diff --git a/abogen/integrations/calibre_opds.py b/abogen/integrations/calibre_opds.py
index c8632fa..688181b 100644
--- a/abogen/integrations/calibre_opds.py
+++ b/abogen/integrations/calibre_opds.py
@@ -743,25 +743,102 @@ class CalibreOPDSClient:
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _has_navigation_link(entry: OPDSEntry) -> bool:
-        for link in entry.links:
-            href = (link.href or "").strip()
-            if not href:
-                continue
-            rel = (link.rel or "").strip().lower()
-            link_type = (link.type or "").strip().lower()
-            if "acquisition" in rel:
-                continue
-            if rel == "self":
-                continue
-            if "opds-catalog" in link_type:
-                return True
-            if rel.endswith("navigation") or rel.endswith("collection"):
-                return True
-            if rel.startswith("http://opds-spec.org/sort") or rel.startswith("http://opds-spec.org/group"):
-                return True
+    def _resolve_link(links: Optional[Mapping[str, OPDSLink]], rel: str) -> Optional[OPDSLink]:
+        if not links:
+            return None
+        if rel in links:
+            return links[rel]
+        rel_lower = rel.lower()
+        for key, link in links.items():
+            key_lower = (key or "").strip().lower()
+            if key_lower == rel_lower or key_lower.endswith(rel_lower):
+                return link
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_navigation_link(link: OPDSLink) -> bool:
+        href = (link.href or "").strip()
+        if not href:
+            return False
+        rel = (link.rel or "").strip().lower()
+        link_type = (link.type or "").strip().lower()
+        if "acquisition" in rel:
+            return False
+        if rel == "self":
+            return False
+        if "opds-catalog" in link_type:
+            return True
+        if rel.endswith("navigation") or rel.endswith("collection"):
+            return True
+        if rel.startswith("http://opds-spec.org/sort") or rel.startswith("http://opds-spec.org/group"):
+            return True
         return False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _has_navigation_link(entry: OPDSEntry) -> bool:
+        return any(CalibreOPDSClient._is_navigation_link(link) for link in entry.links)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _browse_mode_for_title(title: Optional[str]) -> str:
+        if not title:
+            return "generic"
+        lowered = title.lower()
+        if "author" in lowered:
+            return "author"
+        if "series" in lowered:
+            return "series"
+        if "title" in lowered or "book" in lowered:
+            return "title"
+        return "generic"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _strip_leading_article(text: str) -> str:
+        working = text.strip()
+        lowered = working.lower()
+        for article in ("the ", "a ", "an "):
+            if lowered.startswith(article):
+                return working[len(article):].strip()
+        return working
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _alphabet_source(entry: OPDSEntry, mode: str) -> str:
+        if mode == "author" and entry.authors:
+            candidate = entry.authors[0] or ""
+            if "," in candidate:
+                return candidate.split(",", 1)[0].strip()
+            parts = candidate.split()
+            if len(parts) > 1:
+                return parts[-1].strip()
+            return candidate.strip()
+        if mode == "series" and entry.series:
+            return entry.series.strip()
+        if entry.title:
+            return entry.title.strip()
+        if entry.series:
+            return entry.series.strip()
+        for link in entry.links:
+            if link.title:
+                return link.title.strip()
+        return ""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _alphabet_letter_for_entry(entry: OPDSEntry, mode: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        source = CalibreOPDSClient._alphabet_source(entry, mode)
+        if not source:
+            return None
+        if mode == "title":
+            source = CalibreOPDSClient._strip_leading_article(source)
+        source = re.sub(r"^[^0-9A-Za-z]+", "", source)
+        if not source:
+            return "#"
+        initial = source[0]
+        if initial.isalpha():
+            return initial.upper()
+        if initial.isdigit():
+            return "#"
+        normalized = initial.upper()
+        return normalized if normalized.isalpha() else "#"
+
     @staticmethod
     def _entry_matches_query(entry: OPDSEntry, tokens: List[str]) -> bool:
         if not tokens:
@@ -794,6 +871,70 @@ class CalibreOPDSClient:
         filtered = [entry for entry in feed.entries if self._entry_matches_query(entry, tokens)]
         return dataclasses.replace(feed, entries=filtered)
 
