Created "Add New Author" page and implemented it via ModelForm

calvincruz_reading/bookshelf/forms.py

 from django import forms
-from .models import Books
+from .models import Books, Author
 
 class BooksForm(forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Books
         fields = ['title', 'author', 'publisher', 'year_published', 'ISBN', 'blurb']
+
+class AuthorForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Author
+        fields = ['first_name', 'last_name', 'age', 'nationality', 'bio']
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calvincruz_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/add-author.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load static %}
+{% block title %}Add New Author{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+<form action='' method="POST">
+{% csrf_token %}
+{{ form.as_p }}
+<input type="submit" value="Add Author">
+</form>
+{% endblock %}
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calvincruz_reading/bookshelf/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
-from .views import home, BooksList, BooksDetails, AuthorList, AuthorDetails, BooksCreate
+from .views import home, BooksList, BooksDetails, AuthorList, AuthorDetails, BooksCreate, AuthorCreate
 
 urlpatterns = [
 	path('home/', home, name='home'),
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('books/add', BooksCreate.as_view(), name='add-book'),
     path('authors/', AuthorList.as_view(), name="authors"),
     path('authors/<int:pk>/details', AuthorDetails.as_view(), name='author_details'),
+    path('authors/add', AuthorCreate.as_view(), name='add-author'),
 ]
 
 app_name = "bookshelf"
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calvincruz_reading/bookshelf/views.py

@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ class BooksUpdate(UpdateView):
     fields = '__all__'
     template_name = 'bookshelf/add-book.html'
 
+class AuthorCreate(CreateView):
+    model = Author
+    fields = '__all__'
+    template_name = 'bookshelf/add-author.html'
+        
+class AuthorUpdate(UpdateView):
+    model = Author
+    fields = '__all__'
+    template_name = 'bookshelf/add-author.html'
+        
 class AuthorList(ListView):
     def get(self, request):
         author_list = Author.objects.all()