diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index a5d66376..ce3426be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,17 +4,6 @@ Regolith Change Log
 
 .. current developments
 
-v0.1.9
-====================
-
-**Fixed:**
-
-* ``all_documents`` now returns the values of an empty dict if the collection
-  doesn't exist
-
-
-
-
 v0.1.8
 ====================
 
diff --git a/news/fix_abstract_error.rst b/news/fix_abstract_error.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9120cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/fix_abstract_error.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+**Added:** None
+
+**Changed:** None
+
+**Deprecated:** None
+
+**Removed:** None
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* ``all_documents`` now returns the values of an empty dict if the collection
+  doesn't exist
+
+**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/fix_get_author.rst b/news/fix_get_author.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2114a39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/fix_get_author.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+**Added:** None
+
+**Changed:** None
+
+**Deprecated:** None
+
+**Removed:** None
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Use get syntax with ``filter_publications`` in case author not in dict
+
+**Security:** None
diff --git a/regolith/__init__.py b/regolith/__init__.py
index 1c98a23a..c3bb2961 100644
--- a/regolith/__init__.py
+++ b/regolith/__init__.py
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.9'
+__version__ = '0.1.8'
diff --git a/regolith/tools.py b/regolith/tools.py
index 46e1e680..076b25df 100644
--- a/regolith/tools.py
+++ b/regolith/tools.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def month_and_year(m=None, y=None):
 
 
 def filter_publications(citations, authors, reverse=False, bold=True):
-    """Filter publications by the author(s)
+    """Filter publications by the author(s)/editor(s)
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ def filter_publications(citations, authors, reverse=False, bold=True):
     """
     pubs = []
     for pub in citations:
-        if len(set(pub['author']) & authors) == 0:
+        if len(set(pub.get('author', []))
+               & set(pub.get('editor', []))
+               & authors) == 0:
             continue
         pub = deepcopy(pub)
         if bold:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3cdd619e..b6f62850 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def main():
         description='A research group content management system',
         long_description=readme,
         license='CC0',
-        version='0.1.9',
+        version='0.1.8',
         author='Anthony Scopatz',
         maintainer='Anthony Scopatz',
         author_email='scopatz@gmail.com',

use get for all dict access in builders
see https://travis-ci.org/Billingegroup/rg-db-public/jobs/343122765#L1681
diff --git a/tests/test_tools.py b/tests/test_tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b4e9060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from regolith.tools import filter_publications
+
+
+def test_author_publications():
+    citations = [{'author': ['CJ', 'SJLB']}, {'editor': 'SJLB'}]
+    filter_publications(citations, {'SJLB'})

pip install -e .
parse_log_pytest_v2
requirements.txt
pytest
3.9
pytest -vvs .
exceptiongroup==1.2.2
iniconfig==2.1.0
packaging==24.2
pluggy==1.5.0
pytest==8.3.5
-e git+https://github.com/regro/regolith.git@f5a3d3b860a7c03f800e8e8d2fc9daf843de4ad8#egg=regolith
tomli==2.2.1

name: regolith
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=3.0.16=h5eee18b_0
  - pip=25.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - python=3.9.21=he870216_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=75.8.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - tzdata=2025a=h04d1e81_0
  - wheel=0.45.1=py39h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - exceptiongroup==1.2.2
      - iniconfig==2.1.0
      - packaging==24.2
      - pluggy==1.5.0
      - pytest==8.3.5
      - tomli==2.2.1
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/regolith

tests/test_tools.py::test_author_publications
regolith/__init__.py setup.py news/fix_get_author.rst CHANGELOG.rst news/fix_abstract_error.rst regolith/tools.py
regolith/__init__.py setup.py news/fix_get_author.rst CHANGELOG.rst news/fix_abstract_error.rst regolith/tools.py