diff --git a/fedireads/forms.py b/fedireads/forms.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25870fef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fedireads/forms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+''' usin django model forms '''
+from django.forms import ModelForm, PasswordInput
+
+from fedireads import models
+
+
+class LoginForm(ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.User
+        fields = ['username', 'password']
+        help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
+        widgets = {
+            'password': PasswordInput(),
+        }
+
+
+class RegisterForm(ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.User
+        fields = ['username', 'email', 'password']
+        help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
+        widgets = {
+            'password': PasswordInput(),
+        }
+
+
+class ReviewForm(ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.Review
+        fields = ['name', 'review_content', 'rating']
+        help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
+        labels = {
+            'name': 'Title',
+            'review_content': 'Review',
+            'rating': 'Rating (out of 5)',
+        }
+
+
+class EditUserForm(ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.User
+        fields = ['avatar', 'name', 'summary']
+        help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
diff --git a/fedireads/incoming.py b/fedireads/incoming.py
index d5ebaf559..bb7b0fca4 100644
--- a/fedireads/incoming.py
+++ b/fedireads/incoming.py
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ def handle_incoming_create(activity):
                 content=activity,
                 activity_type='Article',
                 book=book,
-                work=book.works.first(),
                 name=activity['object']['name'],
                 rating=activity['object']['rating'],
                 review_content=activity['objet']['content'],
diff --git a/fedireads/migrations/0001_initial.py b/fedireads/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 5bbe22373..962fab954 100644
--- a/fedireads/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/fedireads/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.0.2 on 2020-01-29 07:36
+# Generated by Django 3.0.2 on 2020-01-29 09:04
 
 from django.conf import settings
 import django.contrib.auth.models
@@ -109,16 +109,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('updated_date', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
             ],
         ),
-        migrations.CreateModel(
-            name='Work',
-            fields=[
-                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
-                ('openlibrary_key', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
-                ('data', django.contrib.postgres.fields.jsonb.JSONField()),
-                ('added_date', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
-                ('updated_date', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
-            ],
-        ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='Note',
             fields=[
@@ -154,11 +144,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             name='shelves',
             field=models.ManyToManyField(through='fedireads.ShelfBook', to='fedireads.Shelf'),
         ),
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name='book',
-            name='works',
-            field=models.ManyToManyField(to='fedireads.Work'),
-        ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='ShelveActivity',
             fields=[
@@ -180,7 +165,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('rating', models.IntegerField(default=0)),
                 ('review_content', models.TextField()),
                 ('book', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, to='fedireads.Book')),
-                ('work', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, to='fedireads.Work')),
             ],
             bases=('fedireads.activity',),
         ),
diff --git a/fedireads/models.py b/fedireads/models.py
index 7feecce68..47783ad1b 100644
--- a/fedireads/models.py
+++ b/fedireads/models.py
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ class FollowActivity(Activity):
 class Review(Activity):
     ''' a book review '''
     book = models.ForeignKey('Book', on_delete=models.PROTECT)
-    work = models.ForeignKey('Work', on_delete=models.PROTECT)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     # TODO: validation
     rating = models.IntegerField(default=0)
@@ -200,11 +199,10 @@ class ShelfBook(models.Model):
 
 
 class Book(models.Model):
-    ''' a non-canonical copy from open library '''
+    ''' a non-canonical copy of a work (not book) from open library '''
     activitypub_id = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     openlibrary_key = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
     data = JSONField()
-    works = models.ManyToManyField('Work')
     authors = models.ManyToManyField('Author')
     cover = models.ImageField(upload_to='covers/', blank=True, null=True)
     shelves = models.ManyToManyField(
@@ -227,14 +225,6 @@ class Book(models.Model):
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-class Work(models.Model):
-    ''' encompassses all editions of a book '''
-    openlibrary_key = models.CharField(max_length=255)
-    data = JSONField()
-    added_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
-    updated_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
-
-
 class Author(models.Model):
     openlibrary_key = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     data = JSONField()
diff --git a/fedireads/openlibrary.py b/fedireads/openlibrary.py
index 964792bd7..94dcde77e 100644
--- a/fedireads/openlibrary.py
+++ b/fedireads/openlibrary.py
@@ -3,10 +3,27 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 import requests
 
-from fedireads.models import Author, Book, Work
+from fedireads.models import Author, Book
 from fedireads.settings import OL_URL
 
 
+def book_search(query):
+    ''' look up a book '''
+    response = requests.get('%s/search.json' % OL_URL, params={'q': query})
+    if not response.ok:
+        response.raise_for_status()
+    data = response.json()
+    results = []
+    for doc in data['docs'][:5]:
+        key = doc['key'].split('/')[-1]
+        results.append({
+            'title': doc['title'],
+            'olkey': key,
+            'year': doc['first_publish_year'],
+            'author': doc['author_name'][0],
+        })
+    return results
+
 def get_or_create_book(olkey, user=None, update=False):
     ''' add a book '''
     # TODO: check if this is a valid open library key, and a book
@@ -36,13 +53,9 @@ def get_or_create_book(olkey, user=None, update=False):
     # great, we can update our book.
     book.save()
 
-    # we also need to know the author and works related to this book.
-    for work_id in data['works']:
-        work_id = work_id['key']
-        book.works.add(get_or_create_work(work_id))
-
-    for author_id in data['authors']:
-        author_id = author_id['key']
+    # we also need to know the author get the cover
+    for author_blob in data['authors']:
+        author_id = author_blob['author']['key']
         book.authors.add(get_or_create_author(author_id))
 
     if len(data['covers']):
@@ -62,20 +75,6 @@ def get_cover(cover_id):
     return [image_name, image_content]
 
