diff --git a/src/hxbooks/app.py b/src/hxbooks/app.py
index f2c88d6..aec70a1 100644
--- a/src/hxbooks/app.py
+++ b/src/hxbooks/app.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_migrate import Migrate
 
-from . import auth, db
-from .htmx import htmx
+from . import db
 from .main import bp as main_bp
 
 # Get the project root (parent of src/)
@@ -36,13 +35,11 @@ def create_app(test_config: dict | None = None) -> Flask:
         pass
 
     db.init_app(app)
-    htmx.init_app(app)
 
     # Initialize migrations
     Migrate(app, db.db)
 
     # Register blueprints
-    app.register_blueprint(auth.bp)
     app.register_blueprint(main_bp)
 
     return app
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/auth.py b/src/hxbooks/auth.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 68f9cb4..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/auth.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-from functools import wraps
-from typing import Annotated, Any
-
-from flask import (
-    Blueprint,
-    g,
-    redirect,
-    render_template,
-    request,
-    session,
-    url_for,
-)
-from flask.typing import RouteCallable
-from pydantic import (
-    BaseModel,
-    StringConstraints,
-    ValidationError,
-)
-from werkzeug import Response
-
-from hxbooks.db import db
-from hxbooks.models import User
-from hxbooks.util import flatten_form_data
-
-bp = Blueprint("auth", __name__, url_prefix="/auth")
-
-
-class UserRequestSchema(BaseModel):
-    username: Annotated[str, StringConstraints(min_length=1, to_lower=True)]
-
-
-# register endpoint
-@bp.route("/register", methods=["GET", "POST"])
-def register() -> str | Response:
-    errors = {}
-    if request.method == "POST":
-        form_data = flatten_form_data(request.form)
-        try:
-            user_req = UserRequestSchema.model_validate(form_data)
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            errors = {err["loc"][0]: err["msg"] for err in e.errors()}
-        else:
-            if (
-                User.query.filter(User.username == user_req.username).first()
-                is not None
-            ):
-                return render_template(
-                    "auth/register.html.j2",
-                    errors={"username": "Username already exists"},
-                )
-            user = User(username=user_req.username)
-            db.session.add(user)
-            db.session.commit()
-            return redirect(url_for(".login"))
-    return render_template("auth/register.html.j2", errors=errors)
-
-
-# login endpoint
-@bp.route("/login", methods=["GET", "POST"])
-def login() -> str | Response:
-    errors = {}
-    users = User.query.all()
-    if request.method == "POST":
-        form_data = flatten_form_data(request.form)
-        try:
-            user_req = UserRequestSchema.model_validate(form_data)
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            errors = {err["loc"][0]: err["msg"] for err in e.errors()}
-        else:
-            user = User.query.filter(User.username == user_req.username).first()
-            if user is None:
-                return render_template(
-                    "auth/login.html.j2",
-                    errors={"username": "User not found"},
-                    users=users,
-                )
-            session.clear()
-            session["user_id"] = user.id
-            return redirect(url_for("books.books"))
-    if g.user is not None:
-        return redirect(url_for("books.books"))
-    return render_template("auth/login.html.j2", errors=errors, users=users)
-
-
-# logout endpoint
-@bp.route("/logout", methods=["GET"])
-def logout() -> Response:
-    session.clear()
-    return redirect(url_for(".login"))
-
-
-@bp.before_app_request
-def load_logged_in_user() -> None:
-    if (user_id := session.get("user_id")) is None:
-        g.user = None
-    else:
-        g.user = User.query.get(user_id)
-
-
-def login_required(view: RouteCallable) -> RouteCallable:
-    @wraps(view)
-    def wrapped_view(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        if g.user is None:
-            return redirect(url_for("auth.login"))
-        return view(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    return wrapped_view
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/book.py b/src/hxbooks/book.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ca9ed6..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/book.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,577 +0,0 @@
-import re
-from datetime import date, datetime
-from functools import lru_cache
-from typing import Any, Literal, Optional, cast, get_args
-
-import requests
-from flask import (
-    Blueprint,
-    abort,
-    g,
-    redirect,
-    render_template,
-    request,
-    url_for,
-)
-from jinja2_fragments.flask import render_block
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ValidationError, field_validator
-from sqlalchemy import Column, Select, Subquery, exists, func, or_, select
-from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import InstrumentedAttribute
-from werkzeug import Response
-
-from hxbooks.auth import login_required
-from hxbooks.db import db
-from hxbooks.gbooks import fetch_google_book_data
-from hxbooks.htmx import htmx
-from hxbooks.models import Book, Reading, User, Wishlist
-from hxbooks.util import flatten_form_data
-
-bp = Blueprint("books", __name__, url_prefix="/books")
-
-
-@bp.before_request
-@login_required
-def before_request():
-    pass
-
-
-FTS_FIELDS = ["title", "description", "notes", "genres", "authors", "publisher"]
-
-ResultColumn = Literal[
-    "title",
-    "first_published",
-    "edition",
-    "added",
-    "description",
-    "notes",
-    "isbn",
-    "authors",
-    "genres",
-    "publisher",
-    "owner",
-    "bought",
-    "location",
-    "loaned_to",
-    "loaned_from",
-    "wishlisted",
-    "read",
-    "reading",
-    "dropped",
-    "started_reading",
-    "finished_reading",
-]
-
-
-class SearchRequestSchema(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):
-    q: str = ""
