NYT Best-Sellers (An App built w/ React)

• Deployed Application; Give me a try and find a new book for this weekend!

What is this application?

When I find myself wanting to read a new book, I tend to spend more time than I should trying to find which book I want to begin reading. Sometimes it can feel like a huge commitment! I created this application to help users (hopefully) find their next read more quickly than they otherwise would. This app uses the NYT Developer API to render a display of the latest iteration of the NYT's bestseller list for four categories. Once a category has been selected, users can select among 15 rendered book-covers that will populate the display. Once a title has been selected, details about that selection appear below, including links to online-retailers where that title can be purchased.

Main Component (Results render here):

Result Details Component:

Which technologies were used in creating this application?

This app was created using React with extensive use of React hooks. I uploaded and deployed the application via Heroku. At the bottom of this repo, I've listed the online resources I used during this project.

How can I use this application?

If you simply want to see this application in action, follow this link: Deployed Application

Otherwise, feel free to fork & clone this repo. Once you connect to a development server, feel free to play with the code as you see fit. Should you want to contribute to the development of this project, I think that improving the UX is probably the highest priority. There are some small visual blemishes that I would like to address once I have a chance to revisit this project.

Sources Cited and Photo Credits:

Photo Credits:

• Modern Library: Image Photographer

• NYT Facade: Image by Photographer

React:

• React Hooks

• Constructing an AirBnb-Inspired Dropdown

• Stack Overflow- Passing State to parent

CSS Formatting:

• Grow Effect

• Grow Effect pt 2

• Images

• Background Images

• CSS Images

• Complete Guide to Grid