diff --git a/fedireads/templates/snippets/book_cover.html b/fedireads/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
index 54b22357..3635532e 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {% if book.cover %}
-<img class="book-cover {{ size }}" src="/images/{{ book.cover }}" alt="'{{ book.title }}' Cover">
+<img class="book-cover {{ size }}" src="/images/{{ book.cover }}" alt="{% include 'snippets/cover_alt.html' with book=book %}">
 {% else %}
 <div class="no-cover book-cover {{ size }}">
-    <img class="book-cover {{ size }}" src="/static/images/no_cover.jpg" alt="'{{ book.title }}' Cover">
+    <img class="book-cover {{ size }}" src="/static/images/no_cover.jpg" alt="{% include 'snippets/cover_alt.html' with book=book %}">
     <div>
         <p class="title">{{ book.title }}</p>
         <p>{{ book.authors.first.name }}</p>
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/snippets/cover_alt.html b/fedireads/templates/snippets/cover_alt.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..055d6510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fedireads/templates/snippets/cover_alt.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'{{ book.title }}' Cover ({% if book.physical_format %}{{ book.physical_format }}{% if book.published_date %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% if book.published_date %}{{ book.published_date.year }}{% endif %})