diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58d53843..5dadb4e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Create your GitHub repository using this template (The big green `Use this templ
 Optionally tweak name and authors in the `pyproject.toml` file, however the metadata
 are not used when building the application, nor are referenced anywhere in the code.
 
+Before running any commands, install `uv`:
+
+- On Mac (using `brew`): `brew install uv`
+
 Using Docker:
 
 * `make containers`: Build containers
diff --git a/src/http_app/routes/api/books.py b/src/http_app/routes/api/books.py
index b99797ed..79821d42 100644
--- a/src/http_app/routes/api/books.py
+++ b/src/http_app/routes/api/books.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Iterable
+
 from fastapi import APIRouter, status
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 
@@ -20,6 +22,29 @@ class CreateBookResponse(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
+class ListBooksResponse(BaseModel):
+    books: Iterable[dto.Book]
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "books": [
+                    {
+                        "title": "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy",
+                        "author_name": "Douglas Adams",
+                        "book_id": 123,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "title": "Clean Architecture: "
+                        "A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design",
+                        "author_name": "Robert C. 'Uncle Bob' Martin",
+                        "book_id": 321,
+                    },
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+
 class CreateBookRequest(BaseModel):
     title: str
     author_name: str
@@ -45,6 +70,13 @@ class CreateBookRequest(BaseModel):
 """
 
 
+@router_v1.get("/", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+async def list_books() -> ListBooksResponse:
+    book_service = BookService()
+    books = await book_service.list_books()
+    return ListBooksResponse(books=books)
+
+
 @router_v1.post("/", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
 async def create_book(
     data: CreateBookRequest,
diff --git a/tests/http_app/routes/books/test_list_books.py b/tests/http_app/routes/books/test_list_books.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98ed07d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/http_app/routes/books/test_list_books.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from fastapi import status
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+async def test_list_books(testapp):
+    ac = TestClient(app=testapp, base_url="http://test")
+    response = ac.get("/api/books/v1/")
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+    body = response.json()
+    assert "books" in body
+    assert len(body["books"]) == 1
+    assert body["books"][0]["title"] == "The Shining"
+    assert body["books"][0]["author_name"] == "Stephen King"