+    def browse_letter(
+        self,
+        letter: str,
+        *,
+        start_href: Optional[str] = None,
+        max_pages: int = 40,
+    ) -> OPDSFeed:
+        normalized = (letter or "").strip()
+        if not normalized:
+            return self.fetch_feed(start_href)
+        key = normalized.upper()
+        if key in {"ALL", "*"}:
+            return self.fetch_feed(start_href)
+        if key in {"0-9", "NUMERIC"}:
+            key = "#"
+        if len(key) > 1 and key != "#":
+            key = key[0]
+        base_feed = self.fetch_feed(start_href)
+        mode = self._browse_mode_for_title(base_feed.title)
+
+        def matches_letter(entry: OPDSEntry) -> bool:
+            letter_value = self._alphabet_letter_for_entry(entry, mode)
+            if not letter_value:
+                return False
+            if key == "#":
+                return letter_value == "#"
+            return letter_value == key
+
+        def find_navigation(feed: OPDSFeed) -> Optional[OPDSLink]:
+            for entry in feed.entries:
+                for link in entry.links:
+                    if not self._is_navigation_link(link):
+                        continue
+                    if matches_letter(entry):
+                        return link
+            return None
+
+        candidate = find_navigation(base_feed)
+        if candidate and candidate.href:
+            return self.fetch_feed(candidate.href)
+
+        visited: Set[str] = set()
+        pages_examined = 0
+        next_link = self._resolve_link(base_feed.links, "next")
+        while next_link and pages_examined < max_pages:
+            href = (next_link.href or "").strip()
+            if not href or href in visited:
+                break
+            visited.add(href)
+            pages_examined += 1
+            try:
+                feed = self.fetch_feed(href)
+            except CalibreOPDSError:
+                break
+            candidate = find_navigation(feed)
+            if candidate and candidate.href:
+                return self.fetch_feed(candidate.href)
+            next_link = self._resolve_link(feed.links, "next")
+
+        filtered_entries = [entry for entry in base_feed.entries if matches_letter(entry)]
+        if filtered_entries:
+            return dataclasses.replace(base_feed, entries=filtered_entries)
+        return dataclasses.replace(base_feed, entries=[])
+
 
 def feed_to_dict(feed: OPDSFeed) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Helper used by APIs to convert a feed into JSON-serialisable payloads."""
diff --git a/abogen/web/routes.py b/abogen/web/routes.py
index 83d40c2..2ee0ade 100644
--- a/abogen/web/routes.py
+++ b/abogen/web/routes.py
@@ -2909,8 +2909,11 @@ def calibre_opds_feed() -> ResponseReturnValue:
 
     href = request.args.get("href", type=str)
     query = request.args.get("q", type=str)
+    letter = request.args.get("letter", type=str)
     try:
-        if query:
+        if letter:
+            feed = client.browse_letter(letter, start_href=href)
+        elif query:
             feed = client.search(query)
         else:
             feed = client.fetch_feed(href)
diff --git a/abogen/web/static/find_books.js b/abogen/web/static/find_books.js
index 2c749f0..e3fbf1e 100644
--- a/abogen/web/static/find_books.js
+++ b/abogen/web/static/find_books.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ if (modal && browser) {
     status: { message: '', level: null },
     baseStatus: null,
     lastContextKey: '',
+    currentLinks: {},
   };
 
