front end of add-author is done. Along with the createView of both sites

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/forms.py

-from django import forms
-

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/add-book.html

 {% extends 'base.html '%}
 
-{% block title %} Add new book {% endblock %}
+{% block title %} Add new Book {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@
 </form>
 
 {% endblock %}
+

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/templates/home.html

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <a class="navBtn" href="/authors"> Authors</a>
         <br>
         <a class="navBtn" href="/books/add">Add Book</a>
-        <!--<a class="navBtn" href="/authors">Add Author</a>-->
+        <a class="navBtn" href="/authors/add">Add Author</a>
     </div>
     
 {% endblock %}

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/urls.py

 # bookshelf/urls.py
 from django.urls import path
-from .views import (homeView, BooksView, BooksAddView, BooksDetail, AuthorView, AuthorDetail)
+from .views import (homeView, BooksView, BooksAddView, BooksDetail, AuthorView, AuthorAddView, AuthorDetail)
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 
 urlpatterns = [
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('authors/<int:pk>/details/', AuthorDetail.as_view(), name="author_details"),
     #path for the forms that add
     path('books/add', BooksAddView.as_view(), name='add_books'),
-    #path('authors/add'),
+    path('authors/add', AuthorAddView.as_view(), name='add_author'),
 ]
 
 # This might be needed, depending on your Django version

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/views.py

 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
 from django.views.generic.list import ListView
+from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView
 from .models import Author, Book
 
 def homeView(request):
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ class BooksView(ListView):
     template_name = "bookshelf/books.html"
 
 
-class BooksAddView(ListView):
+class BooksAddView(CreateView):
     model = Author
+    fields='__all__'
     template_name = "bookshelf/add-book.html"