-    wishlisted: bool | None = None
-    read: bool | None = None
-    reading: bool | None = None
-    dropped: bool | None = None
-    bought_start: date | None = None
-    bought_end: date | None = None
-    started_reading_start: date | None = None
-    started_reading_end: date | None = None
-    finished_reading_start: date | None = None
-    finished_reading_end: date | None = None
-    sort_by: ResultColumn = "title"
-    sort_order: Literal["asc", "desc"] = "asc"
-    saved_search: str | None = None
-
-    @field_validator(
-        "wishlisted",
-        "read",
-        "reading",
-        "dropped",
-        "bought_start",
-        "bought_end",
-        "started_reading_start",
-        "started_reading_end",
-        "finished_reading_start",
-        "finished_reading_end",
-        mode="before",
-    )
-    @classmethod
-    def coerce_empty_to_none(cls, v: Any) -> Any:
-        if v == "":
-            return None
-        return v
-
-
-class BookResultSchema(BaseModel):
-    id: int
-    title: str
-    authors: list[str]
-    genres: list[str]
-    publisher: str
-    first_published: int | None
-    edition: str
-    added: datetime
-    description: str
-    notes: str
-    isbn: str
-    owner: str | None
-    bought: date
-    location: str
-    loaned_to: str
-    loaned_from: str
-    wishlisted: bool
-    read: bool
-    reading: bool
-    dropped: bool
-    started_reading: date | None
-    finished_reading: date | None
-
-
-@bp.route("", methods=["GET"])
-def books():
-    if len(request.args) == 0:
-        search_req = SearchRequestSchema(q="")
-    else:
-        args_data = flatten_form_data(request.args)
-        search_req = SearchRequestSchema.model_validate(args_data)
-
-    saved_searches = get_saved_searches(g.user)
-    if search_req.saved_search is not None:
-        search_req = saved_searches.get(search_req.saved_search, search_req)
-
-    query = build_query_from_req(search_req)
-
-    books = [
-        BookResultSchema.model_validate(book._mapping)
-        for book in db.session.execute(query).all()
-    ]
-
-    if htmx.target == "search-results":
-        return render_block(
-            "books/index.html.j2",
-            "search_results",
-            books=books,
-            search_req=search_req,
-        )
-    return render_template(
-        "books/index.html.j2",
-        books=books,
-        search_req=search_req,
-    )
-
-
-@bp.route("/new", methods=["GET"])
-def books_new() -> Response:
-    book = Book(owner_id=g.user.id)
-    db.session.add(book)
-    db.session.commit()
-    return redirect(url_for(".book", id=book.id), 303)
-
-
-@bp.route("/import", methods=["POST"])
-def books_import() -> Response:
-    isbn = request.form.get("isbn")
-    if not isbn:
-        abort(400)
-    try:
-        book_data = fetch_google_book_data(isbn)
-    except ValueError as e:
-        abort(400, str(e))
-    except requests.RequestException:
-        abort(500, "Error fetching book data")
-
-    book = Book(
-        owner_id=g.user.id,
-        title=book_data.title,
-        description=book_data.description,
-        isbn=isbn,
-        authors=book_data.authors,
-        publisher=book_data.publisher,
-        first_published=(
-            book_data.publishedDate.year
-            if isinstance(book_data.publishedDate, date)
-            else book_data.publishedDate
-        ),
-        genres=book_data.categories,
-    )
-    db.session.add(book)
-    db.session.commit()
-    return redirect(url_for(".book", id=book.id), 303)
-
-
-@bp.route("/saved_search", methods=["POST", "DELETE"])
-def saved_search():
-    form_data = flatten_form_data(request.form)
-    search_req = SearchRequestSchema.model_validate(form_data)
-    if request.method == "DELETE":
-        name_req = htmx.prompt or search_req.saved_search
-        if name_req is None:
-            abort(400)
-        saved_searches = {
-            name: search
-            for name, search in g.user.saved_searches.items()
-            if name.lower() != name_req.lower()
-        }
-        g.user.saved_searches = saved_searches
-        db.session.commit()
-        return redirect(url_for(".books"), 303)
-
-    if (name := htmx.prompt) is None or name == "":
-        abort(400)
-
-    saved_searches = {name: search for name, search in g.user.saved_searches.items()}
-    saved_searches[name] = search_req.model_dump()
-    g.user.saved_searches = saved_searches
-    db.session.commit()
-    return redirect(url_for(".books", saved_search=name), 303)
-
-
-def book_results_subquery(user: User) -> Subquery:
-    # Subqueries to check if a book is wishlisted, read, reading, or dropped by the user
-    wishlisted = (
-        exists()
-        .where(Wishlist.user_id == user.id, Book.id == Wishlist.book_id)
-        .correlate(Book)
-    )
-    read = (
-        exists()
-        .where(
-            Reading.user_id == user.id,
-            Book.id == Reading.book_id,
-            Reading.finished,
-        )
-        .correlate(Book)
-    )
-    reading = (
-        exists()
-        .where(
-            Reading.user_id == user.id,
-            Book.id == Reading.book_id,
-            ~Reading.finished,
-            ~Reading.dropped,
-        )
-        .correlate(Book)
-    )
-    dropped = (
-        exists()
-        .where(
-            Reading.user_id == user.id,
-            Book.id == Reading.book_id,
-            Reading.dropped,
-        )
-        .correlate(Book)
-    )
-
-    # Get the maximum id for each book_id and user_id combination in Reading
-    max_reading_id_subquery = (
-        select(Reading.book_id, Reading.user_id, func.max(Reading.id).label("max_id"))
-        .where(Reading.user_id == user.id)
-        .group_by(Reading.book_id, Reading.user_id)
-        .subquery()
-    )
-    # Get the last reading for each book_id and user_id combination
-    last_readings = (
-        select(Reading)
-        .join(max_reading_id_subquery, Reading.id == max_reading_id_subquery.c.max_id)
-        .subquery()
-    )
-
-    # Join Book to User to obtain the owner's username and join with the subqueries.