   let isOpen = false;
@@ -314,33 +315,45 @@ if (modal && browser) {
       button.textContent = letter === LETTER_ALL ? 'All' : letter === LETTER_NUMERIC ? '# / 0-9' : letter;
       const enabledCount = letter === LETTER_ALL ? list.length : counts.get(letter) || 0;
       if (letter !== LETTER_ALL && enabledCount === 0) {
-        button.disabled = true;
-        button.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
-      } else {
-        button.addEventListener('click', () => handleAlphabetSelect(letter));
+        button.dataset.empty = 'true';
       }
+      button.title = `Show entries for ${describeAlphabetLetter(letter)} (${enabledCount} in view)`;
+      button.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        handleAlphabetSelect(letter).catch((error) => {
+          console.error('Alphabet picker failed', error);
+        });
+      });
       alphaPickerEl.appendChild(button);
     });
     refreshAlphabetActiveState();
   };
 
-  const handleAlphabetSelect = (letter) => {
+  const handleAlphabetSelect = async (letter) => {
     const normalized = letter || LETTER_ALL;
-    if (!Array.isArray(state.lastEntries) || !state.lastEntries.length) {
+    if (normalized === LETTER_ALL) {
+      state.activeLetter = LETTER_ALL;
+      refreshAlphabetActiveState();
+      const upLink = resolveRelLink(state.currentLinks, 'up') || resolveRelLink(state.currentLinks, '/up') || resolveRelLink(state.currentLinks, 'start');
+      const targetHref = upLink?.href || '';
+      await loadFeed({ href: targetHref, query: '', letter: '', activeTab: targetHref ? TabIds.CUSTOM : TabIds.ROOT, updateTabs: true });
       return;
     }
-    if (normalized === state.activeLetter) {
-      return;
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(state.lastEntries)) {
+      state.lastEntries = [];
     }
+
     state.activeLetter = normalized;
     const filtered = applyAlphabetFilter(state.lastEntries);
-    state.filteredStats = renderEntries(filtered);
-    refreshAlphabetActiveState();
-    if (!filtered.length) {
-      setStatus(`No entries found for ${describeAlphabetLetter(normalized)}.`, 'info');
-    } else if (normalized === LETTER_ALL && state.baseStatus) {
-      restoreBaseStatus();
+    if (filtered.length) {
+      state.filteredStats = renderEntries(filtered);
+      refreshAlphabetActiveState();
+      setStatus(`Showing ${filtered.length} entr${filtered.length === 1 ? 'y' : 'ies'} for ${describeAlphabetLetter(normalized)}.`, 'info');
+      return;
     }
+
+    refreshAlphabetActiveState();
+    await loadFeed({ href: state.currentHref || '', query: '', letter: normalized, activeTab: TabIds.CUSTOM, updateTabs: true });
   };
 
   const applyAlphabetFilter = (entries) => {
@@ -359,13 +372,15 @@ if (modal && browser) {
     });
   };
 
-  const setEntries = (entries, { resetAlphabet = false } = {}) => {
+  const setEntries = (entries, { resetAlphabet = false, activeLetter = null } = {}) => {
     const list = Array.isArray(entries) ? entries.slice() : [];
     state.lastEntries = list;
     const totalStats = computeEntryStats(list);
     state.totalStats = totalStats;
     if (resetAlphabet) {
       state.activeLetter = LETTER_ALL;
+    } else if (activeLetter && activeLetter !== LETTER_ALL) {
+      state.activeLetter = activeLetter;
     }
     const filtered = applyAlphabetFilter(list);
     const filteredStats = renderEntries(filtered);
@@ -815,13 +830,28 @@ if (modal && browser) {
     }
   };
 
