diff --git a/alembic/versions/20250426_081917_d25791a6_update_book.py b/alembic/versions/20250426_081917_d25791a6_update_book.py
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+"""create table for books
+Revision ID: 2f7a3d8c2b62
+Revises: 0001
+Create Date: 2023-05-23 12:00:00
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '2f7a3d8c2b62'
+down_revision = '0001'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table(
+        'books',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.String(36), primary_key=True, server_default=sa.text("uuid_generate_v4()")),
+        sa.Column('title', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('author', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('description', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('pages', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('publisher_id', sa.String(36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=func.now()),
+        sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now()),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['publisher_id'], ['publishers.id'], ),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_table('books')
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diff --git a/endpoints/books.post.py b/endpoints/books.post.py
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--- a/endpoints/books.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/books.post.py
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+from fastapi import APIRouter, status
+from schemas.book import BookCreate, BookSchema
+from helpers.book_helpers import create_book
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from fastapi import Depends
+from core.database import get_db
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+@router.post("/books", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=BookSchema)
+async def create_new_book(
+    book: BookCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    """Create a new book"""
+    new_book = create_book(db=db, book_data=book)
+    return new_book
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diff --git a/helpers/book_helpers.py b/helpers/book_helpers.py
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+++ b/helpers/book_helpers.py
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+from typing import Optional
+from uuid import UUID
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from models.book import Book
+from schemas.book import BookCreate
+
+def create_book(db: Session, book_data: BookCreate) -> Book:
+    """
+    Creates a new book in the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): The database session.
+        book_data (BookCreate): The data for the book to create.
+
+    Returns:
+        Book: The newly created book object.
+    """
+    db_book = Book(**book_data.dict())
+    db.add(db_book)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_book)
+    return db_book
+
+def get_book_by_id(db: Session, book_id: UUID) -> Optional[Book]:
+    """
+    Retrieves a single book by its ID.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): The database session.
+        book_id (UUID): The ID of the book to retrieve.
+
+    Returns:
+        Optional[Book]: The book object if found, otherwise None.
+    """
+    return db.query(Book).filter(Book.id == book_id).first()
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diff --git a/models/book.py b/models/book.py
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+++ b/models/book.py
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+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, Integer, DateTime, ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
+from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+from core.database import Base
+import uuid
+
+class Book(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "books"
+
+    id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
+    title = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    author = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    description = Column(String, nullable=True)
+    pages = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
+    publisher_id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("publishers.id"), nullable=False)
+
+    publisher = relationship("Publisher", back_populates="books")
+
+    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now())
+    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
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diff --git a/schemas/book.py b/schemas/book.py
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+++ b/schemas/book.py
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+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+from uuid import UUID
+
+class BookBase(BaseModel):
+    title: str = Field(..., description="Book title")
+    author: str = Field(..., description="Book author")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Book description")
+    pages: int = Field(..., gt=0, description="Number of pages")
+    publisher_id: UUID = Field(..., description="Publisher ID")
+
+class BookCreate(BookBase):
+    pass
+
+class BookUpdate(BookBase):
+    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Book title")
+    author: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Book author")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Book description")
+    pages: Optional[int] = Field(None, gt=0, description="Number of pages")
+    publisher_id: Optional[UUID] = Field(None, description="Publisher ID")
+
+class BookSchema(BookBase):
+    id: UUID
+    created_at: datetime
+    updated_at: datetime
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
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