diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
index fe57ba9..eca7685 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/mod.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ impl MoreThanText {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn new_table(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Table, MTTError> {
+    pub async fn new_table<S>(&self, tname: S) -> Result<Table, MTTError>
+    where
+        S: Into<String>,
+    {
         let mut tables = self.tables.write().await;
-        match tables.get(name) {
+        let name = tname.into();
+        match tables.get(&name) {
             Some(_) => Err(MTTError::new(format!("table {} already exists", name))),
             None => {
-                tables.insert(name.to_string(), Table::new().await);
+                tables.insert(name, Table::new().await);
                 Ok(Table::new().await)
             }
         }
@@ -41,11 +45,17 @@ mod database {
     use super::*;
 
     #[async_std::test]
-    async fn create_table() {
+    async fn create_table_with_str() {
         let db = MoreThanText::new().await;
         db.new_table("william").await.unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn create_table_with_string() {
+        let db = MoreThanText::new().await;
+        db.new_table("marvin".to_string()).await.unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[async_std::test]
     async fn table_names_are_unique() -> Result<(), String> {
         let db = MoreThanText::new().await;