getIndexOfFirstCharacter.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
-export default function getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, character) {
+export default function getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, sortKey, character) {
   return _.findIndex(items, (item) => {
-    const firstCharacter = item.sortName.charAt(0);
+    const firstCharacter = item[sortKey].charAt(0);
 
     if (character === '#') {
       return !isNaN(firstCharacter);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ExtensionTests/StringExtensionTests/ToSortNameFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ExtensionTests/StringExtensionTests/ToSortNameFixture.cs
index 805df31b4..1009867e8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ExtensionTests/StringExtensionTests/ToSortNameFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ExtensionTests/StringExtensionTests/ToSortNameFixture.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public void should_remove_brackets(string input, string expected)
         [TestCase("John [x]von Neumann (III)", "von Neumann, John")]
         public void should_get_sort_name(string input, string expected)
         {
-            input.ToSortName().Should().Be(expected);
+            input.ToLastFirst().Should().Be(expected);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 77f53b4e1..923883056 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public static string RemoveBracketedText(this string input)
             return new string(buf.ToArray());
         }
 
-        public static string ToSortName(this string author)
+        public static string ToLastFirst(this string author)
         {
             // ported from https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/blob/master/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/__init__.py
             if (author == null)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Model/AuthorMetadata.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Model/AuthorMetadata.cs
index bda86e873..09eadd8a8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Model/AuthorMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Model/AuthorMetadata.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public AuthorMetadata()
         public string TitleSlug { get; set; }
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public string SortName { get; set; }
+        public string NameLastFirst { get; set; }
+        public string SortNameLastFirst { get; set; }
         public List<string> Aliases { get; set; }
         public string Overview { get; set; }
         public string Disambiguation { get; set; }
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ public override void UseMetadataFrom(AuthorMetadata other)
             ForeignAuthorId = other.ForeignAuthorId;
             TitleSlug = other.TitleSlug;
             Name = other.Name;
+            NameLastFirst = other.NameLastFirst;
             SortName = other.SortName;
+            SortNameLastFirst = other.SortNameLastFirst;
             Aliases = other.Aliases;
             Overview = other.Overview.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() ? Overview : other.Overview;
             Disambiguation = other.Disambiguation;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/AuthorService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/AuthorService.cs
index e9a79c56c..9c9338076 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/AuthorService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/AuthorService.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public List<Tuple<Func<Author, string, double>, string>> AuthorScoringFunctions(
             {
                 tc((a, t) => a.CleanName.FuzzyMatch(t), cleanTitle),
                 tc((a, t) => a.Name.FuzzyMatch(t), title),
-                tc((a, t) => a.Name.ToSortName().FuzzyMatch(t), title),
+                tc((a, t) => a.Name.ToLastFirst().FuzzyMatch(t), title),
                 tc((a, t) => a.Metadata.Value.Aliases.Concat(new List<string> { a.Name }).Max(x => x.CleanAuthorName().FuzzyMatch(t)), cleanTitle),
             };
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public List<Tuple<Func<Author, string, double>, string>> ReportAuthorScoringFunc
             {
                 tc((a, t) => t.FuzzyContains(a.CleanName), cleanReportTitle),
                 tc((a, t) => t.FuzzyContains(a.Metadata.Value.Name), reportTitle),
-                tc((a, t) => t.FuzzyContains(a.Metadata.Value.Name.ToSortName()), reportTitle)
+                tc((a, t) => t.FuzzyContains(a.Metadata.Value.Name.ToLastFirst()), reportTitle)
             };
 
             return scoringFunctions;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/009_update_author_sort_name.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/009_update_author_sort_name.cs
index d1a101fde..95948bfc5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/009_update_author_sort_name.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/009_update_author_sort_name.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ private void MigrateAuthorSortName(IDbConnection conn, IDbTransaction tran)
 
             foreach (var row in rows)
             {
-                row.SortName = row.Name.ToSortName().ToLower();
+                row.SortName = row.Name.ToLastFirst().ToLower();
             }
 