-    # The join with last_readings is an outer join to allow for books that have not been
-    # read
-    query = (
-        select(
-            Book,
-            User.username.label("owner"),
-            wishlisted.label("wishlisted"),
-            read.label("read"),
-            reading.label("reading"),
-            dropped.label("dropped"),
-            last_readings.c.start_date.label("started_reading"),
-            last_readings.c.end_date.label("finished_reading"),
-        )
-        .join_from(Book, User, isouter=True)
-        .outerjoin(
-            last_readings,
-            (Book.id == last_readings.c.book_id)
-            and (last_readings.c.user_id == user.id),
-        )
-        .subquery()
-    )
-
-    return query
-
-
-def build_query_from_req(search_req: SearchRequestSchema) -> Select:
-    subq = book_results_subquery(g.user)
-    query = build_query_from_str(subq, search_req.q)
-
-    # date filters
-    if search_req.bought_start is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.bought >= search_req.bought_start)
-    if search_req.bought_end is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.bought <= search_req.bought_end)
-    if search_req.started_reading_start is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.started_reading >= search_req.started_reading_start)
-    if search_req.started_reading_end is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.started_reading <= search_req.started_reading_end)
-    if search_req.finished_reading_start is not None:
-        query = query.where(
-            subq.c.finished_reading >= search_req.finished_reading_start
-        )
-    if search_req.finished_reading_end is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.finished_reading <= search_req.finished_reading_end)
-
-    # boolean filters
-    if search_req.wishlisted is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.wishlisted == search_req.wishlisted)
-    if search_req.read is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.read == search_req.read)
-    if search_req.reading is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.reading == search_req.reading)
-    if search_req.dropped is not None:
-        query = query.where(subq.c.dropped == search_req.dropped)
-
-    # sorting
-    query = query.order_by(
-        getattr(getattr(subq.c, search_req.sort_by), search_req.sort_order)()
-    )
-
-    return query
-
-
-# regex to split query string by spaces, but not inside quotes
-SPLIT_REGEX = re.compile(r"([^\s\"]+)|\"([^\"]*)\"")
-
-
-def build_query_from_str(subq: Subquery, query_str: str) -> Select:
-    query = select(subq)
-    while match := re.search(SPLIT_REGEX, query_str):
-        query_str = query_str[match.end() :]
-        token = match.group(1) or match.group(2)
-        if ":" in token:
-            field_name, value = token.split(":")
-            field: Column = getattr(subq.c, field_name)
-            schema_field = BookResultSchema.model_fields[field_name]
-            if schema_field.annotation == str:
-                query = query.where(field.contains(value))
-            elif schema_field.annotation == list[str]:
-                fn = func.json_each(field).table_valued("value")
-                query = query.where(fn.c.value.contains(value))
-            elif schema_field.annotation == Optional[int]:
-                query = query.where(field == int(value))
-        else:
-            query = query.where(
-                or_(*(getattr(subq.c, field).contains(token) for field in FTS_FIELDS))
-            )
-
-    return query
-
-
-@lru_cache
-def get_default_searches(username: str) -> dict[str, SearchRequestSchema]:
-    return {
-        "all": SearchRequestSchema(),
-        "owned": SearchRequestSchema(q=f"owner:{username}"),
-        "wishlisted": SearchRequestSchema(wishlisted=True),
-        "read": SearchRequestSchema(read=True),
-        "reading": SearchRequestSchema(reading=True),
-    }
-
-
-def get_saved_searches(user: User) -> dict[str, SearchRequestSchema]:
-    searches = get_default_searches(user.username).copy()
-    searches.update({
-        name: SearchRequestSchema.model_validate(value)
-        for name, value in user.saved_searches.items()
-    })
-    for name, search in searches.items():
-        search.saved_search = name
-    return searches
-
-
-class BookRequestSchema(BaseModel):
-    title: str = Field(min_length=1)
-    first_published: int | None = None
-    edition: str = ""
-    notes: str = ""
-    isbn: str = ""
-    authors: list[str] = []
-    genres: list[str] = []
-    publisher: str = ""
-    owner_id: int | None = None
-    bought: date = Field(default_factory=datetime.today)
-    location: str = "billy salon"
-    loaned_to: str = ""
-    loaned_from: str = ""
-    wishlisted: bool = False
-
-    @field_validator("first_published", "owner_id", mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def coerce_empty_to_none(cls, v: Any) -> Any:
-        if v == "":
-            return None
-        return v
-
-
-@bp.route("/<int:id>", methods=["GET", "PUT", "POST", "DELETE"])
-def book(id: int) -> str | Response:
-    book = db.session.execute(select(Book).filter(Book.id == id)).scalar_one_or_none()
-    if book is None:
-        abort(404)
-
-    if request.method == "DELETE":
-        db.session.delete(book)
-        db.session.commit()
-        return redirect(url_for(".books"), 303)
-
-    errors = {}
-    if request.method in ("PUT", "POST"):
-        try:
-            book_req = BookRequestSchema.model_validate(flatten_form_data(request.form))
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            errors = {err["loc"][0]: err["msg"] for err in e.errors()}
-        else:
-            form_data = book_req.model_dump()
-            wishlisted = form_data.pop("wishlisted")
-
-            for key, value in book_req.model_dump().items():
-                setattr(book, key, value)
-
-            wishlist = db.session.execute(
-                select(Wishlist).filter(
-                    Wishlist.user_id == g.user.id, Wishlist.book_id == id
-                )
-            ).scalar_one_or_none()
-            if wishlist is None and wishlisted:
-                wishlist = Wishlist(user_id=g.user.id, book_id=book.id)
-                db.session.add(wishlist)
-            elif wishlist is not None and not wishlisted:
-                db.session.delete(wishlist)
-
-            db.session.commit()
-            if request.method == "POST":
-                return redirect(url_for(".books"), 303)
-
-    template_args = {
-        "book": book,
-        "users": db.session.execute(select(User)).scalars().all(),
