diff --git a/calibre-db/src/calibre.rs b/calibre-db/src/calibre.rs
index 1eb5d2e..8798a9f 100644
--- a/calibre-db/src/calibre.rs
+++ b/calibre-db/src/calibre.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl Calibre {
         &self,
         limit: u64,
         cursor: Option<&str>,
-        sort_order: SortOrder,
+        sort_order: &SortOrder,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Book>, DataStoreError> {
         let conn = self.pool.get()?;
         Book::multiple(&conn, limit, cursor, sort_order)
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ impl Calibre {
         Author::has_more_authors(&conn, author_sort)
     }
 
+    pub fn has_previous_books(&self, book_sort: &str) -> Result<bool, DataStoreError> {
+        let conn = self.pool.get()?;
+        Book::has_previous_books(&conn, book_sort)
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_more_books(&self, book_sort: &str) -> Result<bool, DataStoreError> {
+        let conn = self.pool.get()?;
+        Book::has_more_books(&conn, book_sort)
+    }
+
     pub fn scalar_author(&self, id: u64) -> Result<Author, DataStoreError> {
         let conn = self.pool.get()?;
         Author::scalar_author(&conn, id)
@@ -108,7 +118,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn books() {
         let c = init_calibre();
-        let books = c.books(10, None, SortOrder::ASC).unwrap();
+        let books = c.books(10, None, &SortOrder::ASC).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(books.len(), 4);
     }
 
diff --git a/calibre-db/src/data/book.rs b/calibre-db/src/data/book.rs
index ebf6b0a..d1ffe78 100644
--- a/calibre-db/src/data/book.rs
+++ b/calibre-db/src/data/book.rs
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ impl Book {
         conn: &Connection,
         limit: u64,
         cursor: Option<&str>,
-        sort_order: SortOrder,
+        sort_order: &SortOrder,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, DataStoreError> {
-        let pagination = Pagination::new("sort", cursor, limit, sort_order);
+        let pagination = Pagination::new("sort", cursor, limit, *sort_order);
         pagination.paginate(
             conn,
             "SELECT id, title, sort, path FROM books",
@@ -71,4 +71,22 @@ impl Book {
         let params = named_params! { ":id": id };
         Ok(stmt.query_row(params, Self::from_row)?)
     }
+
+    pub fn has_previous_books(conn: &Connection, sort_title: &str) -> Result<bool, DataStoreError> {
+        let mut stmt = conn
+            .prepare("SELECT Count(1) FROM books WHERE sort < (:sort_title) ORDER BY sort DESC")?;
+        let params = named_params! { ":sort_title": sort_title};
+        let count: u64 = stmt.query_row(params, |x| x.get(0))?;
+
+        Ok(count > 0)
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_more_books(conn: &Connection, sort_title: &str) -> Result<bool, DataStoreError> {
+        let mut stmt = conn
+            .prepare("SELECT Count(1) FROM books WHERE sort > (:sort_title) ORDER BY sort ASC")?;
+        let params = named_params! { ":sort_title": sort_title};
+        let count: u64 = stmt.query_row(params, |x| x.get(0))?;
+
+        Ok(count > 0)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rusty-library/src/handlers/author.rs b/rusty-library/src/handlers/author.rs
index 225b9fb..4363462 100644
--- a/rusty-library/src/handlers/author.rs
+++ b/rusty-library/src/handlers/author.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn handler(
     context.insert("books", &books);
 
     TEMPLATES
-        .render("books", &context)
+        .render("book_list", &context)
         .map_err(InternalServerError)
         .map(Html)
 }
diff --git a/rusty-library/src/handlers/books.rs b/rusty-library/src/handlers/books.rs
index bf18617..8043715 100644
--- a/rusty-library/src/handlers/books.rs
+++ b/rusty-library/src/handlers/books.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,44 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use poem::{handler, web::Data};
+use calibre_db::data::pagination::SortOrder;
+use poem::{
+    handler,
+    web::{Data, Html, Path},
+};
 
-use crate::app_state::AppState;
+use crate::{app_state::AppState, data::book::Book};
+
+use super::paginated;
 