 
-def get_or_create_work(olkey):
-    ''' load em up '''
-    # TODO: validate that this is a work key
-    # TODO: error handling
-    try:
-        work = Work.objects.get(openlibrary_key=olkey)
-    except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-        response = requests.get(OL_URL + olkey + '.json')
-        data = response.json()
-        work = Work(openlibrary_key=olkey, data=data)
-        work.save()
-    return work
-
-
 def get_or_create_author(olkey):
     ''' load that author '''
     # TODO: validate that this is an author key
diff --git a/fedireads/outgoing.py b/fedireads/outgoing.py
index ec9b8ea05..f645b7f00 100644
--- a/fedireads/outgoing.py
+++ b/fedireads/outgoing.py
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ def handle_review(user, book, name, content, rating):
         content=activity,
         activity_type='Article',
         book=book,
-        work=book.works.first(),
         name=name,
         rating=rating,
         review_content=content,
diff --git a/fedireads/static/images/default_avi.jpg b/fedireads/static/images/default_avi.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80829abb8
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diff --git a/fedireads/static/images/no_cover.jpg b/fedireads/static/images/no_cover.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6fbb3bca
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diff --git a/fedireads/templates/book_results.html b/fedireads/templates/book_results.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d85eb7bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fedireads/templates/book_results.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block content %}
+<div id="content">
+    <div>
+        <h1>Search results</h1>
+        {% for result in results %}
+        <div>
+            <a href="/work/{{ result.olkey }}">{{ result.title }}</a> by {{ result.author }} ({{ result.year }})
+        </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/feed.html b/fedireads/templates/feed.html
index 51ae43f1c..dcfea25bf 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/feed.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/feed.html
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
                     <a href="{{ activity.book.openlibrary_key }}">{{ activity.book.data.title }}</a>
                     by
                     <a href="" class="author">{{ activity.book.authors.first.data.name }}</a>
+                    <blockquote>{{ book.data.description }}</blockquote>
                 </p>
             </div>
         {% elif activity.fedireads_type == 'Review' %}
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
                     <a href="{{ activity.book.openlibrary_key }}">{{ activity.book.data.title }}</a>
                     by
                     <a href="" class="author">{{ activity.book.authors.first.data.name }}</a>
+                    <blockquote>{{ book.data.description }}</blockquote>
                 </p>
 
                 <h3>{{ activity.name }}</h3>
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/results.html b/fedireads/templates/user_results.html
similarity index 100%
rename from fedireads/templates/results.html
rename to fedireads/templates/user_results.html
diff --git a/fedireads/urls.py b/fedireads/urls.py
index 7aad76632..c551871f3 100644
--- a/fedireads/urls.py
+++ b/fedireads/urls.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('logout/', views.user_logout),
     path('user/<str:username>', views.user_profile),
     path('user/<str:username>/edit/', views.user_profile_edit),
-    path('book/<str:book_identifier>', views.book_page),
+    path('work/<str:book_identifier>', views.book_page),
 
     # internal action endpoints
     path('review/', views.review),
diff --git a/fedireads/views.py b/fedireads/views.py
index 271176be1..563dd1d4a 100644
--- a/fedireads/views.py
+++ b/fedireads/views.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def home(request):
     user_books = models.Book.objects.filter(shelves__user=request.user).all()
     recent_books = models.Book.objects.order_by(
         'added_date'
-        )[:10]
+        )[:5]
 
     following = models.User.objects.filter(
         Q(followers=request.user) | Q(id=request.user.id)
@@ -163,10 +163,8 @@ def edit_profile(request):
 @login_required
 def book_page(request, book_identifier):
     ''' info about a book '''
-    book = openlibrary.get_or_create_book('/book/' + book_identifier)
-    reviews = models.Review.objects.filter(
-        Q(work=book.works.first()) | Q(book=book)
-    )
+    book = openlibrary.get_or_create_book('/work/' + book_identifier)
+    reviews = models.Review.objects.filter(book=book)
     rating = reviews.aggregate(Avg('rating'))
     review_form = forms.ReviewForm()
     data = {
@@ -244,9 +242,10 @@ def search(request):
     query = request.GET.get('q')
     if re.match(r'\w+@\w+.\w+', query):
         results = [api.handle_account_search(query)]
+        template = 'user_results.html'
     else:
-        # TODO: book search
-        results = []
+        results = openlibrary.book_search(query)
+        template = 'book_results.html'
 
-    return TemplateResponse(request, 'results.html', {'results': results})
+    return TemplateResponse(request, template, {'results': results})
 
diff --git a/rebuilddb.sh b/rebuilddb.sh
index 9792e8335..6ac61b478 100755
--- a/rebuilddb.sh
+++ b/rebuilddb.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ echo "from fedireads.models import User
 User.objects.create_user('rat', 'rat@rat.com', 'ratword')
 User.objects.get(id=1).followers.add(User.objects.get(id=2))" | python manage.py shell
 echo "from fedireads.openlibrary import get_or_create_book
-get_or_create_book('/book/OL13549170M')
-get_or_create_book('/book/OL24738110M')" | python manage.py shell
+get_or_create_book('/work/OL1715344W')
+get_or_create_book('/work/OL102749W')" | python manage.py shell
 python manage.py runserver