diff --git a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js
index 7839651bc..508723976 100644
--- a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js
+++ b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ module.exports = {
     } else if (sortBy === 'media.metadata.publishedYear') {
       return [[Sequelize.literal(`CAST(\`book\`.\`publishedYear\` AS INTEGER)`), dir]]
     } else if (sortBy === 'media.metadata.authorNameLF') {
-      return [[Sequelize.literal('author_name COLLATE NOCASE'), dir]]
+      return [[Sequelize.literal('`libraryItem`.`authorNamesLastFirst` COLLATE NOCASE'), dir]]
     } else if (sortBy === 'media.metadata.authorName') {
-      return [[Sequelize.literal('author_name COLLATE NOCASE'), dir]]
+      return [[Sequelize.literal('`libraryItem`.`authorNamesFirstLast` COLLATE NOCASE'), dir]]
     } else if (sortBy === 'media.metadata.title') {
       if (collapseseries) {
         return [[Sequelize.literal('display_title COLLATE NOCASE'), dir]]
@@ -397,18 +397,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const includeRSSFeed = include.includes('rssfeed')
     const includeMediaItemShare = !!user?.isAdminOrUp && include.includes('share')
 
-    // For sorting by author name an additional attribute must be added
-    //   with author names concatenated
     let bookAttributes = null
-    if (sortBy === 'media.metadata.authorNameLF') {
-      bookAttributes = {
-        include: [[Sequelize.literal(`(SELECT group_concat(lastFirst, ", ") FROM (SELECT a.lastFirst FROM authors AS a, bookAuthors as ba WHERE ba.authorId = a.id AND ba.bookId = book.id ORDER BY ba.createdAt ASC))`), 'author_name']]
-      }
-    } else if (sortBy === 'media.metadata.authorName') {
-      bookAttributes = {
-        include: [[Sequelize.literal(`(SELECT group_concat(name, ", ") FROM (SELECT a.name FROM authors AS a, bookAuthors as ba WHERE ba.authorId = a.id AND ba.bookId = book.id ORDER BY ba.createdAt ASC))`), 'author_name']]
-      }
-    }
 
     const libraryItemWhere = {
       libraryId