diff --git a/src/components/Views/AllAuthors.tsx b/src/components/Views/AllAuthors.tsx
index f6bad799..1aa61b56 100644
--- a/src/components/Views/AllAuthors.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Views/AllAuthors.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-import { createEffect, createSignal, For, Show } from 'solid-js'
+import { createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, For, Show } from 'solid-js'
 import type { Author } from '../../graphql/types.gen'
 import { AuthorCard } from '../Author/Card'
-import { byFirstChar, sortBy } from '../../utils/sortby'
-import { groupByName } from '../../utils/groupby'
 import { Icon } from '../Nav/Icon'
 import { t } from '../../utils/intl'
-import { useAuthorsStore } from '../../stores/zine/authors'
+import { useAuthorsStore, setSortAllBy as setSortAllAuthorsBy } from '../../stores/zine/authors'
 import { handleClientRouteLinkClick, useRouter } from '../../stores/router'
 import { useAuthStore } from '../../stores/auth'
 import { getLogger } from '../../utils/logger'
 import '../../styles/AllTopics.scss'
+import { Topic } from '../../graphql/types.gen'
 
 const log = getLogger('AllAuthorsView')
 
@@ -23,31 +22,37 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const AllAuthorsView = (props: Props) => {
   const { sortedAuthors } = useAuthorsStore({ authors: props.authors })
-  const [sortedKeys, setSortedKeys] = createSignal<string[]>([])
-  const [abc, setAbc] = createSignal([])
 
   const { session } = useAuthStore()
 
+  createEffect(() => {
+    setSortAllAuthorsBy(getSearchParams().by || 'shouts')
+  })
+
   const subscribed = (s) => Boolean(session()?.news?.authors && session()?.news?.authors?.includes(s || ''))
 
   const { getSearchParams } = useRouter<AllAuthorsPageSearchParams>()
 
-  createEffect(() => {
-    if ((!getSearchParams().by || getSearchParams().by === 'name') && abc().length === 0) {
-      console.log('[authors] default grouping by abc')
-      const grouped = { ...groupByName(sortedAuthors()) }
-      grouped['A-Z'] = sortBy(grouped['A-Z'], byFirstChar)
-      setAbc(grouped)
-      const keys = Object.keys(abc)
-      keys.sort()
-      setSortedKeys(keys)
-    } else {
-      console.log('[authors] sorting by ' + getSearchParams().by)
-      ///setSortedAuthors(sortBy(authorList(), getSearchParams().by))
-    }
+  const byLetter = createMemo<{ [letter: string]: Author[] }>(() => {
+    return sortedAuthors().reduce((acc, author) => {
+      const letter = author.name[0]
+      if (!acc[letter]) {
+        acc[letter] = []
+      }
+
+      acc[letter].push(author)
+
+      return acc
+    }, {} as { [letter: string]: Author[] })
   })
 
-  log.debug(getSearchParams())
+  const sortedKeys = createMemo<string[]>(() => {
+    const keys = Object.keys(byLetter())
+    keys.sort()
+    return keys
+  })
+
+  // log.debug(getSearchParams())
 
   return (
     <div class="all-topics-page">
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ export const AllAuthorsView = (props: Props) => {
                         <h2>{letter}</h2>
                         <div class="container">
                           <div class="row">
-                            <For each={abc()[letter]}>
+                            <For each={byLetter()[letter]}>
                               {(author: Author) => (
                                 <div class="topic col-sm-6 col-md-3">
                                   <div class="topic-title">
diff --git a/src/components/Views/AllTopics.tsx b/src/components/Views/AllTopics.tsx
index fa40f8fe..ae26f45d 100644
--- a/src/components/Views/AllTopics.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Views/AllTopics.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createEffect, For, Show } from 'solid-js'
+import { createEffect, createMemo, For, Show } from 'solid-js'
 import type { Topic } from '../../graphql/types.gen'
 import { Icon } from '../Nav/Icon'
 import { t } from '../../utils/intl'
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ export const AllTopicsView = (props: AllTopicsViewProps) => {
     setSortAllTopicsBy(getSearchParams().by || 'shouts')
   })
 
+  const byLetter = createMemo<{ [letter: string]: Topic[] }>(() => {
+    return sortedTopics().reduce((acc, topic) => {
+      const letter = topic.title[0]
+      if (!acc[letter]) {
+        acc[letter] = []
+      }
+
+      acc[letter].push(topic)
+
+      return acc
+    }, {} as { [letter: string]: Topic[] })
+  })
+
+  const sortedKeys = createMemo<string[]>(() => {
+    const keys = Object.keys(byLetter())
+    keys.sort()
+    return keys
+  })
+
   const subscribed = (s) => Boolean(session()?.news?.topics && session()?.news?.topics?.includes(s || ''))
 
   return (
@@ -80,48 +99,39 @@ export const AllTopicsView = (props: AllTopicsViewProps) => {
                   </li>
                 </ul>
 