-  const loadFeed = async ({ href = '', query = '', activeTab = null, updateTabs = false } = {}) => {
+  const loadFeed = async ({ href = '', query = '', letter = '', activeTab = null, updateTabs = false } = {}) => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams();
-    if (href) {
-      params.set('href', href);
+    const normalizedHref = href || '';
+    const normalizedQuery = (query || '').trim();
+    let normalizedLetter = (letter || '').trim();
+    if (normalizedLetter === LETTER_ALL) {
+      normalizedLetter = '';
     }
-    if (query) {
-      params.set('q', query);
+    if (normalizedQuery) {
+      normalizedLetter = '';
+    }
+    if (normalizedLetter && normalizedLetter !== LETTER_NUMERIC) {
+      normalizedLetter = normalizedLetter.toUpperCase();
+    }
+    if (normalizedHref) {
+      params.set('href', normalizedHref);
+    }
+    if (normalizedQuery) {
+      params.set('q', normalizedQuery);
+    }
+    if (!normalizedQuery && normalizedLetter) {
+      params.set('letter', normalizedLetter);
     }
 
     const requestId = ++state.requestToken;
@@ -839,20 +869,27 @@ if (modal && browser) {
       }
       const feed = payload.feed || {};
       state.feedTitle = feed.title || '';
-      state.currentHref = href;
-      state.query = query;
+      state.currentHref = normalizedHref;
+      state.currentLinks = feed.links || {};
+      const selfLink = resolveRelLink(state.currentLinks, 'self');
+      if (selfLink?.href) {
+        state.currentHref = selfLink.href;
+      }
+      state.query = normalizedLetter ? '' : normalizedQuery;
       if (typeof activeTab === 'string') {
         state.activeTab = activeTab;
-      } else if (query) {
+      } else if (normalizedQuery) {
         state.activeTab = TabIds.SEARCH;
-      } else if (href) {
-        state.activeTab = resolveTabIdForHref(href) || TabIds.CUSTOM;
+      } else if (normalizedLetter) {
+        state.activeTab = TabIds.CUSTOM;
+      } else if (normalizedHref) {
+        state.activeTab = resolveTabIdForHref(normalizedHref) || TabIds.CUSTOM;
       } else {
         state.activeTab = TabIds.ROOT;
       }
 
       if (searchInput) {
-        searchInput.value = query || '';
+        searchInput.value = state.query || '';
       }
 
       if (updateTabs || !state.tabsReady) {
@@ -862,17 +899,42 @@ if (modal && browser) {
       }
 
       renderNav(feed.links);
-      const { stats } = setEntries(feed.entries || [], { resetAlphabet: true });
+      const { stats } = setEntries(feed.entries || [], {
+        resetAlphabet: !normalizedLetter,
+        activeLetter: normalizedLetter || null,
+      });
       const books = stats?.[EntryTypes.BOOK] || 0;
       const views = stats?.[EntryTypes.NAVIGATION] || 0;
 
-      if (query) {
-        if (books) {
-          setStatus(`Found ${books} book${books === 1 ? '' : 's'} for "${query}".`, 'success', { persist: true });
+      if (normalizedLetter) {
+        const letterDescription = describeAlphabetLetter(normalizedLetter);
+        if (books && views) {
+          setStatus(
+            `Showing ${books} book${books === 1 ? '' : 's'} and ${views} catalog view${views === 1 ? '' : 's'} for ${letterDescription}.`,
+            'success',
+            { persist: true },
+          );
+        } else if (books) {
+          setStatus(`Found ${books} book${books === 1 ? '' : 's'} for ${letterDescription}.`, 'success', { persist: true });
         } else if (views) {
-          setStatus(`Browse ${views} catalog view${views === 1 ? '' : 's'} related to "${query}".`, 'info', { persist: true });
+          setStatus(`Browse ${views} catalog view${views === 1 ? '' : 's'} for ${letterDescription}.`, 'info', { persist: true });
         } else {
-          setStatus(`No results for "${query}".`, 'error', { persist: true });
+          setStatus(`No catalog entries found for ${letterDescription}.`, 'info', { persist: true });
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (normalizedQuery) {
+        if (books) {
+          setStatus(`Found ${books} book${books === 1 ? '' : 's'} for "${normalizedQuery}".`, 'success', { persist: true });
+        } else if (views) {
+          setStatus(
+            `Browse ${views} catalog view${views === 1 ? '' : 's'} related to "${normalizedQuery}".`,
+            'info',
+            { persist: true },
+          );
+        } else {
+          setStatus(`No results for "${normalizedQuery}".`, 'error', { persist: true });
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -895,6 +957,7 @@ if (modal && browser) {
       if (navEl) {
         navEl.innerHTML = '';
       }
+      state.currentLinks = {};
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/abogen/web/static/styles.css b/abogen/web/static/styles.css
index a127f33..765d195 100644
--- a/abogen/web/static/styles.css
+++ b/abogen/web/static/styles.css
@@ -688,6 +688,10 @@ body {
   cursor: default;
 }
 
