diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index 0200ddc8..dfabebd8 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,16 @@ namespace kiwix {
     return this->library;
   }
 
+  bool Manager::getCurrentBook(Book &book) {
+    string currentBookId = getCurrentBookId();
+    if (currentBookId.empty()) {
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      getBookById(currentBookId, book);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
   bool Manager::getBookById(const string id, Book &book) {
     std::vector<kiwix::Book>::iterator itr;
     for ( itr = library.books.begin(); itr != library.books.end(); ++itr ) {    
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
index 19dfcbdd..9d415808 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
 			 const bool checkMetaData = false);
     Library cloneLibrary();
     bool getBookById(const string id, Book &book);
+    bool getCurrentBook(Book &book);
     unsigned int getBookCount(const bool localBooks, const bool remoteBooks);
     bool updateBookLastOpenDateById(const string id);
     void removeBookPaths();