diff --git a/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs b/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs
index c263f96..fb1f17b 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/datasources/authors.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,31 @@
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+
+use crate::routes::{authors::Author, comments::Pagination};
+
 pub struct AuthorsDatasource;
-impl AuthorsDatasource {}
+impl AuthorsDatasource {
+    pub async fn get_all(
+        pool: &Pool<Postgres>,
+        pagination: Pagination,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Author>, sqlx::Error> {
+        let offset: i64 = (pagination.page_number - 1) * pagination.page_size;
+        sqlx::query_as!(
+            Author,
+            "SELECT author_id, first_name, last_name, bio FROM authors ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2",
+            pagination.page_size,
+            offset,
+        )
+        .fetch_all(pool)
+        .await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_one(pool: &Pool<Postgres>, author_id: i32) -> Result<Author, sqlx::Error> {
+        sqlx::query_as!(
+            Author,
+            "SELECT author_id, first_name, last_name, bio FROM authors WHERE author_id = $1",
+            author_id
+        )
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/public/src/datasources/comments.rs b/backend/public/src/datasources/comments.rs
index a2c2194..bd88ea9 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/datasources/comments.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/datasources/comments.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::routes::comments::{Comment, CommentInputPayload};
+use crate::routes::comments::{Comment, CommentInputPayload, Pagination};
 use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
 
 pub struct CommentsDatasource;
@@ -11,12 +11,23 @@ impl CommentsDatasource {
             .fetch_all(pool)
             .await
     }
+
     pub async fn insert_comment(
         pool: &Pool<Postgres>,
         comment_input: CommentInputPayload,
     ) -> Result<Comment, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query!("INSERT INTO comments (post_id, name, body) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING comment_id, name, body, created_at", comment_input.post_id, comment_input.name, comment_input.body)
+        sqlx::query_as!(Comment, "INSERT INTO comments (post_id, name, body) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING comment_id, name, body, created_at", comment_input.post_id, comment_input.name, comment_input.body)
             .fetch_one(pool)
             .await
     }
+
+    pub async fn get_index_comments(
+        pool: &Pool<Postgres>,
+        pagination: Pagination,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Comment>, sqlx::Error> {
+        let offset: i64 = (pagination.page_number - 1) * pagination.page_size;
+        sqlx::query_as!(Comment, "SELECT comment_id, name, body, created_at FROM comments ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2", pagination.page_size, offset)
+            .fetch_all(pool)
+            .await
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/public/src/routes/authors.rs b/backend/public/src/routes/authors.rs
index 389b26a..903dabe 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/routes/authors.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/routes/authors.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,56 @@
+use axum::{
+    extract::{Path, State},
+    http::StatusCode,
+    response::IntoResponse,
+    routing::get,
+    Json,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+
+use crate::{datasources::authors::AuthorsDatasource, AppState};
+
+use super::comments::Pagination;
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct Author {
+    pub author_id: i32,
+    pub first_name: String,
+    pub last_name: String,
+    pub bio: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct AuthorGetOneParams {
+    pub id: i32,
+}
+
 pub struct AuthorsRoute;
-impl AuthorsRoute {}
+impl AuthorsRoute {
+    pub fn routes(app_state: &AppState) -> axum::Router {
+        axum::Router::new()
+            .route("/", get(AuthorsRoute::get_all))
+            .route("/:id", get(AuthorsRoute::get_one))
+            .with_state(app_state.db.clone())
+    }
+
+    async fn get_all(
+        State(pool): State<Pool<Postgres>>,
+        Json(pagination): Json<Pagination>,
+    ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+        match AuthorsDatasource::get_all(&pool, pagination).await {
+            Ok(a) => Ok(Json(a)),
+            Err(e) => Err((StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.to_string())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn get_one(
+        State(pool): State<Pool<Postgres>>,
+        Path(params): Path<AuthorGetOneParams>,
+    ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+        match AuthorsDatasource::get_one(&pool, params.id).await {
+            Ok(a) => Ok(Json(a)),
+            Err(e) => Err((StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.to_string())),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/public/src/routes/comments.rs b/backend/public/src/routes/comments.rs
index 845c25b..53b26df 100644
--- a/backend/public/src/routes/comments.rs
+++ b/backend/public/src/routes/comments.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::posts::serialize_datetime;
 use crate::{datasources::comments::CommentsDatasource, AppState};
 use axum::{
-    extract::{Form, Path, State},
+    extract::{Path, State},
     http::StatusCode,
     response::IntoResponse,
     routing::{get, post},
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ pub struct CommentPathParams {
     id: i32,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct Pagination {
+    pub page_number: i64,
+    pub page_size: i64,
+}
+
 #[derive(sqlx::FromRow, Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Comment {
     pub comment_id: i32,
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ impl CommentsRoute {
         axum::Router::new()
             .route("/post/:id", get(CommentsRoute::get_post_comments))
             .route("/add", post(CommentsRoute::insert_comment))
+            .route("/index", get(CommentsRoute::get_comments_index))
             .with_state(app_state.db.clone())
     }
 
@@ -54,11 +61,21 @@ impl CommentsRoute {
     //
     async fn insert_comment(
         State(pool): State<Pool<Postgres>>,
-        Json(comment_input): Json<CommentInputPayload>,
+        Json(input): Json<CommentInputPayload>,
     ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-        match CommentsDatasource::insert_comment(&pool, comment_input).await {
+        match CommentsDatasource::insert_comment(&pool, input).await {
             Ok(c) => Ok((StatusCode::CREATED, Json(c))),
             Err(e) => Err((StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.to_string())),
         }
     }
+
+    async fn get_comments_index(
+        State(pool): State<Pool<Postgres>>,
+        Json(pagination): Json<Pagination>,
+    ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+        match CommentsDatasource::get_index_comments(&pool, pagination).await {
+            Ok(c) => Ok(Json(c)),
+            Err(e) => Err((StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.to_string())),
+        }
+    }
 }