             var sql = "UPDATE AuthorMetadata SET SortName = @SortName WHERE Id = @Id";
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/013_update_author_sort_name_again.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/013_update_author_sort_name_again.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eee19eaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/013_update_author_sort_name_again.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System.Data;
+using System.Linq;
+using Dapper;
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration
+{
+    [Migration(013)]
+    public class update_author_sort_name_again : NzbDroneMigrationBase
+    {
+        protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+        {
+            Alter.Table("AuthorMetadata").AddColumn("NameLastFirst").AsString().Nullable();
+            Alter.Table("AuthorMetadata").AddColumn("SortNameLastFirst").AsString().Nullable();
+            Execute.WithConnection(MigrateAuthorSortName);
+            Alter.Table("AuthorMetadata").AlterColumn("NameLastFirst").AsString().NotNullable();
+            Alter.Table("AuthorMetadata").AlterColumn("SortNameLastFirst").AsString().NotNullable();
+        }
+
+        private void MigrateAuthorSortName(IDbConnection conn, IDbTransaction tran)
+        {
+            var rows = conn.Query<AuthorName>("SELECT AuthorMetadata.Id, AuthorMetadata.Name FROM AuthorMetadata", transaction: tran);
+
+            foreach (var row in rows)
+            {
+                row.NameLastFirst = row.Name.ToLastFirst();
+                row.SortName = row.Name.ToLower();
+                row.SortNameLastFirst = row.Name.ToLastFirst().ToLower();
+            }
+
+            var sql = "UPDATE AuthorMetadata SET NameLastFirst = @NameLastFirst, SortName = @SortName, SortNameLastFirst = @SortNameLastFirst WHERE Id = @Id";
+            conn.Execute(sql, rows, transaction: tran);
+        }
+
+        private class AuthorName : ModelBase
+        {
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+            public string NameLastFirst { get; set; }
+            public string SortName { get; set; }
+            public string SortNameLastFirst { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
index 45e7bebcf..8f91bc8ed 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@
   "MustContain": "Must Contain",
   "MustNotContain": "Must Not Contain",
   "Name": "Name",
+  "NameFirstLast": "First Name Last Name",
+  "NameLastFirst": "Last Name, First Name",
+  "NameStyle": "Author Name Style",
   "NamingSettings": "Naming Settings",
   "NETCore": ".NET Core",
   "New": "New",
@@ -390,6 +393,7 @@
   "NoLimitForAnyRuntime": "No limit for any runtime",
   "NoLogFiles": "No log files",
   "NoMinimumForAnyRuntime": "No minimum for any runtime",
+  "NoName": "Do not show name",
   "None": "None",
   "NoTagsHaveBeenAddedYet": "No tags have been added yet. Add tags to link authors with delay profiles, restrictions, or notifications. Click {0} to find out more about tags in Readarr.",
   "NotificationTriggers": "Notification Triggers",
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Goodreads/GoodreadsProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Goodreads/GoodreadsProxy.cs
index a9bf9becc..eb74fe928 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Goodreads/GoodreadsProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Goodreads/GoodreadsProxy.cs
@@ -531,7 +531,9 @@ private static AuthorMetadata MapAuthor(AuthorResource resource)
                 Status = resource.DiedOnDate < DateTime.UtcNow ? AuthorStatusType.Ended : AuthorStatusType.Continuing
             };
 
-            author.SortName = author.Name.ToSortName().ToLower();
+            author.SortName = author.Name.ToLower();
+            author.NameLastFirst = author.Name.ToLastFirst();
+            author.SortNameLastFirst = author.NameLastFirst.ToLower();
 
             if (!NoPhotoRegex.IsMatch(resource.LargeImageUrl))
             {
@@ -556,7 +558,9 @@ private static AuthorMetadata MapAuthor(AuthorSummaryResource resource)
                 TitleSlug = resource.Id.ToString()
             };
 
-            author.SortName = author.Name.ToSortName().ToLower();
+            author.SortName = author.Name.ToLower();
+            author.NameLastFirst = author.Name.ToLastFirst();
+            author.SortNameLastFirst = author.NameLastFirst.ToLower();
 
             if (resource.RatingsCount.HasValue)
             {
@@ -707,7 +711,9 @@ private Book MapSearchResult(WorkResource resource)
                         {
                             ForeignAuthorId = resource.BestBook.AuthorId.ToString(),
                             Name = resource.BestBook.AuthorName,
-                            SortName = resource.BestBook.AuthorName.ToSortName().ToLower(),
+                            NameLastFirst = resource.BestBook.AuthorName.ToLastFirst(),
+                            SortName = resource.BestBook.AuthorName.ToLower(),
+                            SortNameLastFirst = resource.BestBook.AuthorName.ToLastFirst().ToLower(),
                             TitleSlug = resource.BestBook.AuthorId.ToString()
                         }
                     };
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/SkyHook/SkyHookProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/SkyHook/SkyHookProxy.cs
index f44d2be5f..bb7189a81 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/SkyHook/SkyHookProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/SkyHook/SkyHookProxy.cs
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ private static AuthorMetadata MapAuthor(AuthorSummaryResource resource)
                 Ratings = new Ratings { Votes = resource.RatingsCount, Value = (decimal)resource.AverageRating }
             };
 
