diff --git a/books/views.py b/books/views.py
index e39557c..a068074 100644
--- a/books/views.py
+++ b/books/views.py
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ def book_list(request):
         b['uploaded_at'] = b['uploaded_at'].isoformat()
     # Include saved scroll_fraction for each book
     progress_map = {
-        p.book_id: p.scroll_fraction
+        p.book_id: (p.scroll_fraction, p.updated_at)
         for p in EBookProgress.objects.filter(user=request.user)
     }
     for b in books:
-        b['scroll_fraction'] = progress_map.get(b['id'], 0.0)
+        prog = progress_map.get(b['id'])
+        b['scroll_fraction'] = prog[0] if prog else 0.0
+        b['last_read'] = prog[1].isoformat() if prog else None
     return JsonResponse(books, safe=False)
 
 
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index f36bce8..5b1eb5d 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -2644,12 +2644,18 @@ async function loadBookList() {
         const metaBuf = await decryptBytes(key, b.meta_iv, b.meta_ct);
         const meta = JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode(metaBuf));
         bookMetaCache[b.id] = {title: meta.title || '?', author: meta.author || '', type: meta.type || 'epub'};
-        decrypted.push({id: b.id, title: meta.title || '?', author: meta.author || '', type: meta.type || 'epub', scroll_fraction: b.scroll_fraction, uploaded_at: b.uploaded_at, keyOk: true});
+        decrypted.push({id: b.id, title: meta.title || '?', author: meta.author || '', type: meta.type || 'epub', scroll_fraction: b.scroll_fraction, uploaded_at: b.uploaded_at, last_read: b.last_read || null, keyOk: true});
       } catch (e) {
         bookMetaCache[b.id] = {title: `Book #${b.id}`, author: '', type: 'epub'};
-        decrypted.push({id: b.id, title: `Book #${b.id}`, author: '', type: 'epub', scroll_fraction: b.scroll_fraction, uploaded_at: b.uploaded_at, keyOk: false});
+        decrypted.push({id: b.id, title: `Book #${b.id}`, author: '', type: 'epub', scroll_fraction: b.scroll_fraction, uploaded_at: b.uploaded_at, last_read: b.last_read || null, keyOk: false});
       }
     }
+    decrypted.sort((a, b) => {
+      if (a.last_read && b.last_read) return b.last_read.localeCompare(a.last_read);
+      if (a.last_read) return -1;
+      if (b.last_read) return 1;
+      return b.uploaded_at.localeCompare(a.uploaded_at);
+    });
     renderBookList(decrypted);
   } catch (e) {
     if (listEl) listEl.innerHTML = `<p class="muted">Error loading books: ${e.message}</p>`;