diff --git a/client/assets/app.css b/client/assets/app.css
index 867a9d86..6ec19ed5 100644
--- a/client/assets/app.css
+++ b/client/assets/app.css
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 }
 #bookshelf {
   height: calc(100% - 40px);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to right bottom, #2e2e2e, #303030, #313131, #333333, #353535, #343434, #323232, #313131, #2c2c2c, #282828, #232323, #1f1f1f);
 }
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
   #bookshelf {
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+#page-wrapper {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to right bottom, #2e2e2e, #303030, #313131, #333333, #353535, #343434, #323232, #313131, #2c2c2c, #282828, #232323, #1f1f1f);
+}
+
 /* width */
 ::-webkit-scrollbar {
   width: 8px;
@@ -121,10 +126,6 @@ input[type=number] {
   font-size: 1.1rem;
 }
 
-#page-wrapper {
-  background-image: linear-gradient(to right bottom, #2e2e2e, #303030, #313131, #333333, #353535, #343434, #323232, #313131, #2c2c2c, #282828, #232323, #1f1f1f);
-}
-
 .box-shadow-md {
   box-shadow: 2px 8px 6px #111111aa;
 }
diff --git a/client/components/app/LazyBookshelf.vue b/client/components/app/LazyBookshelf.vue
index 13979e2c..3c036ece 100644
--- a/client/components/app/LazyBookshelf.vue
+++ b/client/components/app/LazyBookshelf.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div id="bookshelf" class="w-full overflow-y-auto">
     <template v-for="shelf in totalShelves">
-      <div :key="shelf" class="w-full px-4 sm:px-8 bookshelfRow relative" :id="`shelf-${shelf - 1}`" :style="{ height: shelfHeight + 'px' }">
+      <div :key="shelf" :id="`shelf-${shelf - 1}`" class="w-full px-4 sm:px-8 relative" :class="{ bookshelfRow: !isAlternativeBookshelfView }" :style="{ height: shelfHeight + 'px' }">
         <!-- <div class="absolute top-0 left-0 bottom-0 p-4 z-10">
           <p class="text-white text-2xl">{{ shelf }}</p>
         </div> -->
-        <div class="bookshelfDivider w-full absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-20" :class="`h-${shelfDividerHeightIndex}`" />
+        <div v-if="!isAlternativeBookshelfView" class="bookshelfDivider w-full absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-20" :class="`h-${shelfDividerHeightIndex}`" />
       </div>
     </template>
 
@@ -104,9 +104,16 @@ export default {
     coverAspectRatio() {
       return this.$store.getters['getServerSetting']('coverAspectRatio')
     },
+    bookshelfView() {
+      return this.$store.getters['getServerSetting']('bookshelfView')
+    },
     isCoverSquareAspectRatio() {
       return this.coverAspectRatio === this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE
     },
+    isAlternativeBookshelfView() {
+      if (!this.isEntityBook) return false // Only used for bookshelf showing books
+      return this.bookshelfView === this.$constants.BookshelfView.TITLES
+    },
     bookCoverAspectRatio() {
       return this.isCoverSquareAspectRatio ? 1 : 1.6
     },
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ export default {
       return 6
     },
     shelfHeight() {
+      if (this.isAlternativeBookshelfView) return this.entityHeight + 80 * this.sizeMultiplier
       return this.entityHeight + 40
     },
     totalEntityCardWidth() {
@@ -157,6 +165,10 @@ export default {
     },
     selectedAudiobooks() {
       return this.$store.state.selectedAudiobooks || []
+    },
+    sizeMultiplier() {
+      var baseSize = this.isCoverSquareAspectRatio ? 192 : 120
+      return this.entityWidth / baseSize
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue b/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
index 7a9e7246..cfe0f1e9 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
+++ b/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
       <div class="absolute cover-bg" ref="coverBg" />
     </div>
 
+    <div v-if="isAlternativeBookshelfView" class="absolute left-0 z-50 w-full" :style="{ bottom: `-${sizeMultiplier * 3}rem` }">
+      <p class="truncate" :style="{ fontSize: 0.9 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ title }}</p>
+      <p class="truncate text-gray-400" :style="{ fontSize: 0.8 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ authorFL }}</p>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="w-full h-full absolute top-0 left-0 rounded overflow-hidden z-10">
       <div v-show="audiobook && !imageReady" class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center" :style="{ padding: sizeMultiplier * 0.5 + 'rem' }">
         <p :style="{ fontSize: sizeMultiplier * 0.8 + 'rem' }" class="font-book text-gray-300 text-center">{{ title }}</p>
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ export default {
     },
     bookCoverAspectRatio: Number,
     showVolumeNumber: Boolean,
+    bookshelfView: Number,
     bookMount: {
       // Book can be passed as prop or set with setEntity()
       type: Object,
@@ -292,6 +298,10 @@ export default {
         return this.authorFL.slice(0, 27) + '...'
       }
       return this.authorFL
+    },
+    isAlternativeBookshelfView() {
+      var constants = this.$constants || this.$nuxt.$constants
+      return this.bookshelfView === constants.BookshelfView.TITLES
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/client/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js b/client/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js
index 8c2fa349..a25f4d65 100644
--- a/client/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js
+++ b/client/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ export default {
         index,
         width: this.entityWidth,
         height: this.entityHeight,
-        bookCoverAspectRatio: this.bookCoverAspectRatio
+        bookCoverAspectRatio: this.bookCoverAspectRatio,
+        bookshelfView: this.bookshelfView
       }
       if (this.entityName === 'series-books') props.showVolumeNumber = true
 
