Single Character Searches Allowed and Authors Registered with Single Letters

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Problem

Below is a screenshot of the conducted test:

Bellow is a screenshot of the author name represented by a single letter:

Reproducing the bug

1. Go to the author search bar on the Open Library website.
2. Enter a single character, such as "z", in the search bar.
3. Observe that the search is permitted, contrary to expected behavior.

Expected behavior:
1. The author search bar should restrict searches to a minimum of two characters to ensure more relevant results.
2. Author names should adhere to publication standards, with safeguards in place to prevent single-letter representations.

Actual behavior:
1. The author search bar allows searches with only one character, potentially leading to irrelevant results.
2. Some authors are registered with only one letter.

Context

While conducting tests on the author search bar, I identified two issues. Firstly, it permits searches with only one character in the input. I suggest implementing a restriction so that searches must contain a minimum of two characters. In many search systems, a single-character entry can yield numerous results, many of which may not be relevant to the user.

Secondly, I noticed that some authors are registered with only one letter. This deviates from ideal practices, as publication standards, such as those for Kindle (https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G2BWJN2BY98T5PV2), typically require author names to be consistent and not represented by a single letter. Implementing safeguards against such occurrences would be advisable.

Notes from this Issue's Lead

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