diff --git a/bookwyrm/goodreads_import.py b/bookwyrm/goodreads_import.py
index d5c0ad42..1582c37a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/goodreads_import.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/goodreads_import.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ''' handle reading a csv from goodreads '''
 import csv
-from requests import HTTPError
 
 from bookwyrm import outgoing
 from bookwyrm.tasks import app
@@ -24,6 +23,17 @@ def create_job(user, csv_file, include_reviews, privacy):
         ImportItem(job=job, index=index, data=entry).save()
     return job
 
+def create_retry_job(user, original_job, items):
+    ''' retry items that didn't import '''
+    job = ImportJob.objects.create(
+        user=user,
+        include_reviews=original_job.include_reviews,
+        privacy=original_job.privacy,
+        retry=True
+    )
+    for item in items:
+        ImportItem(job=job, index=item.index, data=item.data).save()
+    return job
 
 def start_import(job):
     ''' initalizes a csv import job '''
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0010_importjob_retry.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0010_importjob_retry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21296cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0010_importjob_retry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2020-11-13 15:54
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bookwyrm', '0009_shelf_privacy'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='importjob',
+            name='retry',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py b/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py
index 891bfd1b..3c0cfd86 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class ImportJob(models.Model):
         default='public',
         choices=PrivacyLevels.choices
     )
+    retry = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
 
 class ImportItem(models.Model):
@@ -100,6 +101,16 @@ class ImportItem(models.Model):
         return None
 
 
+    @property
+    def title(self):
+        ''' get the book title '''
+        return self.data['Title']
+
+    @property
+    def author(self):
+        ''' get the book title '''
+        return self.data['Author']
+
     @property
     def isbn(self):
         ''' pulls out the isbn13 field from the csv line data '''
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html b/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html
index c1dbb26e..1c7da003 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/import_status.html
@@ -29,16 +29,47 @@
 {% if failed_items %}
 <div class="block">
     <h2 class="title is-4">Failed to load</h2>
-    <ul>
-    {% for item in failed_items %}
-        <li>
-            Line {{ item.index }}:
-            <strong>{{ item.data|dict_key:'Title' }}</strong> by
-            {{ item.data|dict_key:'Author' }}
-            ({{ item.fail_reason }})
-        </li>
-    {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
+    {% if not job.retry %}
+    <form name="retry" action="/retry-import/" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="import_job" value="{{ job.id }}">
+        <ul>
+            <fieldset>
+            {% for item in failed_items %}
+                <li class="pb-1">
+                    <input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" name="import_item" value="{{ item.id }}" id="import-item-{{ item.id }}">
+                    <label for="import-item-{{ item.id }}">
+                        Line {{ item.index }}:
+                        <strong>{{ item.data|dict_key:'Title' }}</strong> by
+                        {{ item.data|dict_key:'Author' }}
+                    </label>
+                    <p>
+                        {{ item.fail_reason }}.
+                        <a href="/create-book/{{ item.id }}">Manually add book</a>
+                    </p>
+                </li>
+            {% endfor %}
+            </fieldset>
+        </ul>
+        <button class="button" type="submit">Retry items</button>
+        {% else %}
+        <ul>
+            {% for item in failed_items %}
+            <li class="pb-1">
+                <p>
+                    Line {{ item.index }}:
+                    <strong>{{ item.data|dict_key:'Title' }}</strong> by
+                    {{ item.data|dict_key:'Author' }}
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    {{ item.fail_reason }}.
+                    <a href="/create-book/{{ item.id }}">Manually add book</a>
+                </p>
+            </li>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </ul>
+        {% endif %}
+    </form>
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 8fa3bc1b..1b81c601 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('', views.home),
     re_path(r'^(?P<tab>home|local|federated)/?$', views.home_tab),
     re_path(r'^notifications/?', views.notifications_page),
-    re_path(r'import/?$', views.import_page),
-    re_path(r'import-status/(\d+)/?$', views.import_status),
-    re_path(r'user-edit/?$', views.edit_profile_page),
+    re_path(r'^import/?$', views.import_page),
+    re_path(r'^import-status/(\d+)/?$', views.import_status),
+    re_path(r'^user-edit/?$', views.edit_profile_page),
 
     # should return a ui view or activitypub json blob as requested
     # users
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^edit-profile/?$', actions.edit_profile),
 
     re_path(r'^import-data/?', actions.import_data),
+    re_path(r'^retry-import/?', actions.retry_import),
     re_path(r'^resolve-book/?', actions.resolve_book),
     re_path(r'^edit-book/(?P<book_id>\d+)/?', actions.edit_book),
     re_path(r'^upload-cover/(?P<book_id>\d+)/?', actions.upload_cover),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/view_actions.py b/bookwyrm/view_actions.py
index cf9af2a3..b7e92c89 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/view_actions.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/view_actions.py
@@ -662,10 +662,27 @@ def import_data(request):
         except (UnicodeDecodeError, ValueError):
             return HttpResponseBadRequest('Not a valid csv file')
         goodreads_import.start_import(job)
-        return redirect('/import-status/%d' % (job.id,))
+        return redirect('/import-status/%d' % job.id)
     return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
 
+@login_required
+def retry_import(request):
+    ''' ingest a goodreads csv '''
+    job = get_object_or_404(models.ImportJob, id=request.POST.get('import_job'))
+    items = []
+    for item in request.POST.getlist('import_item'):
+        items.append(get_object_or_404(models.ImportItem, id=item))
+
+    job = goodreads_import.create_retry_job(
+        request.user,
+        job,
+        items,
+    )
+    goodreads_import.start_import(job)
+    return redirect('/import-status/%d' % job.id)
+
+
 @login_required
 @permission_required('bookwyrm.create_invites', raise_exception=True)
 def create_invite(request):