-                <div class="stats">
-                  <For each={sortedTopics()}>
-                    {(topic) => (
-                      <TopicCard topic={topic} compact={false} subscribed={subscribed(topic.slug)} />
+                <Show
+                  when={getSearchParams().by === 'title'}
+                  fallback={() => (
+                    <div class="stats">
+                      <For each={sortedTopics()}>
+                        {(topic) => (
+                          <TopicCard topic={topic} compact={false} subscribed={subscribed(topic.slug)} />
+                        )}
+                      </For>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                >
+                  <For each={sortedKeys()}>
+                    {(letter) => (
+                      <div class="group">
+                        <h2>{letter}</h2>
+                        <div class="container">
+                          <div class="row">
+                            <For each={byLetter()[letter]}>
+                              {(topic) => (
+                                <div class="topic col-sm-6 col-md-3">
+                                  <div class="topic-title">
+                                    <a href={`/topic/${topic.slug}`}>{topic.title}</a>
+                                  </div>
+                                </div>
+                              )}
+                            </For>
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
                     )}
                   </For>
-                </div>
-
-                {/*FIXME*/}
-                {/*<Show*/}
-                {/*  when={params()['by'] === 'abc'}*/}
-                {/*  fallback={() => (*/}
-                {/*    <div class="stats">*/}
-                {/*      <For each={getSortedTopics()}>*/}
-                {/*        {(topic: Topic) => (*/}
-                {/*          <TopicCard topic={topic} compact={false} subscribed={subscribed(topic.slug)} />*/}
-                {/*        )}*/}
-                {/*      </For>*/}
-                {/*    </div>*/}
-                {/*  )}*/}
-                {/*>*/}
-                {/*  <For each={sortedKeys() || []}>*/}
-                {/*    {(letter: string) => (*/}
-                {/*      <div class="group">*/}
-                {/*        <h2>{letter}</h2>*/}
-                {/*        <div class="container">*/}
-                {/*          <div class="row">*/}
-                {/*            <For each={abc()[letter]}>*/}
-                {/*              {(topic: Partial<Topic>) => (*/}
-                {/*                <div class="topic col-sm-6 col-md-3">*/}
-                {/*                  <div class="topic-title">*/}
-                {/*                    <a href={`/topic/${topic.slug}`}>{topic.title}</a>*/}
-                {/*                  </div>*/}
-                {/*                </div>*/}
-                {/*              )}*/}
-                {/*            </For>*/}
-                {/*          </div>*/}
-                {/*        </div>*/}
-                {/*      </div>*/}
-                {/*    )}*/}
-                {/*  </For>*/}
-                {/*</Show>*/}
+                </Show>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/stores/zine/authors.ts b/src/stores/zine/authors.ts
index 9932eb2c..f9e60d0f 100644
--- a/src/stores/zine/authors.ts
+++ b/src/stores/zine/authors.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { apiClient } from '../../utils/apiClient'
 import type { Author } from '../../graphql/types.gen'
-import { byCreated } from '../../utils/sortby'
+import { byCreated, byStat, byTopicStatDesc } from '../../utils/sortby'
 
 import { getLogger } from '../../utils/logger'
 import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import { createLazyMemo } from '@solid-primitives/memo'
 
 const log = getLogger('authors store')
 
-export type AuthorsSortBy = 'created' | 'name'
+export type AuthorsSortBy = 'shouts' | 'name' | 'rating'
 
-const [sortAllBy, setSortAllBy] = createSignal<AuthorsSortBy>('created')
+const [sortAllBy, setSortAllBy] = createSignal<AuthorsSortBy>('shouts')
+
+export { setSortAllBy }
 
 const [authorEntities, setAuthorEntities] = createSignal<{ [authorSlug: string]: Author }>({})
 const [authorsByTopic, setAuthorsByTopic] = createSignal<{ [topicSlug: string]: Author[] }>({})
@@ -18,16 +20,21 @@ const [authorsByTopic, setAuthorsByTopic] = createSignal<{ [topicSlug: string]:
 const sortedAuthors = createLazyMemo(() => {
   const authors = Object.values(authorEntities())
   switch (sortAllBy()) {
-    case 'created': {
-      log.debug('sorted by created')
-      authors.sort(byCreated)
+    // case 'created': {
+    //   log.debug('sorted by created')
+    //   authors.sort(byCreated)
+    //   break
+    // }
+    case 'rating':
+      // TODO:
       break
-    }
-    case 'name': {
+    case 'shouts':
+      // TODO:
+      break
+    case 'name':
       log.debug('sorted by name')
       authors.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
       break
-    }
   }
   return authors
 })