Django REST Framework nested serializers with writable fields

                  from rest_framework import serializers
from .models import Author, Book


class BookSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Book
        fields = ['id', 'title', 'isbn', 'published_date']


class AuthorSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    books = BookSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Author
        fields = ['id', 'name', 'email', 'books']


class AuthorWithBooksWriteSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    books = BookSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Author
        fields = ['id', 'name', 'email', 'books']

    def create(self, validated_data):
        books_data = validated_data.pop('books')
        author = Author.objects.create(**validated_data)

        for book_data in books_data:
            Book.objects.create(author=author, **book_data)

        return author

    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
        books_data = validated_data.pop('books', None)
        instance.name = validated_data.get('name', instance.name)
        instance.email = validated_data.get('email', instance.email)
        instance.save()

        if books_data is not None:
            # Simple approach: clear and recreate
            instance.books.all().delete()
            for book_data in books_data:
                Book.objects.create(author=instance, **book_data)

        return instance