diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/form_component.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/form_component.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f14031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/form_component.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+defmodule DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.FormComponent do
+  use DecentralisedBookIndexWeb, :live_component
+
+  @impl true
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <div>
+      <.header>
+        {@title}
+        <:subtitle>Use this form to manage author records in your database.</:subtitle>
+      </.header>
+
+      <.simple_form
+        for={@form}
+        id="author-form"
+        phx-target={@myself}
+        phx-change="validate"
+        phx-submit="save"
+      >
+        <%= if @form.source.type == :create do %>
+          <.input field={@form[:name]} type="text" label="Name" /><.input
+            field={@form[:description]}
+            type="text"
+            label="Description"
+          /><.input
+            field={@form[:author_alias_registry_id]}
+            type="text"
+            label="Author alias registry"
+          />
+        <% end %>
+        <%= if @form.source.type == :update do %>
+        <% end %>
+
+        <:actions>
+          <.button phx-disable-with="Saving...">Save Author</.button>
+        </:actions>
+      </.simple_form>
+    </div>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def update(assigns, socket) do
+    {:ok,
+     socket
+     |> assign(assigns)
+     |> assign_form()}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_event("validate", %{"author" => author_params}, socket) do
+    {:noreply, assign(socket, form: AshPhoenix.Form.validate(socket.assigns.form, author_params))}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event("save", %{"author" => author_params}, socket) do
+    case AshPhoenix.Form.submit(socket.assigns.form, params: author_params) do
+      {:ok, author} ->
+        notify_parent({:saved, author})
+
+        socket =
+          socket
+          |> put_flash(:info, "Author #{socket.assigns.form.source.type}d successfully")
+          |> push_patch(to: socket.assigns.patch)
+
+        {:noreply, socket}
+
+      {:error, form} ->
+        {:noreply, assign(socket, form: form)}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp notify_parent(msg), do: send(self(), {__MODULE__, msg})
+
+  defp assign_form(%{assigns: %{author: author}} = socket) do
+    form =
+      if author do
+        AshPhoenix.Form.for_update(author, :update, as: "author")
+      else
+        AshPhoenix.Form.for_create(DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author, :create, as: "author")
+      end
+
+    assign(socket, form: to_form(form))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4c0684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+defmodule DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.Index do
+  use DecentralisedBookIndexWeb, :live_view
+
+  @impl true
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <.header>
+      Listing Authors
+      <:actions>
+        <.link patch={~p"/authors/new"}>
+          <.button>New Author</.button>
+        </.link>
+      </:actions>
+    </.header>
+
+    <.table
+      id="authors"
+      rows={@streams.authors}
+      row_click={fn {_id, author} -> JS.navigate(~p"/authors/#{author}") end}
+    >
+      <:col :let={{_id, author}} label="Id">{author.id}</:col>
+
+      <:col :let={{_id, author}} label="Name">{author.name}</:col>
+
+      <:col :let={{_id, author}} label="Description">{author.description}</:col>
+
+      <:col :let={{_id, author}} label="Avatar url">{author.avatar_url}</:col>
+
+      <:action :let={{_id, author}}>
+        <div class="sr-only">
+          <.link navigate={~p"/authors/#{author}"}>Show</.link>
+        </div>
+
+        <.link patch={~p"/authors/#{author}/edit"}>Edit</.link>
+      </:action>
+
+      <:action :let={{id, author}}>
+        <.link
+          phx-click={JS.push("delete", value: %{id: author.id}) |> hide("##{id}")}
+          data-confirm="Are you sure?"
+        >
+          Delete
+        </.link>
+      </:action>
+    </.table>
+
+    <.modal
+      :if={@live_action in [:new, :edit]}
+      id="author-modal"
+      show
+      on_cancel={JS.patch(~p"/authors")}
+    >
+      <.live_component
+        module={DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.FormComponent}
+        id={(@author && @author.id) || :new}
+        title={@page_title}
+        action={@live_action}
+        author={@author}
+        patch={~p"/authors"}
+      />
+    </.modal>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
+    {:ok, stream(socket, :authors, Ash.read!(DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author))}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_params(params, _url, socket) do
+    {:noreply, apply_action(socket, socket.assigns.live_action, params)}
+  end
+
+  defp apply_action(socket, :edit, %{"id" => id}) do
+    socket
+    |> assign(:page_title, "Edit Author")
+    |> assign(:author, Ash.get!(DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author, id))
+  end
+
+  defp apply_action(socket, :new, _params) do
+    socket
+    |> assign(:page_title, "New Author")
+    |> assign(:author, nil)
+  end
+
+  defp apply_action(socket, :index, _params) do
+    socket
+    |> assign(:page_title, "Listing Authors")
+    |> assign(:author, nil)
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_info({DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.FormComponent, {:saved, author}}, socket) do
+    {:noreply, stream_insert(socket, :authors, author)}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_event("delete", %{"id" => id}, socket) do
+    author = Ash.get!(DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author, id)
+    Ash.destroy!(author)
+
+    {:noreply, stream_delete(socket, :authors, author)}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/show.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/show.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d0d809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/show.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+defmodule DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.Show do
+  use DecentralisedBookIndexWeb, :live_view
+
+  @impl true
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <.header>
+      Author {@author.id}
+      <:subtitle>This is a author record from your database.</:subtitle>
+
+      <:actions>
+        <.link patch={~p"/authors/#{@author}/show/edit"} phx-click={JS.push_focus()}>
+          <.button>Edit author</.button>
+        </.link>
+      </:actions>
+    </.header>
+
+    <.list>
+      <:item title="Id">{@author.id}</:item>
+
+      <:item title="Name">{@author.name}</:item>
+
+      <:item title="Description">{@author.description}</:item>
+
+      <:item title="Avatar url">{@author.avatar_url}</:item>
+    </.list>
+
+    <.back navigate={~p"/authors"}>Back to authors</.back>
+
+    <.modal
+      :if={@live_action == :edit}
+      id="author-modal"
+      show
+      on_cancel={JS.patch(~p"/authors/#{@author}")}
+    >
+      <.live_component
+        module={DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.FormComponent}
+        id={@author.id}
+        title={@page_title}
+        action={@live_action}
+        author={@author}
+        patch={~p"/authors/#{@author}"}
+      />
+    </.modal>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
+    {:ok, socket}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_params(%{"id" => id}, _, socket) do
+    {:noreply,
+     socket
+     |> assign(:page_title, page_title(socket.assigns.live_action))
+     |> assign(:author, Ash.get!(DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author, id))}
+  end
+
+  defp page_title(:show), do: "Show Author"
+  defp page_title(:edit), do: "Edit Author"
+end
diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/router.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/router.ex
index 559cea3..07a610d 100644
--- a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/router.ex
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ defmodule DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.Router do
   scope "/", DecentralisedBookIndexWeb do
     pipe_through :browser
 
+    live "/authors", AuthorLive.Index, :index
+    live "/authors/new", AuthorLive.Index, :new
+    live "/authors/:id/edit", AuthorLive.Index, :edit
+
+    live "/authors/:id", AuthorLive.Show, :show
+    live "/authors/:id/show/edit", AuthorLive.Show, :edit
+
     ash_authentication_live_session :authenticated_routes do
       # in each liveview, add one of the following at the top of the module:
       #