diff --git a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/JSONFeedParser.swift b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/JSONFeedParser.swift
index b94e2e08a..a31f1deb5 100644
--- a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/JSONFeedParser.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/JSONFeedParser.swift
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public struct JSONFeedParser {
 
 private extension JSONFeedParser {
 
-	static func parseAuthors(_ dictionary: JSONDictionary) -> [ParsedAuthor]? {
+	static func parseAuthors(_ dictionary: JSONDictionary) -> Set<ParsedAuthor>? {
 
 		guard let authorDictionary = dictionary["author"] as? JSONDictionary else {
 			return nil
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private extension JSONFeedParser {
 			return nil
 		}
 		let parsedAuthor = ParsedAuthor(name: name, url: url, avatarURL: avatar, emailAddress: nil)
-		return [parsedAuthor]
+		return Set([parsedAuthor])
 	}
 
 	static func parseHubs(_ dictionary: JSONDictionary) -> Set<ParsedHub>? {
diff --git a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/RSSInJSONParser.swift b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/RSSInJSONParser.swift
index baa6a7a47..a37bf1770 100644
--- a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/RSSInJSONParser.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/JSON/RSSInJSONParser.swift
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ private extension RSSInJSONParser {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	static func parseAuthors(_ itemDictionary: JSONDictionary) -> [ParsedAuthor]? {
+	static func parseAuthors(_ itemDictionary: JSONDictionary) -> Set<ParsedAuthor>? {
 
 		guard let authorEmailAddress = itemDictionary["author"] as? String else {
 			return nil
 		}
 		let parsedAuthor = ParsedAuthor(name: nil, url: nil, avatarURL: nil, emailAddress: authorEmailAddress)
-		return [parsedAuthor]
+		return Set([parsedAuthor])
 	}
 
 	static func parseTags(_ itemDictionary: JSONDictionary) -> [String]? {
diff --git a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedAuthor.swift b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedAuthor.swift
index ad5041889..cc8013ace 100644
--- a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedAuthor.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedAuthor.swift
@@ -8,18 +8,31 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
-public struct ParsedAuthor {
+public struct ParsedAuthor: Hashable {
 
 	public let name: String?
 	public let url: String?
 	public let avatarURL: String?
 	public let emailAddress: String?
-
+	public let hashValue: Int
+	
 	init(name: String?, url: String?, avatarURL: String?, emailAddress: String?) {
 
 		self.name = name
 		self.url = url
 		self.avatarURL = avatarURL
 		self.emailAddress = emailAddress
+		
+		var stringToHash = ""
+		stringToHash += name ?? ""
+		stringToHash += url ?? ""
+		stringToHash += avatarURL ?? ""
+		stringToHash += emailAddress ?? ""
+		self.hashValue = stringToHash.hashValue
+	}
+	
+	public static func ==(lhs: ParsedAuthor, rhs: ParsedAuthor) -> Bool {
+		
+		return lhs.hashValue == rhs.hashValue && lhs.name == rhs.name && lhs.url == rhs.url && lhs.avatarURL == rhs.avatarURL && lhs.emailAddress == rhs.emailAddress
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedFeed.swift b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedFeed.swift
index 1710fce64..b4c2253e6 100644
--- a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedFeed.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedFeed.swift
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ public struct ParsedFeed {
 	public let nextURL: String?
 	public let iconURL: String?
 	public let faviconURL: String?
-	public let authors: [ParsedAuthor]?
+	public let authors: Set<ParsedAuthor>?
 	public let expired: Bool
 	public let hubs: Set<ParsedHub>?
 	public let items: Set<ParsedItem>
 
-	init(type: FeedType, title: String?, homePageURL: String?, feedURL: String?, feedDescription: String?, nextURL: String?, iconURL: String?, faviconURL: String?, authors: [ParsedAuthor]?, expired: Bool, hubs: Set<ParsedHub>?, items: Set<ParsedItem>) {
+	init(type: FeedType, title: String?, homePageURL: String?, feedURL: String?, feedDescription: String?, nextURL: String?, iconURL: String?, faviconURL: String?, authors: Set<ParsedAuthor>?, expired: Bool, hubs: Set<ParsedHub>?, items: Set<ParsedItem>) {
 
 		self.type = type
 		self.title = title
diff --git a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedItem.swift b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedItem.swift
index 15dea8caf..1d90f47a7 100644
--- a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedItem.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/ParsedItem.swift
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ public struct ParsedItem: Hashable {
 	public let bannerImageURL: String?
 	public let datePublished: Date?
 	public let dateModified: Date?
-	public let authors: [ParsedAuthor]?
+	public let authors: Set<ParsedAuthor>?
 	public let tags: [String]?
 	public let attachments: [ParsedAttachment]?
 	public let hashValue: Int
 	
-	init(syncServiceID: String?, uniqueID: String, feedURL: String, url: String?, externalURL: String?, title: String?, contentHTML: String?, contentText: String?, summary: String?, imageURL: String?, bannerImageURL: String?, datePublished: Date?, dateModified: Date?, authors: [ParsedAuthor]?, tags: [String]?, attachments: [ParsedAttachment]?) {
+	init(syncServiceID: String?, uniqueID: String, feedURL: String, url: String?, externalURL: String?, title: String?, contentHTML: String?, contentText: String?, summary: String?, imageURL: String?, bannerImageURL: String?, datePublished: Date?, dateModified: Date?, authors: Set<ParsedAuthor>?, tags: [String]?, attachments: [ParsedAttachment]?) {
 
 		self.syncServiceID = syncServiceID
 		self.uniqueID = uniqueID
diff --git a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/XML/RSParsedFeedTransformer.swift b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/XML/RSParsedFeedTransformer.swift
index ced74ec5f..d44a84875 100644
--- a/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/XML/RSParsedFeedTransformer.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/RSParser/Feeds/XML/RSParsedFeedTransformer.swift
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ private extension RSParsedFeedTransformer {
 		return ParsedItem(syncServiceID: nil, uniqueID: uniqueID, feedURL: parsedArticle.feedURL, url: url, externalURL: externalURL, title: title, contentHTML: contentHTML, contentText: nil, summary: nil, imageURL: nil, bannerImageURL: nil, datePublished: datePublished, dateModified: dateModified, authors: authors, tags: nil, attachments: nil)
 	}
 
-	static func parsedAuthors(_ authorEmailAddress: String?) -> [ParsedAuthor]? {
+	static func parsedAuthors(_ authorEmailAddress: String?) -> Set<ParsedAuthor>? {
 
 		guard let authorEmailAddress = authorEmailAddress else {
 			return nil
 		}
 		let author = ParsedAuthor(name: nil, url: nil, avatarURL: nil, emailAddress: authorEmailAddress)
-		return [author]
+		return Set([author])
 	}
 }