$def with (author)

$jsdef render_lazy_author_preview(item):
    $if item:
        $# The autocomplete plugin moves `top_work` into `works`, but we should support both fields.
        $ top_work = item['top_work'] or item['works'][0]

        <div class="ac_author" title="Select this author">
            <div class="olid">$item['key']</div>
            <span class="name">
                $item['name']
                $if item['birth_date'] or item['death_date']:
                    ($(item['birth_date'] or ' ')&ndash;$(item['death_date'] or ' '))
            </span>
            $if item['work_count'] == 0:
                <span class="work">No books associated with $item['name']</span>
            $elif item['work_count'] == 1:
                <span class="books">1 book</span>
                <span class="work">titled <i>$top_work</i></span>
            $else:
                <span class="books">$item['work_count'] books</span>
                <span class="work">including <i>$top_work</i></span>

            $if item['work_count'] and item['subjects']:
                <span class="subject">Subjects: $(', '.join(item['subjects']))</span>
        </div>

$if author:
    $:render_lazy_author_preview(author)