diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/mycollections/controllers/BookController.java b/src/main/java/com/example/mycollections/controllers/BookController.java
index d2fd1ee..618c686 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/mycollections/controllers/BookController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/mycollections/controllers/BookController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ public class BookController {
         add(new Book("1984", "George Orwell", 1949, 328));
     }};
 
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return name + " by " + author;
+    }
+
     @GetMapping("/json")
     public List<Book> getBooksJson() {
         return books;
@@ -42,4 +48,4 @@ public String getBooksHtml() {
                 """;
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}