diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
index 7cfa4b43..17e7963c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
@@ -151,6 +151,26 @@
                 {% endfor %}
             </div>
             {% endif %}
+            <div class="block">
+                <div>
+                    <input type="radio" class="toggle-control" name="add-readthrough-form" id="hide-create-readthrough" checked>
+                    <div class="toggle-content hidden">
+                        <label class="button" for="add-readthrough" class="button" role="button" tabindex="0">Add read dates</label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <input type="radio" class="toggle-control" id="add-readthrough" name="add-readthrough-form">
+                    <div class="toggle-content hidden box">
+                        <form name="add-readthrough" action="/create-readthrough" method="post">
+                            {% include 'snippets/readthrough_form.html' with readthrough=None %}
+                            <div class="field is-grouped">
+                                <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">Save</button>
+                                <label class="button" for="hide-create-readthrough" role="button" tabindex="0">Cancel</label>
+                            </div>
+                        </form>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
 
             {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
             <div class="box">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough.html
index 78c78cee..68250553 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough.html
@@ -36,20 +36,7 @@
     <div class="toggle-content hidden">
         <div class="box">
             <form name="edit-readthrough" action="/edit-readthrough" method="post">
-                {% csrf_token %}
-                <input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ readthrough.id }}">
-                <div class="field">
-                    <label class="label">
-                        Started reading
-                        <input type="date" name="start_date" class="input" id="id_start_date-{{ readthrough.id }}" value="{{ readthrough.start_date | date:"Y-m-d" }}">
-                    </label>
-                </div>
-                <div class="field">
-                    <label class="label">
-                        Finished reading
-                        <input type="date" name="finish_date" class="input" id="id_finish_date-{{ readthrough.id }}" value="{{ readthrough.finish_date | date:"Y-m-d" }}">
-                    </label>
-                </div>
+                {% include 'snippets/readthrough_form.html' with readthrough=readthrough %}
                 <div class="field is-grouped">
                     <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">Save</button>
                     <label class="button" for="show-readthrough-{{ readthrough.id }}" role="button" tabindex="0">Cancel</label>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough_form.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough_form.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dec8682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/readthrough_form.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% csrf_token %}
+<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ readthrough.id }}">
+<div class="field">
+    <label class="label">
+        Started reading
+        <input type="date" name="start_date" class="input" id="id_start_date-{{ readthrough.id }}" value="{{ readthrough.start_date | date:"Y-m-d" }}">
+    </label>
+</div>
+<div class="field">
+    <label class="label">
+        Finished reading
+        <input type="date" name="finish_date" class="input" id="id_finish_date-{{ readthrough.id }}" value="{{ readthrough.finish_date | date:"Y-m-d" }}">
+    </label>
+</div>