diff --git a/nixos/configuration.nix b/nixos/configuration.nix
index c7edcd7..77ea0a7 100644
--- a/nixos/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos/configuration.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@
     in [ "${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/secrets/music.smb" ];
   };
 
+  fileSystems."/home/khais/Books" = {
+    device = "//void/Books";
+    fsType = "cifs";
+    options = let 
+      # prevent hanging when network is not reachable
+      automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s";
+    in [ "${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/secrets/books.smb" ];
+  };
+
   # font configuration
   fonts = {
     packages = with pkgs; [