-        "genres": get_distinct_json_list_values(Book.genres),
-        "authors": get_distinct_json_list_values(Book.authors),
-        "locations": db.session
-        .execute(select(Book.location).distinct())
-        .scalars()
-        .all(),
-        "wished_by": [wishlist.user.username for wishlist in book.wished_by],
-        "errors": errors,
-    }
-    if request.method == "PUT":
-        return render_block("books/book.html.j2", "form", **template_args)
-    return render_template("books/book.html.j2", **template_args)
-
-
-@bp.route("/<int:id>/readings/new", methods=["POST"])
-def readings_new(id: int) -> str:
-    book = db.session.execute(select(Book).filter(Book.id == id)).scalar_one_or_none()
-    if book is None:
-        abort(404)
-
-    reading = Reading(book_id=book.id, user_id=g.user.id)
-    db.session.add(reading)
-    db.session.commit()
-    return render_block("books/book.html.j2", "reading_row", reading=reading)
-
-
-class ReadingRequestSchema(BaseModel):
-    start_date: date = Field(default_factory=datetime.today)
-    end_date: date | None = None
-    finished: bool = False
-    dropped: bool = False
-    rating: int | None = None
-    comments: str = ""
-    user_id: int
-    book_id: int
-
-    @field_validator("end_date", "rating", mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def coerce_empty_to_none(cls, v: Any) -> Any:
-        if v == "":
-            return None
-        return v
-
-
-@bp.route(
-    "/<int:book_id>/readings/<int:reading_id>", methods=["PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"]
-)
-def reading(book_id: int, reading_id: int) -> str:
-    reading = db.session.execute(
-        select(Reading).filter(Reading.id == reading_id)
-    ).scalar_one_or_none()
-    if reading is None:
-        abort(404)
-
-    if request.method == "DELETE":
-        db.session.delete(reading)
-        db.session.commit()
-        return ""
-    else:
-        form_data = flatten_form_data(request.form)
-        form_data["book_id"] = str(book_id)
-        form_data["user_id"] = str(g.user.id)
-        try:
-            reading_req = ReadingRequestSchema.model_validate(form_data)
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            errors = {err["loc"][0]: err["msg"] for err in e.errors()}
-        else:
-            errors = {}
-            if reading_req.rating is not None:
-                reading_req.rating = min(max(reading_req.rating, 1), 5)
-            if reading_req.end_date is None and (
-                reading_req.finished or reading_req.dropped
-            ):
-                reading_req.end_date = datetime.today()
-            for key, value in reading_req.model_dump().items():
-                setattr(reading, key, value)
-            db.session.commit()
-        finally:
-            return render_block(
-                "books/book.html.j2",
-                "reading_row",
-                reading=reading,
-                edit_reading_id=reading_id,
-                errors=errors,
-            )
-
-
-@bp.route("/<int:book_id>/readings/<int:reading_id>/edit", methods=["GET"])
-def reading_edit(book_id: int, reading_id: int) -> str:
-    reading = db.session.execute(
-        select(Reading).filter(Reading.id == reading_id)
-    ).scalar_one_or_none()
-    if reading is None:
-        abort(404)
-
-    if reading.user_id != g.user.id:
-        abort(403)
-
-    return render_block(
-        "books/book.html.j2",
-        "reading_row",
-        reading=reading,
-        edit_reading_id=reading_id,
-    )
-
-
-def get_distinct_json_list_values(column: InstrumentedAttribute) -> list[str]:
-    stmt = (
-        select(func.json_each(column).table_valued("value"))
-        .select_from(column.parent)
-        .distinct()
-    )
-
-    values = cast(list[str], db.session.execute(stmt).scalars().all())
-    return values
-
-
-@bp.context_processor
-def inject_aux_functions():
-    return {
-        "all_columns": get_args(ResultColumn),
-        "get_default_searches": get_default_searches,
-    }
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/htmx.py b/src/hxbooks/htmx.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ac235a..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/htmx.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from flask_htmx import HTMX  # type: ignore
-
-htmx = HTMX()
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/auth/login.html.j2 b/src/hxbooks/templates.old/auth/login.html.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ee102f..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/auth/login.html.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html.j2" %}
-
-{% block header %}
-<h1>{% block title %}Login{% endblock title %}</h1>
-{% endblock header %}
-
-{% block content %}
-{% from "error_feedback.html.j2" import validation_error %}
-<form hx-trigger="change" hx-post="/auth/login" method="post">
-    <div class="row pb-2">
-        <label class="col form-label col-form-label" for="username">Username:</label>
-        <div class="col">
-            <select class="form-select" aria-describedby="username-error" id="username" name="username"
-                placeholder="Username" autocomplete="off">
-                <option value=""></option>
-                {% for user in users %}
-                <option value="{{ user.username }}">{{ user.username }}</option>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </select>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    {{validation_error("username", errors)}}
-
-    <input class="col btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Login">
-
-</form>
-{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/auth/register.html.j2 b/src/hxbooks/templates.old/auth/register.html.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index f00420b..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/auth/register.html.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html.j2" %}
-
-{% block header %}
-<h1>{% block title %}Register new user{% endblock title %}</h1>
-{% endblock header %}
-
-{% block content %}
-{% from "error_feedback.html.j2" import validation_error %}
-
-<form hx-post="/auth/register" method="post">
-
-    <div class="row pb-2">
-        <label class="col form-label col-form-label" for="username">Username:</label>
-        <div class="col">
-            <input class="form-control" type="text" id="username" name="username"
-                value="{{ request.form.get('username', '') }}">
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    {{validation_error('username', errors)}}
-
-    <div class="col">
