diff --git a/fedireads/static/format.css b/fedireads/static/format.css
index 34a735a6..b47ac9c8 100644
--- a/fedireads/static/format.css
+++ b/fedireads/static/format.css
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ ul.menu a {
     flex-grow: 0;
     width: max-content;
 }
+.row.wrap {
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.book-grid .book-cover {
+    height: 11em;
+    width: auto;
+}
+.book-grid > * {
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
 
 .follow-requests .row {
     margin-bottom: 0.5em;
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/books.html b/fedireads/templates/books.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b42b460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fedireads/templates/books.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% load fr_display %}
+{% block content %}
+<div class="content-container">
+    <h2>Recently Added Books</h2>
+    <div class="book-grid row wrap">
+        {% for book in books %}
+        <div class="book-preview">
+            <a href="{{ book.absolute_id }}">
+            {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book %}
+            </a>
+            {% include 'snippets/shelve_button.html' with book=book %}
+        </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/fedireads/urls.py b/fedireads/urls.py
index e26912c6..ecf96ed6 100644
--- a/fedireads/urls.py
+++ b/fedireads/urls.py
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # ui views
     re_path(r'^login/?$', views.login_page),
 
-    # should return a ui view or activitypub json blob as requested
     path('', views.home),
     re_path(r'^(?P<tab>home|local|federated)/?$', views.home_tab),
     re_path(r'^notifications/?', views.notifications_page),
+    re_path(r'books/?$', views.books_page),
 
+    # should return a ui view or activitypub json blob as requested
     # users
     re_path(r'%s/?$' % user_path, views.user_page),
     re_path(r'%s\.json$' % local_user_path, views.user_page),
diff --git a/fedireads/views.py b/fedireads/views.py
index da5b8159..fe834706 100644
--- a/fedireads/views.py
+++ b/fedireads/views.py
@@ -95,6 +95,19 @@ def home_tab(request, tab):
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'feed.html', data)
 
 
+def books_page(request):
+    ''' discover books '''
+    recent_books = models.Book.objects.filter(
+        ~Q(shelfbook__shelf__user=request.user)
+    ).order_by(
+        '-created_date'
+    )[:50]
+    data = {
+        'books': recent_books,
+    }
+    return TemplateResponse(request, 'books.html', data)
+
+
 def login_page(request):
     ''' authentication '''
     # send user to the login page