diff --git a/_layouts/book.html b/_layouts/book.html
index 8c6547564..9e1102646 100644
--- a/_layouts/book.html
+++ b/_layouts/book.html
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
         <div class="Book__author">{{ page.author }}</div>
       </div>
       <div class="Book__page">
+          {% if page.cover -%}
         <div class="Book__cover">
           <img src="/img/covers/{{page.cover}}" alt="Cover for {{page.title}}">
         </div>
+          {% endif -%}
         {{ content }}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/_sass/Book.scss b/_sass/Book.scss
index db8a1ccc7..95f57ea30 100644
--- a/_sass/Book.scss
+++ b/_sass/Book.scss
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 .Book__author {
   display: block;
   opacity: 0.5;
-  font-size: 1em;
+  font-size: 0.9em;
   font-style: italic;
-  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, Baskerville, Georgia, serif;
+  font-family: Georgia, serif;
 }
 
 .Book__content.is-light p {