-        <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Register">
-    </div>
-
-</form>
-{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/base.html.j2 b/src/hxbooks/templates.old/base.html.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index bbfc0c2..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/base.html.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-<!doctype html>
-<html lang="en"
-  x-init="$el.setAttribute('data-bs-theme', window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 'dark' : 'light')">
-
-<head>
-  <meta charset="utf-8">
-  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-  <title>{% block title %}{% endblock %} - hxbooks</title>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='bootstrap.min.css') }}">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='tom-select.css') }}">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style.css') }}">
-  <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="{{ url_for('static',
-  filename='favicon-32x32.png') }}">
-  <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="{{ url_for('static',
-  filename='favicon-16x16.png') }}">
-  <link rel="manifest" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='site.webmanifest') }}">
-
-  <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='htmx.min.js') }}"></script>
-  <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='alpine.min.js') }}" defer></script>
-  <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='tom-select.complete.min.js') }}"></script>
-
-  <script>
-    htmx.on('htmx:beforeHistorySave', function () {
-      // find all TomSelect elements
-      document.querySelectorAll('.tomselect')
-        .forEach(elt => elt.tomselect ? elt.tomselect.destroy() : null) // and call destroy() on them
-    });
-
-    document.addEventListener('htmx:beforeSwap', function (evt) {
-      // alert on errors
-      if (evt.detail.xhr.status >= 400) {
-        error_dialog = document.querySelector('#error-alert');
-        error_dialog.querySelector('.modal-title').textContent = 'Error ' + evt.detail.xhr.status;
-        error_dialog.querySelector('.modal-body').innerHTML = evt.detail.xhr.response;
-        error_dialog.showModal();
-      }
-    });
-  </script>
-
-</head>
-
-<body hx-boost="true" hx-push-url="true" hx-target="body">
-  <header class="container-sm">
-    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm bg-primary">
-      <div class="container-fluid">
-        <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ url_for('books.books') }}">
-          <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='favicon-32x32.png') }}" alt="hxbooks" width="32" height="32"> hxBooks
-        </a>
-        <ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto">
-          {% if g.user %}
-          <li><span class="navbar-item pe-2">{{ g.user.username.title() }}</span></li>
-          <li><a class="navbar-item" href="{{ url_for('auth.logout') }}">Log Out</a></li>
-          {% else %}
-          <li><a class="navbar-item pe-2" href="{{ url_for('auth.register') }}">Register</a></li>
-          <li><a class="navbar-item" href="{{ url_for('auth.login') }}">Log In</a></li>
-          {% endif %}
-        </ul>
-    </nav>
-  </header>
-  <main class="content container-sm">
-    <header class="row">
-      {% block header %}{% endblock %}
-    </header>
-    {% for message in get_flashed_messages() %}
-    <div class="flash row">{{ message }}</div>
-    {% endfor %}
-    {% block content %}{% endblock %}
-
-    <dialog id="error-alert">
-      <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered">
-        <div class="modal-content">
-          <div class="modal-header">
-            <h5 class="modal-title"></h5>
-          </div>
-          <div class="modal-body">
-          </div>
-          <div class="modal-footer">
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary"
-              onClick="document.querySelector('#error-alert').close()">Close</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </dialog>
-  </main>
-</body>
-
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/books/book.html.j2 b/src/hxbooks/templates.old/books/book.html.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 61ef706..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/books/book.html.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html.j2" %}
-
-{% block header %}
-<h1>{% block title %}Edit book{% endblock title %}</h1>
-{% endblock header %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-<div>
-    {% block form %}
-    <form class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-xxl-2" hx-put="/books/{{ book.id }}" hx-trigger="change" hx-push-url="false"
-        hx-swap="none" method="post">
-        {% from "error_feedback.html.j2" import validation_error %}
-        {% macro simple_field(field, name, value, type) %}
-        <label class="form-label" for="{{ field }}">{{ name }}:</label>
-        {% if type == "textarea" %}
-        <textarea class="form-control" id="{{ field }}" name="{{ field }}" rows="5">{{ value }}</textarea>
-        {% else %}
-        <input class="form-control" aria-describedby="{{ field }}-error" type="{{ type }}" id="{{ field }}"
-            name="{{ field }}" value="{{ value }}">
-        {% endif %}
-        {{ validation_error(field, errors) }}
-        {% endmacro %}
-
-        <div class="col">
-            {{ simple_field("title", "Title", book.title, "text") }}
-            <label class="form-label" for="authors">Authors:</label>
-            <select class="form-select tomselect" id="authors" aria-describedby="authors-error" name="authors[]"
-                multiple placeholder="Add new authors" autocomplete="off"
-                x-init="if (!$el.tomselect) new TomSelect($el, {create: true, persist: false, plugins: ['remove_button']})">
-                {% for author in authors %}
-                <option value="{{ author }}" {% if author in book.authors %} selected {% endif %}>{{ author }}
-                </option>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </select>
-            {{ validation_error("authors", errors) }}
-
-            <label class="form-label" for="genres">Genres:</label>
-            <select class="form-select tomselect" id="genres" aria-describedby="genres-error" name="genres[]" multiple
-                placeholder="Add new genres" autocomplete="off"
-                x-init="if (!$el.tomselect) new TomSelect($el, {create: true, persist: false, plugins: ['remove_button']})">
-                {% for genre in genres %}
-                <option value="{{ genre }}" {% if genre in book.genres %} selected {% endif %}>{{ genre }}
