diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
index 55dc68aa..d740ee80 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
                                 <p>
                                     {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=item.book|rating:request.user %}
                                 </p>
-                                <p>
+                                <div>
                                     {{ book|book_description|to_markdown|default:""|safe|truncatewords_html:20 }}
-                                </p>
+                                </div>
                                 {% include 'snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button.html' %}
                             </div>
                         </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html
index 1fdaaca9..8cbf6ee5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list_items.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             {% endwith %}
 
             <div class="card-content is-flex-grow-0">
-                <div {% if list.description %}title="{{ list.description }}"{% endif %}>
+                <div class="is-clipped" {% if list.description %}title="{{ list.description }}"{% endif %}>
                 {% if list.description %}
                     {{ list.description|to_markdown|safe|truncatechars_html:30 }}
                 {% else %}