diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index 817829706..1a6c065ea 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -53,13 +53,16 @@
     <div class="navbar-menu" id="main-nav">
         <div class="navbar-start">
             {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
-            <a href="/user/{{ request.user.localname }}/shelves" class="navbar-item">
+            <a href="{% url 'user-shelves' request.user.localname %}" class="navbar-item">
                 Your shelves
             </a>
             <a href="/#feed" class="navbar-item">
                 Feed
             </a>
             {% endif %}
+            <a href="{% url 'lists' %}" class="navbar-item">
+                Lists
+            </a>
         </div>
 
         <div class="navbar-end">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c17f3d9e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block content %}
+<h1>{{ list.name }}</h1>
+
+{{ list }}
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..deb6efa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block content %}
+
+<h1>lists</h1>
+{% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
+<h2>Your lists</h2>
+{% for list in request.user.list_set.all %}
+{{ list }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% for list in lists %}
+{{ list }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 6387a4cd5..91bbfa8e2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -80,10 +80,15 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # users
     re_path(r'%s/?$' % user_path, views.User.as_view()),
     re_path(r'%s\.json$' % user_path, views.User.as_view()),
-    re_path(r'%s/shelves/?$' % user_path, views.user_shelves_page),
+    re_path(r'%s/rss' % user_path, views.rss_feed.RssFeed()),
     re_path(r'%s/followers(.json)?/?$' % user_path, views.Followers.as_view()),
     re_path(r'%s/following(.json)?/?$' % user_path, views.Following.as_view()),
-    re_path(r'%s/rss' % user_path, views.rss_feed.RssFeed()),
+    re_path(r'%s/shelves/?$' % user_path,
+            views.user_shelves_page, name='user-shelves'),
+
+    # lists
+    re_path(r'^list/?$', views.Lists.as_view(), name='lists'),
+    re_path(r'^list/(?P<list_id>\d+)(.json)?/?$', views.List.as_view(), name='list'),
 
     # preferences
     re_path(r'^preferences/profile/?$', views.EditUser.as_view()),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 0b93f1640..5302d6c76 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .import_data import Import, ImportStatus
 from .interaction import Favorite, Unfavorite, Boost, Unboost
 from .invite import ManageInvites, Invite
 from .landing import About, Home, Discover
+from .list import Lists, List
 from .notifications import Notifications
 from .outbox import Outbox
 from .reading import edit_readthrough, create_readthrough, delete_readthrough
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/list.py b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4284065f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+''' book list views'''
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.db.models import Q
+from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
+from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views import View
+
+from bookwyrm import models
+from bookwyrm.activitypub import ActivitypubResponse
+from .helpers import is_api_request
+
+
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use
+class Lists(View):
+    ''' book list page '''
+    def get(self, request):
+        ''' display a book list '''
+        user = request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None
+        lists = models.List.objects.filter(~Q(user=user)).all()
+        return TemplateResponse(request, 'lists/lists.html', {'lists': lists})
+
+    @method_decorator(login_required, name='dispatch')
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def post(self, request):
+        ''' create a book_list '''
+        book_list = None
+        return redirect(book_list.local_path)
+
+
+class List(View):
+    ''' book list page '''
+    def get(self, request, list_id):
+        ''' display a book list '''
+        book_list = get_object_or_404(models.List, id=list_id)
+        if not object_visible_to_user(request.user, book_list):
+            return HttpResponseNotFound()
+
+        if is_api_request(request):
+            return ActivitypubResponse(book_list.to_activity())
+        data = {
+            'list': book_list
+        }
+        return TemplateResponse(request, 'lists/list.html', data)
+
+
+    @method_decorator(login_required, name='dispatch')
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def post(self, request, list_id):
+        ''' create a book_list '''
+        book_list = get_object_or_404(models.List, id=list_id)
+        return redirect(book_list.local_path)