diff --git a/client/pages/config/index.vue b/client/pages/config/index.vue
index f00255ad..79e69c81 100644
--- a/client/pages/config/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/config/index.vue
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
           <p class="pl-4 text-lg">Use square book covers <span class="material-icons icon-text">info_outlined</span></p>
         </ui-tooltip>
       </div>
+
+      <div class="flex items-center py-2">
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="useAlternativeBookshelfView" :disabled="updatingServerSettings" @input="updateAlternativeBookshelfView" />
+        <ui-tooltip :text="bookshelfViewTooltip">
+          <p class="pl-4 text-lg">Use alternative library bookshelf view <span class="material-icons icon-text">info_outlined</span></p>
+        </ui-tooltip>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
     <div class="h-0.5 bg-primary bg-opacity-30 w-full" />
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ export default {
       storeCoversInAudiobookDir: false,
       updatingServerSettings: false,
       useSquareBookCovers: false,
+      useAlternativeBookshelfView: false,
       isPurgingCache: false,
       newServerSettings: {}
     }
@@ -134,6 +142,9 @@ export default {
     coverAspectRatioTooltip() {
       return 'Prefer to use square covers over standard 1.6:1 book covers'
     },
+    bookshelfViewTooltip() {
+      return 'Alternative bookshelf view that shows title & author under book covers'
+    },
     showExperimentalFeatures: {
       get() {
         return this.$store.state.showExperimentalFeatures
@@ -175,6 +186,11 @@ export default {
         coverAspectRatio: val ? this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE : this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.STANDARD
       })
     },
+    updateAlternativeBookshelfView(val) {
+      this.updateServerSettings({
+        bookshelfView: val ? this.$constants.BookshelfView.TITLES : this.$constants.BookshelfView.STANDARD
+      })
+    },
     updateServerSettings(payload) {
       this.updatingServerSettings = true
       this.$store
@@ -194,6 +210,8 @@ export default {
       this.storeCoversInAudiobookDir = this.newServerSettings.coverDestination === this.$constants.CoverDestination.AUDIOBOOK
 
       this.useSquareBookCovers = this.newServerSettings.coverAspectRatio === this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE
+
+      this.useAlternativeBookshelfView = this.newServerSettings.bookshelfView === this.$constants.BookshelfView.TITLES
     },
     resetAudiobooks() {
       if (confirm('WARNING! This action will remove all audiobooks from the database including any updates or matches you have made. This does not do anything to your actual files. Shall we continue?')) {
diff --git a/client/plugins/constants.js b/client/plugins/constants.js
index 7a237fec..3c5e191a 100644
--- a/client/plugins/constants.js
+++ b/client/plugins/constants.js
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ const BookCoverAspectRatio = {
   SQUARE: 1
 }
 
+const BookshelfView = {
+  STANDARD: 0,
+  TITLES: 1
+}
+
 const Constants = {
   DownloadStatus,
   CoverDestination,
-  BookCoverAspectRatio
+  BookCoverAspectRatio,
+  BookshelfView
 }
 
 const KeyNames = {
diff --git a/server/objects/ServerSettings.js b/server/objects/ServerSettings.js
index b3695303..df172d9b 100644
--- a/server/objects/ServerSettings.js
+++ b/server/objects/ServerSettings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { CoverDestination, BookCoverAspectRatio } = require('../utils/constants')
+const { CoverDestination, BookCoverAspectRatio, BookshelfView } = require('../utils/constants')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 
 class ServerSettings {
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
 
     // Cover
     this.coverAspectRatio = BookCoverAspectRatio.STANDARD
+    this.bookshelfView = BookshelfView.STANDARD
 
     this.logLevel = Logger.logLevel
     this.version = null
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.loggerScannerLogsToKeep = settings.loggerScannerLogsToKeep || 2
 
     this.coverAspectRatio = settings.coverAspectRatio || BookCoverAspectRatio.STANDARD
+    this.bookshelfView = settings.bookshelfView || BookshelfView.STANDARD
 
     this.logLevel = settings.logLevel || Logger.logLevel
     this.version = settings.version || null
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
       loggerDailyLogsToKeep: this.loggerDailyLogsToKeep,
       loggerScannerLogsToKeep: this.loggerScannerLogsToKeep,
       coverAspectRatio: this.coverAspectRatio,
+      bookshelfView: this.bookshelfView,
       logLevel: this.logLevel,
       version: this.version
     }
diff --git a/server/utils/constants.js b/server/utils/constants.js
index 868d223d..7d0e094d 100644
--- a/server/utils/constants.js
+++ b/server/utils/constants.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ module.exports.BookCoverAspectRatio = {
   SQUARE: 1
 }
 
+module.exports.BookshelfView = {
+  STANDARD: 0,
+  TITLES: 1
+}
+
 module.exports.LogLevel = {
   TRACE: 0,
   DEBUG: 1,