diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.controller.spec.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.controller.spec.ts
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+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.controller.spec.ts
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+import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { AuthorController } from './author.controller';
+import { AuthorService } from './author.service';
+
+describe('AuthorController', () => {
+  let controller: AuthorController;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      controllers: [AuthorController],
+      providers: [AuthorService],
+    }).compile();
+
+    controller = module.get<AuthorController>(AuthorController);
+  });
+
+  it('should be defined', () => {
+    expect(controller).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.controller.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.controller.ts
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+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.controller.ts
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+import { Controller, DefaultValuePipe, Delete, Get, Param, ParseIntPipe, Post, Query } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AuthorService } from './author.service';
+
+@Controller('author')
+export class AuthorController {
+  constructor(private readonly authorService: AuthorService) {}
+
+  @Get()
+  async findMany(
+    @Query("limit", new DefaultValuePipe(20), ParseIntPipe) limit: number,
+    @Query("offset", new DefaultValuePipe(0), ParseIntPipe) offset: number,
+    @Query("search", new DefaultValuePipe("")) search: string
+  ) {
+    const query = {limit, offset, search}
+
+  }
+
+  //POST a new group
+  @Post("new")
+  async newAuthor() {
+
+  }
+
+  //DELETE a group
+  @Delete(":authorId")
+  async deleteAuthor(@Param('authorId') authorId: string) {
+
+  }
+
+  //GET files associated to author with limit and offset
+  @Get(":authorId")
+  async getForAuthor(
+    @Query("limit", new DefaultValuePipe(20), ParseIntPipe) limit: number,
+    @Query("offset", new DefaultValuePipe(0), ParseIntPipe) offset: number,
+    @Query("search", new DefaultValuePipe("")) search: string,
+    @Param('authorId') authorId: string
+  ) {
+    const query = {limit, offset, search}
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.module.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.module.ts
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index 0000000..e0e32c6
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+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AuthorService } from './author.service';
+import { AuthorController } from './author.controller';
+
+@Module({
+  controllers: [AuthorController],
+  providers: [AuthorService],
+})
+export class AuthorModule {}
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.service.spec.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a56e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { AuthorService } from './author.service';
+
+describe('AuthorService', () => {
+  let service: AuthorService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      providers: [AuthorService],
+    }).compile();
+
+    service = module.get<AuthorService>(AuthorService);
+  });
+
+  it('should be defined', () => {
+    expect(service).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd036d1
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+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/author/author.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class AuthorService {}