diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ed07d08..2863e971 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ share/python-wheels/
 MANIFEST
 
 # PyInstaller
-#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
-#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
 *.manifest
 *.spec
 
@@ -85,13 +83,9 @@ ipython_config.py
 .python-version
 
 # pipenv
-#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
-#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
-#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
-#   install all needed dependencies.
 #Pipfile.lock
 
-# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+# PEP 582
 __pypackages__/
 
 # Celery stuff
@@ -128,3 +122,6 @@ dmypy.json
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
 .idea/
+
+# SQLite database for FastAPI project
+library.db
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/app/crud.py b/app/crud.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d74a6632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/crud.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from app import models, schemas
+
+def get_author(db: Session, author_id: int):
+    return db.query(models.Author).filter(models.Author.id == author_id).first()
+
+def get_authors(db: Session, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 10):
+    return db.query(models.Author).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+
+def create_author(db: Session, author: schemas.AuthorCreate):
+    db_author = models.Author(name=author.name, bio=author.bio)
+    db.add(db_author)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_author)
+    return db_author
+
+def get_books(db: Session, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 10):
+    return db.query(models.Book).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+
+def get_books_by_author(db: Session, author_id: int, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 10):
+    return (
+        db.query(models.Book)
+        .filter(models.Book.author_id == author_id)
+        .offset(skip)
+        .limit(limit)
+        .all()
+    )
+
+def create_book(db: Session, book: schemas.BookCreate, author_id: int):
+    db_book = models.Book(**book.dict(), author_id=author_id)
+    db.add(db_book)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_book)
+    return db_book
diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a597cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, declarative_base
+
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:///./library.db"
+
+engine = create_engine(
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False}
+)
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+
+Base = declarative_base()
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..919e1ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from typing import Optional
+from app import models, schemas, crud
+from app.database import engine, SessionLocal, Base
+
+Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+def get_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+@app.post("/authors/", response_model=schemas.Author)
+def create_author(author: schemas.AuthorCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    return crud.create_author(db=db, author=author)
+
+@app.get("/authors/", response_model=list[schemas.Author])
+def read_authors(skip: int = 0, limit: int = 10, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    return crud.get_authors(db, skip=skip, limit=limit)
+
+@app.get("/authors/{author_id}", response_model=schemas.Author)
+def read_author(author_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_author = crud.get_author(db, author_id=author_id)
+    if db_author is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Author not found")
+    return db_author
+
+@app.post("/authors/{author_id}/books/", response_model=schemas.Book)
+def create_book_for_author(author_id: int, book: schemas.BookCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_author = crud.get_author(db, author_id=author_id)
+    if db_author is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Author not found")
+    return crud.create_book(db=db, book=book, author_id=author_id)
+
+@app.get("/books/", response_model=list[schemas.Book])
+def read_books(skip: int = 0, limit: int = 10, author_id: Optional[int] = None, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    if author_id is not None:
+        return crud.get_books_by_author(db, author_id=author_id, skip=skip, limit=limit)
+    return crud.get_books(db, skip=skip, limit=limit)
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab123f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Date, ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+from app.database import Base
+
+class Author(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "authors"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    name = Column(String, unique=True, index=True)
+    bio = Column(String)
+    books = relationship("Book", back_populates="author")
+
+class Book(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "books"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    title = Column(String, index=True)
+    summary = Column(String)
+    publication_date = Column(Date)
+    author_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("authors.id"))
+    author = relationship("Author", back_populates="books")
diff --git a/app/schemas.py b/app/schemas.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..533640a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/schemas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from typing import List, Optional
+from datetime import date
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+# ---------- Book Schemas ----------
+
+class BookBase(BaseModel):
+    title: str
+    summary: Optional[str] = None
+    publication_date: date
+
+class BookCreate(BookBase):
+    pass
+
+class Book(BookBase):
+    id: int
+    author_id: int
+
+    model_config = {"from_attributes": True}
+
+
+# ---------- Author Schemas ----------
+
+class AuthorBase(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    bio: Optional[str] = None
+
+class AuthorCreate(AuthorBase):
+    pass
+
+class Author(AuthorBase):
+    id: int
+    books: List[Book] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+    model_config = {"from_attributes": True}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b37ae492
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