diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index f0f04b84..0937fcc3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <div class="navbar-start">
             {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
             <a href="{% url 'user-shelves' request.user.localname %}" class="navbar-item">
-                {% trans "Your shelves" %}
+                {% trans "Your books" %}
             </a>
             <a href="/#feed" class="navbar-item">
                 {% trans "Feed" %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
index 47ea73a0..1bc448ec 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'components/dropdown.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% block dropdown-trigger %}
-<span>{% trans "Change shelf" %}</span>
+<span>{% trans "Move book" %}</span>
 <span class="icon icon-arrow-down" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 {% endblock %}
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         {% csrf_token %}
         <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ book.id }}">
         <input type="hidden" name="shelf" value="{{ current.id }}">
-        <button class="button is-fullwidth is-small is-danger is-light" type="submit">{% trans "Unshelve" %}</button>
+        <button class="button is-fullwidth is-small is-danger is-light" type="submit">{% trans "Remove" %}</button>
     </form>
 </li>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button_options.html
index a002917f..058bfc12 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button_options.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             {% csrf_token %}
             <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ active_shelf.book.id }}">
             <input type="hidden" name="shelf" value="{{ active_shelf.shelf.id }}">
-            <button class="button is-fullwidth is-small is-danger is-light" type="submit">{% trans "Unshelve" %}</button>
+            <button class="button is-fullwidth is-small is-danger is-light" type="submit">{% blocktrans with name=active_shelf.shelf.name %}Remove from {{ name }}{% endblocktrans %}</button>
         </form>
     </div>
 </li>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
index 4c60258c..9e045572 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 {% load humanize %}
 {% load i18n %}
 
+{% block title %}
+{% include 'user/books_header.html' %}
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block header %}
 <header class="columns">
     <h1 class="title">
-        {% if is_self %}
-        {% trans "Your Shelves" %}
-        {% else %}
-        {% blocktrans with username=user.display_name %}{{ username }}: Shelves{% endblocktrans %}
-        {% endif %}
+        {% include 'user/books_header.html' %}
     </h1>
 </header>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user.html
index 52a91561..2b996872 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user.html
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 {% block panel %}
 {% if user.bookwyrm_user %}
 <div class="block">
-    <h2 class="title">{% trans "Shelves" %}</h2>
+    <h2 class="title">
+        {% include 'user/books_header.html' %}
+    </h2>
     <div class="columns">
         {% for shelf in shelves %}
         <div class="column is-narrow">
             <h3>{{ shelf.name }}
-                {% if shelf.size > 3 %}<small>(<a href="{{ shelf.local_path }}">{% blocktrans with size=shelf.size %}See all {{ size }}{% endblocktrans %}</a>)</small>{% endif %}</h3>
+                {% if shelf.size > 3 %}<small>(<a href="{{ shelf.local_path }}">{% blocktrans with size=shelf.size %}View all {{ size }}{% endblocktrans %}</a>)</small>{% endif %}</h3>
             <div class="is-mobile field is-grouped">
             {% for book in shelf.books %}
             <div class="control">
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
         </div>
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
-    <small><a href="{{ user.local_path }}/shelves">{% blocktrans %}See all {{ shelf_count }} shelves{% endblocktrans %}</a></small>
+    <small><a href="{{ user.local_path }}/shelves">{% trans "View all books" %}</a></small>
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html
index d60db2a0..c40b9e77 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         {% if user.shelf_set.exists %}
         {% url 'user-shelves' user|username as url %}
         <li{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active"{% endif %}>
-            <a href="{{ url }}">{% trans "Shelves" %}</a>
+            <a href="{{ url }}">{% trans "Books" %}</a>
         </li>
         {% endif %}
     </ul>