diff --git a/src/activities/home/RecentBooksActivity.cpp b/src/activities/home/RecentBooksActivity.cpp
index 6ba8f8cf..8f9c2e61 100644
--- a/src/activities/home/RecentBooksActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/home/RecentBooksActivity.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ void RecentBooksActivity::render(RenderLock&&) {
   } else {
     GUI.drawList(
         renderer, Rect{0, contentTop, pageWidth, contentHeight}, recentBooks.size(), selectorIndex,
-        [this](int index) { return recentBooks[index].title; }, [this](int index) { return recentBooks[index].author; },
+        [this](int index) { return recentBooks[index].title; },
+        [this](int index) {
+          const auto& book = recentBooks[index];
+          if (!book.author.empty() && !book.series.empty()) return book.author + " \u2022 " + book.series;
+          if (!book.series.empty()) return book.series;
+          return book.author;
+        },
         [this](int index) { return UITheme::getFileIcon(recentBooks[index].path); });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/themes/BaseTheme.cpp b/src/components/themes/BaseTheme.cpp
index 03c4dbbe..0346ce28 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/BaseTheme.cpp
+++ b/src/components/themes/BaseTheme.cpp
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void BaseTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
       totalTextHeight += renderer.getLineHeight(UI_10_FONT_ID) * 3 / 2;
     }
     if (!lastBookSeries.empty()) {
-      totalTextHeight += renderer.getLineHeight(UI_12_FONT_ID);
+      totalTextHeight += renderer.getLineHeight(UI_10_FONT_ID);
     }
 
     // Vertically center the title block within the card
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void BaseTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
                                      : renderer.truncatedText(UI_10_FONT_ID, lastBookAuthor.c_str(), bookWidth - 40);
     const auto truncatedSeries = lastBookSeries.empty()
                                      ? std::string{}
-                                     : renderer.truncatedText(UI_12_FONT_ID, lastBookSeries.c_str(), bookWidth - 40);
+                                     : renderer.truncatedText(UI_10_FONT_ID, lastBookSeries.c_str(), bookWidth - 40);
 
     // If cover image was rendered, draw box behind title, author, and series
     if (coverRendered) {
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ void BaseTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
         }
       }
       if (!truncatedSeries.empty()) {
-        const int seriesWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, truncatedSeries.c_str());
+        const int seriesWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, truncatedSeries.c_str());
         if (seriesWidth > maxTextWidth) {
           maxTextWidth = seriesWidth;
         }
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void BaseTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
     }
 
     if (!truncatedSeries.empty()) {
-      renderer.drawCenteredText(UI_12_FONT_ID, titleYStart, truncatedSeries.c_str(), !bookSelected);
+      renderer.drawCenteredText(UI_10_FONT_ID, titleYStart, truncatedSeries.c_str(), !bookSelected);
     }
 
     // "Continue Reading" label at the bottom
diff --git a/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp b/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp
index db7d1518..a8bbd837 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp
+++ b/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ void LyraTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
     auto titleLines = renderer.wrappedText(UI_12_FONT_ID, book.title.c_str(), textWidth, 3, EpdFontFamily::BOLD);
 
     auto author = renderer.truncatedText(UI_10_FONT_ID, book.author.c_str(), textWidth);
-    auto series = renderer.truncatedText(UI_12_FONT_ID, book.series.c_str(), textWidth);
+    auto series = renderer.truncatedText(UI_10_FONT_ID, book.series.c_str(), textWidth);
     const int titleLineHeight = renderer.getLineHeight(UI_12_FONT_ID);
     const int titleBlockHeight = titleLineHeight * static_cast<int>(titleLines.size());
     const int authorHeight = book.author.empty() ? 0 : (renderer.getLineHeight(UI_10_FONT_ID) * 3 / 2);
-    const int seriesHeight = book.series.empty() ? 0 : renderer.getLineHeight(UI_12_FONT_ID);
+    const int seriesHeight = book.series.empty() ? 0 : renderer.getLineHeight(UI_10_FONT_ID);
     const int totalBlockHeight = titleBlockHeight + authorHeight + seriesHeight;
     int titleY = tileY + tileHeight / 2 - totalBlockHeight / 2;
     const int textX = tileX + hPaddingInSelection + coverWidth + LyraMetrics::values.verticalSpacing;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void LyraTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
       titleY += renderer.getLineHeight(UI_10_FONT_ID);
     }
     if (!book.series.empty()) {
-      renderer.drawText(UI_12_FONT_ID, textX, titleY, series.c_str(), true);
+      renderer.drawText(UI_10_FONT_ID, textX, titleY, series.c_str(), true);
     }
   } else {
     drawEmptyRecents(renderer, rect);