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//adding a new shelf 

app.post("/shelf", async(req,res)=>{

  const shelfTitle = req.body.shelfTitle
  const shelfLanguage = req.body.shelfLanguage
  const bookTitle= req.body.bookTitle
  const earliestPublicationYear = req.body.earliestPublicationYear
  ...

JCJang

     //for each author, scan their 'influenced' list for the opened author 

    app.post("/influences", async(req,res)=>{
      const languageSetting = req.body.languageSetting
      const authorToFind = req.body.authorWikiTitle
        AuthorModel.find({"editions.language":languageSetting, "authorInfluenced":authorToFind},{"editions.details.authorWikiTitle":1,"_id":0}, (err,results)=>{
        if(err){
          res.send(err)
          console.log(err)
        }

JCJang

//using authorInfluences as an example:

  const [authorInfluenced, setAuthorInfluenced] = useState([])
  const [authorInfluencedBooks, setAuthorInfluencedBooks] = useState([])
  
  const openLinkedShelf = (shelfAndBook) =>{
      setBookNumber(shelfAndBook.book[0].bookNumber)
      setShelfId(shelfAndBook.shelfId)
      setColumnFocus('shelfpanel')
  }