-                </option>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </select>
-            {{ validation_error("genres", errors) }}
-
-            <label class="form-label" for="owner_id">Owner:</label>
-            <select class="form-select" id="owner_id" name="owner_id">
-                <option value="" {% if book.owner_id is none %}selected{% endif %}></option>
-                {% for user in users %}
-                <option value="{{ user.id }}" {% if user.id==book.owner_id %}selected{% endif %}>{{
-                    user.username.title() }}
-                </option>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </select>
-
-            {{ simple_field("bought", "Bought", book.bought.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") if book.bought else "", "date")
-            }}
-
-            <label class="form-label" for="location">Location:</label>
-            <select class="form-select tomselect" id="location" aria-describedby="location-error" name="location"
-                placeholder="New location" autocomplete="off"
-                x-init="if (!$el.tomselect) new TomSelect($el, {create: true, persist: false})">
-                <option value=""></option>
-                {% for location in locations %}
-                <option value="{{ location }}" {% if location==book.location %} selected {% endif %}>{{ location
-                    }}
-                </option>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </select>
-            {{ validation_error("location", errors) }}
-
-            <div class="py-2 d-flex align-items-center">
-                <label class="btn btn-secondary" for="wishlisted">Wishlisted</label>
-                <input class="btn-check" hx-put="/books/{{ book.id }}" hx-trigger="change consume"
-                    hx-target="#wished_by" hx-swap="outerHTML" hx-select="#wished_by" type="checkbox" id="wishlisted"
-                    name="wishlisted" {% if g.user.username in wished_by %}checked{% endif %} autocomplete="off">
-
-                <div id="wished_by" class="ps-2">Wished by: {{ wished_by|join(", ") }}</div>
-            </div>
-
-            {{ simple_field("description", "Description", book.description, "textarea") }}
-        </div>
-        <div class="col">
-            {{ simple_field("publisher", "Publisher", book.publisher, "text") }}
-            {{ simple_field("first_published", "First Published", book.first_published or "", "text") }}
-            {{ simple_field("edition", "Edition", book.edition, "text") }}
-            {{ simple_field("isbn", "ISBN", book.isbn, "text") }}
-            {{ simple_field("loaned_to", "Loaned To", book.loaned_to, "text") }}
-            {{ simple_field("loaned_from", "Loaned From", book.loaned_from, "text") }}
-            {{ simple_field("notes", "Notes", book.notes, "textarea") }}
-
-            <div class="pt-2">
-                <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" hx-post="/books/{{ book.id }}" hx-target="body"
-                    hx-swap="innerHTML" hx-push-url="true" value="Submit">
-                <button class="btn btn-danger" hx-delete="/books/{{ book.id }}" hx-target="body" hx-swap="innerHTML"
-                    hx-confirm="Are you sure?" hx-push-url="true">Delete</button>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </form>
-    {% endblock form %}
-
-    {# readings table #}
-    <section hx-boost="false" hx-push-url="false">
-        <h2 class="py-2">Readings</h2>
-        <button class="btn btn-primary mb-2" hx-post="/books/{{book.id}}/readings/new" hx-trigger="click"
-            hx-swap="beforeend" hx-target="#readings-tbody">Start reading</button>
-        <div class="table-responsive">
-            <table class="table table-striped collapse-rows">
-                <thead>
-                    <tr>
-                        <th>User</th>
-                        <th>Started</th>
-                        <th>Finished</th>
-                        <th>Rating</th>
-                        <th>Finished?</th>
-                        <th>Dropped?</th>
-                        <th>Comments</th>
-                    </tr>
-                </thead>
-                <tbody id="readings-tbody">
-                    {% for reading in book.readings %}
-                    {% block reading_row scoped %}
-                    {% if edit_reading_id != reading.id %}
-                    <tr hx-get="/books/{{reading.book.id}}/readings/{{reading.id}}/edit" hx-target="this"
-                        hx-swap="outerHTML">
-                        <td data-label="User">{{ reading.user.username }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Started">{{ reading.start_date.strftime("%d-%m-%Y") }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Finished">{{ reading.end_date and reading.end_date.strftime("%d-%m-%Y") or "-"
-                            }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Rating">{{ reading.rating or "-" }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Finished?">{{ reading.finished and "Yes" or "No" }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Dropped?">{{ reading.dropped and "Yes" or "No" }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Comments">{{ reading.comments or "-" }}</td>
-                    </tr>
-                    {% else %}
-                    <tr hx-put="/books/{{reading.book.id}}/readings/{{reading.id}}" hx-trigger="change"
-                        hx-swap="outerHTML" hx-include="this" hx-target="this">
-                        <td data-label="User">{{ reading.user.username }}</td>
-                        <td data-label="Started"><input class="form-control" type="date" id="reading-start_date"
-                                name="start_date" value="{{ reading.start_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}"></td>
-                        <td data-label="Finished"><input class="form-control" type="date" id="reading-end_date"
-                                name="end_date"
-                                value="{{ reading.end_date and reading.end_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}"></td>
-                        <td data-label="Rating"><input class="form-control" type="number" id="reading-rating"
-                                name="rating" value="{{ reading.rating }}">
-                        </td>
-                        <td data-label="Finished?"><input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="reading-finished"
-                                name="finished" {% if reading.finished %}checked{% endif %}></td>
