diff --git a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/base.html b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/base.html
index b5bce2d..a1bc9ab 100644
--- a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/base.html
+++ b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/base.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       <div class="col-sm-2">
         {% block sidebar %}
         <div class="sidenav">
+          <a href="{% url 'search' %}">Search</a>
           <a href="{% url 'books' %}">Books</a>
           <button class="dropdown-btn">Authors
             <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
diff --git a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/results.html b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/results.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d86dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/results.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+{% load static %}
+<h1>Results</h1>
+
+<table id="books">
+  <tr>
+    <!--When a header is clicked, run the sortTable function, with a parameter, 0 for sorting by names, 1 for sorting by country:-->
+    <th onclick="sortTable(0)">Title</th>
+    <th onclick="sortTable(1)">Author</th>
+    <th onclick="sortTable(2)">Rating</th>
+    <th onclick="sortTable(3)">Tags</th>
+    <th onclick="sortTable(4)">Added</th>
+  </tr>
+  {% for book in books_list %}
+  <tr>
+    <td><a href="{{ book.get_absolute_url }}">{{ book.title }}</a></td>
+    <td>{{book.author_sort}}</td>
+    <td> {% for rating in book.ratings.all %}
+      {{rating}}
+      {% endfor %}
+    </td>
+    <td>
+      {% for tag in book.tags.all %}
+      {{tag}},
+      {% endfor %}
+    </td>
+    <td>{{book.timestamp}}</td>
+  </tr>
+  {% endfor %}
+</table>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/search.html b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/search.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4650077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/templates/search.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+{% load static %}
+<form action="{% url 'results' %}" method="get">
+    <label for="title">Title: </label>
+    <input id="title" type="text" name="title" value="">
+    <label for="author">Author: </label>
+    <input id="author" type="text" name="author" value="">
+    <input type="submit" value="search">
+
+</form>
+
+
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/urls.py b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/urls.py
index 8e03baf..188880e 100644
--- a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/urls.py
+++ b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/urls.py
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('rating/<int:pk>', views.RatingDetailView.as_view(), name='rating-detail-view'),
     path('tag/<int:pk>', views.TagDetailView.as_view(), name='tag-detail-view'),
 
+    path('results/', views.ResultsView.as_view(), name='results'),
+    path('search/', views.SearchView.as_view(), name='search'),
+
 
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/views.py b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/views.py
index 074dac3..8c4a891 100644
--- a/CalibreWebCompanion/library/views.py
+++ b/CalibreWebCompanion/library/views.py
@@ -2,29 +2,24 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.views import generic
 from .models import Authors, Books, Comments, Ratings, BooksAuthorsLink, Publishers, Tags, BooksTagsLink, BooksRatingsLink, Data
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
-# from .forms import SearchForms
+from .forms import SearchForm
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import Q
 
+class SearchView(generic.TemplateView):
+    template_name = 'search.html'
 
-# def get_results(request): # TODO this might not be what i want
-#     # if this is a POST request we need to process the form data
-#     if request.method == 'POST':
-#         # create a form instance and populate it with data from the request:
-#         form = SearchForm(request.POST)
-#         # check whether it's valid:
-#         if form.is_valid():
-#             books = Books.objects.all()
-#             if form.title:
-#                 books.filter(sort_icontains=form.title)
-#             if form.author:
-#                 books.filter(author_sort_icontains=form.author)
-      
-#             return HttpResponseRedirect('/results/')
-
-#     # if a GET (or any other method) we'll create a blank form
-#     else:
-#         form = NameForm()
-
-#     return render(request, 'name.html', {'form': form})
+class ResultsView(generic.ListView): # no clue if this is secure. 
+    # according to this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13574043/how-do-django-forms-sanitize-text-input-to-prevent-sql-injection-xss-etc 
+    # it is
+    model = Books
+    template_name = 'results.html'
+    def get_queryset(self): # new
+        title = self.request.GET.get('title')
+        author = self.request.GET.get('author')
+        return Books.objects.filter(
+            Q(sort__icontains=title) and Q(author_sort__icontains=author)
+        )
 
 class AuthorListView(generic.ListView):
     model = Authors
@@ -54,7 +49,8 @@ class AuthorDetailView(generic.DetailView):
         context = super(AuthorDetailView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
         # Create any data and add it to the context
         books = BooksAuthorsLink.objects.filter(author=context["object"].id)
-        context['books'] = context['books'] = sorted([b.book for b in books.all()],  key=lambda x: x.title)
+        context['books'] = context['books'] = sorted(
+            [b.book for b in books.all()],  key=lambda x: x.title)
         return context
 
 
@@ -88,7 +84,8 @@ class RatingDetailView(generic.DetailView):
         context = super(RatingDetailView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
         # Create any data and add it to the context
         books = BooksRatingsLink.objects.filter(rating=context["object"].id)
-        context['books'] = sorted([b.book for b in books.all()], key=lambda x: x.title)
+        context['books'] = sorted(
+            [b.book for b in books.all()], key=lambda x: x.title)
         return context
 
 
@@ -100,5 +97,6 @@ class TagDetailView(generic.DetailView):
         context = super(TagDetailView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
         # Create any data and add it to the context
         books = BooksTagsLink.objects.filter(tag=context["object"].id)
-        context['books'] = sorted([b.book for b in books.all()],  key=lambda x: x.title)
+        context['books'] = sorted(
+            [b.book for b in books.all()],  key=lambda x: x.title)
         return context