diff --git a/public/images/book-cover-dark-provenance.svg b/public/images/book-cover-dark-provenance.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e78eb2
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+++ b/public/images/book-cover-dark-provenance.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 300 450" width="300" height="450">
+  <!-- Background - darker for mystery -->
+  <rect width="300" height="450" fill="#2d2a24"/>
+  
+  <!-- Border - amber accent -->
+  <rect x="15" y="15" width="270" height="420" fill="none" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="3"/>
+  
+  <!-- Magnifying glass / search pattern -->
+  <g opacity="0.2">
+    <circle cx="150" cy="200" r="60" fill="none" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="2"/>
+    <line x1="195" y1="245" x2="230" y2="280" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+    <!-- Grid lines suggesting data/trace -->
+    <line x1="100" y1="160" x2="200" y2="160" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <line x1="100" y1="180" x2="200" y2="180" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <line x1="100" y1="200" x2="200" y2="200" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <line x1="100" y1="220" x2="200" y2="220" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <line x1="100" y1="240" x2="200" y2="240" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="1"/>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Title -->
+  <text x="150" y="130" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="26" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#f5f0e8">
+    Dark
+  </text>
+  <text x="150" y="170" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="26" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#c8952e">
+    Provenance
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Subtitle -->
+  <text x="150" y="220" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="13" text-anchor="middle" fill="#a0a090">
+    Formal verification for the AI age
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Tagline -->
+  <text x="150" y="250" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="11" text-anchor="middle" fill="#808070">
+    How to audit what your AI actually did
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Speckl reference -->
+  <text x="150" y="320" font-family="monospace" font-size="12" text-anchor="middle" fill="#3d5a3e" letter-spacing="2">
+    powered by Speckl
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Author -->
+  <text x="150" y="370" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" fill="#f5f0e8" font-weight="500">
+    Scott Scoble
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Coming soon badge -->
+  <rect x="115" y="390" width="70" height="24" rx="4" fill="#c8952e"/>
+  <text x="150" y="407" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="11" text-anchor="middle" fill="#2d2a24" font-weight="600">
+    COMING 2026
+  </text>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/public/images/book-cover-soil.svg b/public/images/book-cover-soil.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae75bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/images/book-cover-soil.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 300 450" width="300" height="450">
+  <!-- Background -->
+  <rect width="300" height="450" fill="#f5f0e8"/>
+  
+  <!-- Border -->
+  <rect x="15" y="15" width="270" height="420" fill="none" stroke="#3d5a3e" stroke-width="3"/>
+  
+  <!-- Decorative soil/roots pattern -->
+  <g opacity="0.15">
+    <path d="M50 100 Q75 150 50 200 Q25 250 50 300" fill="none" stroke="#5a4a3d" stroke-width="2"/>
+    <path d="M250 100 Q225 150 250 200 Q275 250 250 300" fill="none" stroke="#5a4a3d" stroke-width="2"/>
+    <circle cx="150" cy="350" r="80" fill="none" stroke="#5a4a3d" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <circle cx="150" cy="350" r="60" fill="none" stroke="#5a4a3d" stroke-width="1"/>
+    <circle cx="150" cy="350" r="40" fill="none" stroke="#5a4a3d" stroke-width="1"/>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Title -->
+  <text x="150" y="120" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="28" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#2d2a24">
+    The Soil
+  </text>
+  <text x="150" y="155" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="28" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#2d2a24">
+    Beneath the
+  </text>
+  <text x="150" y="190" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="28" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#2d2a24">
+    Code
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Subtitle -->
+  <text x="150" y="240" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="14" text-anchor="middle" fill="#5a5a4a" font-style="italic">
+    What engineering teams can learn
+  </text>
+  <text x="150" y="260" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="14" text-anchor="middle" fill="#5a5a4a" font-style="italic">
+    from farmers about sustainable systems