-                        <td data-label="Dropped?"><input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="reading-dropped"
-                                name="dropped" {% if reading.dropped %}checked{% endif %}></td>
-                        <td data-label="Comments"><textarea rows="3" cols="20" class="form-control"
-                                id="reading-comments" name="comments">{{ reading.comments }}</textarea></td>
-                        <td data-label="Options">
-                            <button class="btn btn-danger"
-                                hx-delete="/books/{{reading.book.id}}/readings/{{reading.id}}"
-                                hx-confirm="Are you sure?" hx-target="closest tr" hx-swap="outerHTML">Delete</button>
-                        </td>
-                    </tr>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% endblock reading_row %}
-                    {% endfor %}
-                </tbody>
-            </table>
-        </div>
-    </section>
-</div>
-
-
-
-{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/books/index.html.j2 b/src/hxbooks/templates.old/books/index.html.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f9728..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/books/index.html.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-{# booklist main view #}
-{% extends "base.html.j2" %}
-
-{% block header %}
-<h1>{% block title %}Books{% endblock title %}</h1>
-{% endblock header %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-<div class="pb-2">
-    <div class="list-group list-group-horizontal" style="overflow-x: auto">
-        <span class="list-group-item">Searches:</span>
-        {% for name in get_default_searches(g.user.username)|list + g.user.saved_searches|list %}
-        <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action border-0 {{'active' if search_req.saved_search == name else ''}}"
-            style="width: auto" href="/books?saved_search={{ name|urlencode }}" hx-swap="innerHTML show:no-scroll">{{
-            name }}</a>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </div>
-</div>
-
-{# search form and hidden table state #}
-<form id="search-form" action="/books" method="get" hx-include="closest form"
-    x-data="{columns: (JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('columns')) || ['title', 'authors', 'genres'])}"
-    x-init="$watch('columns', (val) => localStorage.setItem('columns', JSON.stringify(val)))">
-
-    <div class="input-group pb-2">
-        <input class="form-control" type="text" name="q" placeholder="Begin typing to search books" hx-get="/books"
-            hx-target="#search-results" hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:500ms, search" value="{{search_req['q']|e}}">
-        <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit">Search</button>
-        <button class="btn btn-secondary" type="button" hx-post="/books/saved_search"
-            hx-prompt="Name your search">Save</button>
-        <button class="btn btn-danger" type="button" hx-delete="/books/saved_search"
-            hx-prompt="Which search would you like to delete?">Delete</button>
-    </div>
-    <div x-data="{ofilters: false, ocols: false}">
-        <div class="btn-toolbar pb-2 justify-content-between">
-            <div class="btn-group pe-2">
-                <button class="btn btn-primary border" type="button" hx-get="/books/new">New</button>
-                <button class="btn btn-primary border" type="button"
-                    onclick="document.querySelector('#isbn-prompt').showModal()">Import</button>
-
-            </div>
-
-            <div class="btn-group">
-                <button class="btn btn-primary border" type="button" @click="ofilters = !ofilters">Filters</button>
-                <button class="btn btn-primary border" type="button" @click="ocols = !ocols">Columns</button>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div x-show="ofilters">
-            {% macro yes_no_filter(field, name) %}
-            <div class="col form-floating">
-                <select class="form-select" hx-get="/books" hx-target="#search-results" hx-trigger="change"
-                    name="{{field}}">
-                    <option value="1" {% if search_req[field]==true %}selected{% endif %}>Yes</option>
-                    <option value="0" {% if search_req[field]==false %}selected{% endif %}>No</option>
-                    <option value="" {% if search_req[field]==none %}selected{% endif %}></option>
-                </select>
-                <label class="ms-2" for="{{field}}">{{name}}</label>
-            </div>
-            {% endmacro %}
-            <fieldset class="row pb-2 align-items-center">
-                <legend class="col-auto">Filters:</legend>
-                <div class="col row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-4">
-                    {{ yes_no_filter('wishlisted', 'Wishlisted') }}
-                    {{ yes_no_filter('read', 'Read') }}
-                    {{ yes_no_filter('reading', 'Reading') }}
-                    {{ yes_no_filter('dropped', 'Dropped') }}
-                </div>
-            </fieldset>
-            {% macro date_filter(field, name) %}
-            <fieldset class="row pb-2 align-items-center">
-                <legend class="col-auto">{{name}}:</legend>
-                <div class="col row">
-                    <div class="col">
-                        <input class="form-control" type="date" name="{{field}}_start" hx-get="/books"
-                            hx-target="#search-results" value="{{search_req[field + '_start']|e}}">
-                    </div>
-
-                    <span class="col-auto">&mdash;</span>
-
-                    <div class="col">
-                        <input class="form-control" type="date" name="{{field}}_end" hx-get="/books"
-                            hx-target="#search-results" value="{{search_req[field + '_end']|e}}">
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </fieldset>
-            {% endmacro %}
-            {{ date_filter('bought', 'Bought') }}
-            {{ date_filter('started_reading', 'Started') }}
-            {{ date_filter('finished_reading', 'Finished') }}
-        </div>
-        <fieldset x-show="ocols">
-            {% for c in all_columns %}
-            <div class="form-check form-check-inline">
-                <label class="form-check-label">
-                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" x-model="columns" value="{{c}}">{{c}}
-                </label>
-            </div>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </fieldset>
-    </div>
-
-    <input type="hidden" name="sort_by" value="{{search_req.sort_by}}">
