diff --git a/public/app/app.js b/public/app/app.js
index 8b3d4b2..065b84c 100644
--- a/public/app/app.js
+++ b/public/app/app.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ define([
   // Localize or create a new JavaScript Template object.
   var JST = window.JST = window.JST || {};
 
+  BostonGlobe = {};
+  BostonGlobe.vent = _.extend({}, Backbone.Events);
+
   // Configure LayoutManager with Backbone Boilerplate defaults.
   Backbone.Layout.configure({
     // Allow LayoutManager to augment Backbone.View.prototype.
diff --git a/public/app/modules/articles.js b/public/app/modules/articles.js
index 42a3b50..b2d642c 100644
--- a/public/app/modules/articles.js
+++ b/public/app/modules/articles.js
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ define([
   Article.Views.AuthorListItem = Backbone.View.extend({
     template: "articles/authorListItem",
     tagName: "li",
+    events: {
+      "click" : "onAuthorListSelection"
+    },
+    onAuthorListSelection: function(e){
+      url = "http://50.17.92.83/s?key=chris&bq=(and%20byname:'" + encodeURIComponent(this.model.attributes.name) + "'%20printpublicationdate:" + moment().subtract("days", 60).format("YYYYMMDD") + ".." + moment().format("YYYYMMDD") + ")&return-fields=id&start=0&size=50&rank=-printpublicationdate";
+      BostonGlobe.vent.trigger("Job.Views.Form:enqueueNewJob",{url:url , name:"author: " + this.model.attributes.name});
+    },
     serialize: function() {
       return this.model.toJSON();
     }
@@ -322,4 +329,4 @@ define([
   });
 
   return Article;
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/public/app/modules/jobs.js b/public/app/modules/jobs.js
index 6d32a8c..64fa217 100644
--- a/public/app/modules/jobs.js
+++ b/public/app/modules/jobs.js
@@ -107,16 +107,15 @@ define([
     // pass a job_list option pointing to the job list view.
     initialize : function(attrs, options) {
       this.job_list = options.job_list;
+
+      BostonGlobe.vent.on("Job.Views.Form:enqueueNewJob", this.enqueueNewJob, this)
+
     },
 
-    // interrupt normal form submission to use backbon'e save
-    // method instead.
-    onSubmit : function(e) {
 
+    enqueueNewJob : function(args){
       // save the url in our job model.
-      var url_value = this.$el.find('#url').val();
-      var name      = this.$el.find('#query_name').val();
-      this.model.set({ 'url': url_value, 'name' : name });
+      this.model.set({ 'url':args.url, 'name' : args.name });
 
       // save the model. On success add it to the job list!
       this.model.save({}, { wait: true }).then(_.bind(function() {
@@ -133,11 +132,18 @@ define([
         this.$el.find('#query_name').val('');
 
       }, this));
+    },
 
-      
+    // interrupt normal form submission to use backbon'e save
+    // method instead.
+    onSubmit : function(e) {
+      // save the url in our job model.
+      var url_value = this.$el.find('#url').val();
+      var name      = this.$el.find('#query_name').val();
+      this.enqueueNewJob({url:url_value, name: name});
       return false;
     }
   });
 
   return Job;
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});