+.opds-alpha-picker__button[data-empty="true"] {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
 .opds-modal__results-wrap {
   flex: 1 1 auto;
   min-height: 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_calibre_opds.py b/tests/test_calibre_opds.py
index f7dc924..cdaf8ce 100644
--- a/tests/test_calibre_opds.py
+++ b/tests/test_calibre_opds.py
@@ -296,3 +296,84 @@ def test_calibre_opds_search_falls_back_to_local_search(monkeypatch) -> None:
 
   result = client.search("journey")
   assert [entry.id for entry in result.entries] == ["2"]
+
+
+def test_calibre_opds_browse_letter_traverses_next(monkeypatch) -> None:
+  client = CalibreOPDSClient("http://example.com/catalog")
+  root_feed = OPDSFeed(
+    id="catalog",
+    title="Browse Authors",
+    entries=[
+      OPDSEntry(
+        id="nav-a",
+        title="A",
+        links=[
+          OPDSLink(
+            href="http://example.com/catalog/authors/a",
+            rel="http://opds-spec.org/navigation",
+            type="application/atom+xml;profile=opds-catalog",
+          )
+        ],
+      )
+    ],
+    links={"next": OPDSLink(href="http://example.com/catalog?page=2", rel="next")},
+  )
+  page_two = OPDSFeed(
+    id="catalog",
+    title="Browse Authors",
+    entries=[
+      OPDSEntry(
+        id="nav-c",
+        title="C",
+        links=[
+          OPDSLink(
+            href="http://example.com/catalog/authors/c",
+            rel="http://opds-spec.org/navigation",
+            type="application/atom+xml;profile=opds-catalog",
+          )
+        ],
+      )
+    ],
+    links={},
+  )
+  letter_feed = OPDSFeed(
+    id="authors-c",
+    title="Authors starting with C",
+    entries=[OPDSEntry(id="author-1", title="Clarke, Arthur C.")],
+    links={},
+  )
+
+  def fake_fetch(href=None, params=None):
+    if not href:
+      return root_feed
+    if href == "http://example.com/catalog?page=2":
+      return page_two
+    if href == "http://example.com/catalog/authors/c":
+      return letter_feed
+    return root_feed
+
+  monkeypatch.setattr(client, "fetch_feed", fake_fetch)
+
+  result = client.browse_letter("C")
+  assert [entry.id for entry in result.entries] == ["author-1"]
+
+
+def test_calibre_opds_browse_letter_filters_when_missing_navigation(monkeypatch) -> None:
+  client = CalibreOPDSClient("http://example.com/catalog")
+  titles_feed = OPDSFeed(
+    id="catalog",
+    title="Browse Titles",
+    entries=[
+      OPDSEntry(id="book-1", title="The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"),
+      OPDSEntry(id="book-2", title="Another Story"),
+    ],
+    links={},
+  )
+
+  def fake_fetch(href=None, params=None):
+    return titles_feed
+
+  monkeypatch.setattr(client, "fetch_feed", fake_fetch)
+
+  result = client.browse_letter("M")
+  assert [entry.id for entry in result.entries] == ["book-1"]