-    <input type="hidden" name="sort_order" value="{{search_req.sort_order}}">
-
-
-    {# results table #}
-    <div>
-        <div class="table-responsive">
-            <table class="table table-striped table-hover collapse-rows">
-                <thead x-data="{col_sizes: (JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('col_sizes')) || {})}"
-                    x-init="$watch('col_sizes', (val) => localStorage.setItem('col_sizes', JSON.stringify(val)))">
-                    <tr>
-                        {% macro results_th(col) %}
-                        <th x-show="columns.includes('{{col}}')">
-                            <div x-bind:style="'resize: horizontal; overflow: auto; ' + (
-                                    col_sizes['{{col}}'] ? 'width: ' + col_sizes['{{col}}'] + 'px' : '')" x-init="new ResizeObserver(entries => {
-                                for (let entry of entries) {
-                                    col_sizes['{{col}}'] = entry.contentRect.width;
-                                }
-                            }).observe($el);">
-                                <span hx-get="/books" hx-vals='{
-                                    "sort_by": "{{col}}", "sort_order": "{{"asc" if 
-                                        col != search_req.sort_by or (col == search_req.sort_by and
-                                        search_req.sort_order == "desc") 
-                                        else "desc"}}"}'>{{ col|replace("_", " ")|capitalize }}{% if col ==
-                                    search_req.sort_by %}{{ "▴" if
-                                    search_req.sort_order == "asc" else "▾"}}{% endif %}</span>
-                            </div>
-                        </th>
-                        {% endmacro %}
-                        {% for col in all_columns %}
-                        {{ results_th(col) }}
-                        {% endfor %}
-                    </tr>
-                </thead>
-                <tbody id="search-results">
-                    {% block search_results %}
-                    {% for book in books %}
-                    <tr hx-get="/books/{{book.id}}" hx-params="none">
-                        {% macro results_td(col, text) %}
-                        <td x-show="columns.includes('{{col}}')" data-label="{{col|replace('_', ' ')|capitalize}}">{{
-                            text or '-' }}</td>
-                        {% endmacro %}
-                        {{ results_td('title', book.title) }}
-                        {{ results_td('first_published', book.first_published) }}
-                        {{ results_td('edition', book.edition) }}
-                        {{ results_td('added', book.added.strftime("%d/%m/%Y")) }}
-                        {{ results_td('description', book.description) }}
-                        {{ results_td('notes', book.notes) }}
-                        {{ results_td('isbn', book.isbn) }}
-                        {{ results_td('authors', book.authors|join(", ")) }}
-                        {{ results_td('genres', book.genres|join(", ")) }}
-                        {{ results_td('publisher', book.publisher) }}
-                        {{ results_td('owner', book.owner) }}
-                        {{ results_td('bought', book.bought.strftime("%d/%m/%Y")) }}
-                        {{ results_td('location', book.location) }}
-                        {{ results_td('loaned_to', book.loaned_to) }}
-                        {{ results_td('loaned_from', book.loaned_from) }}
-                        {{ results_td('wishlisted', 'X' if book.wishlisted else '') }}
-                        {{ results_td('read', 'X' if book.read else '') }}
-                        {{ results_td('reading', 'X' if book.reading else '') }}
-                        {{ results_td('dropped', 'X' if book.dropped else '') }}
-                        {{ results_td('started_reading', book.started_reading and book.started_reading or '') }}
-                        {{ results_td('finished_reading', book.finished_reading and book.finished_reading or '') }}
-                    </tr>
-                    {% endfor %}
-                    {% endblock search_results %}
-                </tbody>
-            </table>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</form>
-
-<dialog id="isbn-prompt">
-    <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered">
-        <div class="modal-content">
-            <form action="/books/import" method="post">
-                <div class="modal-header">
-                    <h5 class="modal-title">Import a book</h5>
-                </div>
-                <div class="modal-body">
-                    <label class="form-label" for="isbn">ISBN:</label>
-                    <input class="form-control" type="text" name="isbn" id="isbn" inputmode="numeric" required>
-                </div>
-                <div class="modal-footer pt-2">
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary me-2" hx-post="/books/import">Import</button>
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary"
-                        onClick="document.querySelector('#isbn-prompt').close()">Cancel</button>
-                </div>
-            </form>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/error_feedback.html.j2 b/src/hxbooks/templates.old/error_feedback.html.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 445829c..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/templates.old/error_feedback.html.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{% macro validation_error(field, errors) %}
-{% if field in errors %}
-<span id="{{ field }}-error" hx-swap-oob="true" class="invalid-feedback"
-    hx-on::load="document.getElementById('{{ field }}').classList.add('is-invalid')">{{ errors.get(field)
-    }}</span>
-{% else %}
-<span id="{{ field }}-error" hx-swap-oob="true" class="invalid-feedback"
-    hx-on::load="document.getElementById('{{ field }}').classList.remove('is-invalid')"></span>
-{% endif %}
-{% endmacro %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hxbooks/util.py b/src/hxbooks/util.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 27b0cc1..0000000
--- a/src/hxbooks/util.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from werkzeug.datastructures import MultiDict
-
-
-def flatten_form_data(form: MultiDict[str, str]) -> dict[str, str | list[str]]:
-    ret = {}
-    for key, values in form.lists():
-        if key.endswith("[]"):
-            key = key.removesuffix("[]")
-            v: str | list[str] = values
-        else:
-            v = values[0]
-        ret[key] = v
-    return ret