diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index b920fc9c..1ab6e0ee 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class EditionForm(CustomForm):
             'updated_date',
             'edition_rank',
 
-            'authors',# TODO
+            'authors',
             'parent_work',
             'shelves',
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html
index a4d62efd..1ebcc6b9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
         {% trans "Add Book" %}
         {% endif %}
     </h1>
+    {% if book %}
     <div>
         <p>{% trans "Added:" %} {{ book.created_date | naturaltime }}</p>
         <p>{% trans "Updated:" %} {{ book.updated_date | naturaltime }}</p>
         <p>{% trans "Last edited by:" %} <a href="{{ book.last_edited_by.remote_id }}">{{ book.last_edited_by.display_name }}</a></p>
     </div>
+    {% endif %}
 </header>
 
 {% if form.non_field_errors %}
@@ -26,7 +28,12 @@
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if book %}
 <form class="block" name="edit-book" action="{{ book.local_path }}/{% if confirm_mode %}confirm{% else %}edit{% endif %}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+{% else %}
+<form class="block" name="create-book" action="/create-book{% if confirm_mode %}/confirm{% endif %}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+{% endif %}
+
     {% csrf_token %}
     {% if confirm_mode %}
     <div class="box">
@@ -111,12 +118,8 @@
                     </label>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </fieldset>
-                {% if confirm_mode %}
-                <input type="hidden" name="add_author" value="{{ add_author }}">
-                {% else %}
                 <label class="label" for="id_add_author">{% trans "Add Author:" %}</label>
                 <input class="input" type="text" name="add_author" id="id_add_author" placeholder="{% trans 'John Doe' %}" value="{{ add_author }}">
-                {% endif %}
             </section>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/search_results.html b/bookwyrm/templates/search_results.html
index 4e8481f0..13497df8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/search_results.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/search_results.html
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
             {% include 'snippets/toggle/close_button.html' with text=button_text small=True controls_text="more-results" %}
             {% endif %}
         </div>
+
+        <div class="block">
+            <a href="/create-book">Manually add book</a>
+        </div>
         {% endif %}
     </div>
     <div class="column">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 25b44fb4..0000015e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -130,12 +130,13 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'%s(.json)?/?$' % book_path, views.Book.as_view()),
     re_path(r'%s/edit/?$' % book_path, views.EditBook.as_view()),
     re_path(r'%s/confirm/?$' % book_path, views.ConfirmEditBook.as_view()),
+    re_path(r'^create-book/?$', views.EditBook.as_view()),
+    re_path(r'^create-book/confirm?$', views.ConfirmEditBook.as_view()),
     re_path(r'%s/editions(.json)?/?$' % book_path, views.Editions.as_view()),
     re_path(r'^upload-cover/(?P<book_id>\d+)/?$', views.upload_cover),
     re_path(r'^add-description/(?P<book_id>\d+)/?$', views.add_description),
     re_path(r'^resolve-book/?$', views.resolve_book),
     re_path(r'^switch-edition/?$', views.switch_edition),
-    re_path(r'^create-book/?$', views.EditBook.as_view()),
 
     # isbn
     re_path(r'^isbn/(?P<isbn>\d+)(.json)?/?$', views.Isbn.as_view()),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/books.py b/bookwyrm/views/books.py
index 5f03e1a9..a115ac49 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/books.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/books.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class EditBook(View):
                 search=vector
             ).annotate(
                 rank=SearchRank(vector, add_author)
-            ).filter(rank__gt=0.8).order_by('-rank')[:5]
+            ).filter(rank__gt=0.4).order_by('-rank')[:5]
 
         # we're creating a new book
         if not book:
@@ -190,25 +190,33 @@ class ConfirmEditBook(View):
         if not form.is_valid():
             return TemplateResponse(request, 'edit_book.html', data)
 
-        # create work, if needed
-        # TODO
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            # save book
+            book = form.save()
 
-        # save book
-        book = form.save()
+            # get or create author as needed
+            if request.POST.get('add_author'):
+                if request.POST.get('author_match'):
+                    author = get_object_or_404(
+                        models.Author, id=request.POST['author_match'])
+                else:
+                    author = models.Author.objects.create(
+                        name=request.POST.get('add_author'))
+                book.authors.add(author)
 
-        # get or create author as needed
-        if request.POST.get('add_author'):
-            if request.POST.get('author_match'):
-                author = get_object_or_404(
-                    models.Author, id=request.POST['author_match'])
-            else:
-                author = models.Author.objects.create(
-                    name=request.POST.get('add_author'))
-            book.authors.add(author)
+            # create work, if needed
+            if not book_id:
+                work_match = request.POST.get('parent_work')
+                if work_match:
+                    work = get_object_or_404(models.Work, id=work_match)
+                else:
+                    work = models.Work.objects.create(title=form.cleaned_data.title)
+                    work.authors.set(book.authors.all())
+                book.parent_work = work
+                book.save()
 
-        remove_authors = request.POST.getlist('remove_authors')
-        for author_id in remove_authors:
-            book.authors.remove(author_id)
+            for author_id in request.POST.getlist('remove_authors'):
+                book.authors.remove(author_id)
 
         return redirect('/book/%s' % book.id)