diff --git a/bookshop/srv/cat-service.cds b/bookshop/srv/cat-service.cds
index db9724d1..a8ac0f88 100644
--- a/bookshop/srv/cat-service.cds
+++ b/bookshop/srv/cat-service.cds
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ service CatalogService @(path : '/browse') {
    */
   @readonly
   entity Books       as projection on my.Books {
-    * , author.name as author
+    * , author.name as authorName
   } excluding {
     createdBy,
     modifiedBy
   };
 
+  @readonly
+  entity Authors     as projection on my.Authors excluding {
+    createdBy,
+    modifiedBy
+  };
+
   @requires : 'authenticated-user'
   action submitOrder(book : Books:ID, quantity : Integer) returns {
     stock : Integer