-            author.SortName = author.Name.ToSortName().ToLower();
+            author.NameLastFirst = author.Name.ToLastFirst();
+            author.SortName = author.Name.ToLower();
+            author.SortNameLastFirst = author.Name.ToLastFirst().ToLower();
 
             if (resource.ImageUrl.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs
index c83273247..0d3043fab 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ private void AddAuthorTokens(Dictionary<string, Func<TokenMatch, string>> tokenH
             tokenHandlers["{Author Name}"] = m => author.Name;
             tokenHandlers["{Author CleanName}"] = m => CleanTitle(author.Name);
             tokenHandlers["{Author NameThe}"] = m => TitleThe(author.Name);
-            tokenHandlers["{Author SortName}"] = m => author.Name.ToSortName();
+            tokenHandlers["{Author SortName}"] = m => author.Metadata.Value.NameLastFirst;
 
             if (author.Metadata.Value.Disambiguation != null)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
index 3e6cf8891..36d847453 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public static ParsedBookInfo ParseBookTitleWithSearchCriteria(string title, Auth
 
                 if (foundAuthor == null)
                 {
-                    foundAuthor = GetTitleFuzzy(simpleTitle, authorName.ToSortName(), out remainder);
+                    foundAuthor = GetTitleFuzzy(simpleTitle, authorName.ToLastFirst(), out remainder);
                 }
 
                 var foundBook = GetTitleFuzzy(remainder, bestBook.Title, out _);
diff --git a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorResource.cs b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorResource.cs
index 49c4eaa50..be4bf0035 100644
--- a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorResource.cs
+++ b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorResource.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public class AuthorResource : RestResource
         public bool Ended => Status == AuthorStatusType.Ended;
 
         public string AuthorName { get; set; }
+        public string AuthorNameLastFirst { get; set; }
         public string ForeignAuthorId { get; set; }
         public string TitleSlug { get; set; }
         public string Overview { get; set; }
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ public class AuthorResource : RestResource
         public List<string> Genres { get; set; }
         public string CleanName { get; set; }
         public string SortName { get; set; }
+        public string SortNameLastFirst { get; set; }
+
         public HashSet<int> Tags { get; set; }
         public DateTime Added { get; set; }
         public AddAuthorOptions AddOptions { get; set; }
@@ -70,9 +73,11 @@ public static AuthorResource ToResource(this NzbDrone.Core.Books.Author model)
                 AuthorMetadataId = model.AuthorMetadataId,
 
                 AuthorName = model.Name,
+                AuthorNameLastFirst = model.Metadata.Value.NameLastFirst,
 
                 //AlternateTitles
                 SortName = model.Metadata.Value.SortName,
+                SortNameLastFirst = model.Metadata.Value.SortNameLastFirst,
 
                 Status = model.Metadata.Value.Status,
                 Overview = model.Metadata.Value.Overview,
@@ -119,7 +124,9 @@ public static NzbDrone.Core.Books.Author ToModel(this AuthorResource resource)
                     ForeignAuthorId = resource.ForeignAuthorId,
                     TitleSlug = resource.TitleSlug,
                     Name = resource.AuthorName,
+                    NameLastFirst = resource.AuthorNameLastFirst,
                     SortName = resource.SortName,
+                    SortNameLastFirst = resource.SortNameLastFirst,
                     Status = resource.Status,
                     Overview = resource.Overview,
                     Links = resource.Links,
diff --git a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueController.cs b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueController.cs
index a4db4b6ec..e8d8b5564 100644
--- a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueController.cs
+++ b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueController.cs
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ public PagingResource<QueueResource> GetQueue(bool includeUnknownAuthorItems = f
                     return q => q.Status;
                 case "authors.sortName":
                     return q => q.Author?.Metadata.Value.SortName ?? string.Empty;
+                case "authors.sortNameLastFirst":
+                    return q => q.Author?.Metadata.Value.SortNameLastFirst ?? string.Empty;
                 case "title":
                     return q => q.Title;
                 case "book":