 #[handler]
-pub async fn handler(state: Data<&Arc<AppState>>) -> Result<String, poem::Error> {
-    Ok("books".to_string())
+pub async fn handler_init(state: Data<&Arc<AppState>>) -> Result<Html<String>, poem::Error> {
+    books(&state, None, &SortOrder::ASC)
+}
+
+#[handler]
+pub async fn handler(
+    Path((cursor, sort_order)): Path<(String, SortOrder)>,
+    state: Data<&Arc<AppState>>,
+) -> Result<Html<String>, poem::Error> {
+    books(&state, Some(&cursor), &sort_order)
+}
+
+fn books(
+    state: &Arc<AppState>,
+    cursor: Option<&str>,
+    sort_order: &SortOrder,
+) -> Result<Html<String>, poem::Error> {
+    paginated::render(
+        "books",
+        || {
+            state.calibre.books(25, cursor, sort_order).map(|x| {
+                x.iter()
+                    .filter_map(|y| Book::full_book(y, &state))
+                    .collect()
+            })
+        },
+        |book| book.sort.clone(),
+        |cursor| state.calibre.has_previous_books(cursor),
+        |cursor| state.calibre.has_more_books(cursor),
+    )
 }
diff --git a/rusty-library/src/handlers/paginated.rs b/rusty-library/src/handlers/paginated.rs
index 9bbfbce..5455e5e 100644
--- a/rusty-library/src/handlers/paginated.rs
+++ b/rusty-library/src/handlers/paginated.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
 use calibre_db::data::error::DataStoreError;
 use poem::{error::InternalServerError, web::Html};
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::templates::TEMPLATES;
 
 use super::error::SqliteError;
 
-pub fn render<T: Serialize, F, S, P, M>(
+pub fn render<T: Serialize + Debug, F, S, P, M>(
     template: &str,
     fetcher: F,
     sort_field: S,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ where
     context.insert("forward_cursor", &forward_cursor);
     context.insert("nav", template);
     context.insert(template, &items);
+
     TEMPLATES
         .render(template, &context)
         .map_err(InternalServerError)
diff --git a/rusty-library/src/handlers/recents.rs b/rusty-library/src/handlers/recents.rs
index 90047ef..b345a66 100644
--- a/rusty-library/src/handlers/recents.rs
+++ b/rusty-library/src/handlers/recents.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub async fn handler(state: Data<&Arc<AppState>>) -> Result<Html<String>, poem::
     context.insert("nav", "recent");
     context.insert("books", &recent_books);
     TEMPLATES
-        .render("books", &context)
+        .render("book_list", &context)
         .map_err(InternalServerError)
         .map(Html)
 }
diff --git a/rusty-library/src/main.rs b/rusty-library/src/main.rs
index b453e76..c34c8b8 100644
--- a/rusty-library/src/main.rs
+++ b/rusty-library/src/main.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
 
     let app = Route::new()
         .at("/", get(handlers::recents::handler))
-        .at("/books", get(handlers::books::handler))
+        .at("/books", get(handlers::books::handler_init))
+        .at("/books/:cursor/:sort_order", get(handlers::books::handler))
         .at("/authors", get(handlers::authors::handler_init))
         .at("/authors/:id", get(handlers::author::handler))
         .at(
diff --git a/rusty-library/src/templates.rs b/rusty-library/src/templates.rs
index 800ab30..2f9b879 100644
--- a/rusty-library/src/templates.rs
+++ b/rusty-library/src/templates.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub static TEMPLATES: Lazy<Tera> = Lazy::new(|| {
         ("base", include_str!("../templates/base.html")),
         ("book_card", include_str!("../templates/book_card.html")),
         ("authors", include_str!("../templates/authors.html")),
+        ("book_list", include_str!("../templates/book_list.html")),
         ("books", include_str!("../templates/books.html")),
     ])
     .expect("failed to parse tera templates");
diff --git a/rusty-library/templates/book_list.html b/rusty-library/templates/book_list.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b69059f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rusty-library/templates/book_list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{% extends "base" %}
+{% block content %}
+    <div class="grid-container">
+    {% for book in books %}
+    {% include "book_card" %}
+    {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+{% endblock content %}
diff --git a/rusty-library/templates/books.html b/rusty-library/templates/books.html
index b69059f..1297425 100644
--- a/rusty-library/templates/books.html
+++ b/rusty-library/templates/books.html
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 {% extends "base" %}
+{% block title %}
+{% if has_previous %}
+<a class="secondary" href="/books/{{ backward_cursor }}/DESC">← back</a> 
+{% endif %} 
+{% if has_previous and has_more %}|{% endif%}
+
+{% if has_more %}
+<a class="secondary" href="/books/{{ forward_cursor }}/ASC">more →</a>
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock title %}
+
 {% block content %}
     <div class="grid-container">
     {% for book in books %}
-    {% include "book_card" %}
+      {% include "book_card" %}
     {% endfor %}
     </div>
 {% endblock content %}