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Author -->
+  <text x="150" y="320" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" fill="#3d5a3e" font-weight="500">
+    Scott Scoble
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Year badge -->
+  <rect x="130" y="360" width="40" height="24" rx="4" fill="#3d5a3e"/>
+  <text x="150" y="377" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="12" text-anchor="middle" fill="#f5f0e8" font-weight="600">
+    2023
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Plant sprout icon -->
+  <g transform="translate(150, 400)">
+    <path d="M0 15 Q-5 5 -10 0" fill="none" stroke="#3d5a3e" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+    <path d="M0 15 Q5 5 10 0" fill="none" stroke="#3d5a3e" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+    <line x1="0" y1="20" x2="0" y2="5" stroke="#3d5a3e" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+  </g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/public/images/book-cover-walk.svg b/public/images/book-cover-walk.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff42f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/images/book-cover-walk.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 300 450" width="300" height="450">
+  <!-- Background -->
+  <rect width="300" height="450" fill="#f5f0e8"/>
+  
+  <!-- Border -->
+  <rect x="15" y="15" width="270" height="420" fill="none" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="3"/>
+  
+  <!-- Path/walkway pattern -->
+  <g opacity="0.1">
+    <path d="M30 100 L60 200 L30 300" fill="none" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="8" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+    <path d="M270 100 L240 200 L270 300" fill="none" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="8" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+    <!-- Dotted path markers -->
+    <circle cx="45" cy="150" r="4" fill="#c8952e"/>
+    <circle cx="45" cy="250" r="4" fill="#c8952e"/>
+    <circle cx="255" cy="150" r="4" fill="#c8952e"/>
+    <circle cx="255" cy="250" r="4" fill="#c8952e"/>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Title -->
+  <text x="150" y="130" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="26" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#2d2a24">
+    A Walk in
+  </text>
+  <text x="150" y="170" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="26" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" fill="#2d2a24">
+    Mentoring
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Three questions highlight -->
+  <text x="150" y="220" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="13" text-anchor="middle" fill="#3d5a3e">
+    Three questions that change
+  </text>
+  <text x="150" y="240" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="13" text-anchor="middle" fill="#3d5a3e">
+    how people learn
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Decorative line -->
+  <line x1="100" y1="270" x2="200" y2="270" stroke="#c8952e" stroke-width="2"/>
+  
+  <!-- Three dots representing the three questions -->
+  <g transform="translate(150, 300)">
+    <circle cx="-20" cy="0" r="5" fill="#c8952e"/>
+    <circle cx="0" cy="0" r="5" fill="#c8952e"/>
+    <circle cx="20" cy="0" r="5" fill="#c8952e"/>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Author -->
+  <text x="150" y="360" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" fill="#3d5a3e" font-weight="500">
+    Scott Scoble
+  </text>
+  
+  <!-- Year badge -->
+  <rect x="130" y="390" width="40" height="24" rx="4" fill="#c8952e"/>
+  <text x="150" y="407" font-family="Georgia, serif" font-size="12" text-anchor="middle" fill="#f5f0e8" font-weight="600">
+    2024
+  </text>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/src/pages/books.astro b/src/pages/books.astro
index 6471821..931a227 100644
--- a/src/pages/books.astro
+++ b/src/pages/books.astro
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
         
         <article class="book-card">
           <div class="book-cover">
-            <span>📚</span>
+            <img src="/images/book-cover-soil.svg" alt="The Soil Beneath the Code book cover" width="150" height="225" />
           </div>
           <h2>The Soil Beneath the Code</h2>
           <p class="book-meta">Published 2023</p>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
 
         <article class="book-card">
           <div class="book-cover">
-            <span>🚶</span>
+            <img src="/images/book-cover-walk.svg" alt="A Walk in Mentoring book cover" width="150" height="225" />
           </div>
           <h2>A Walk in Mentoring</h2>
           <p class="book-meta">Published 2024</p>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
 
         <article class="book-card coming-soon">
           <div class="book-cover">
-            <span>🔍</span>
+            <img src="/images/book-cover-dark-provenance.svg" alt="Dark Provenance book cover" width="150" height="225" />
           </div>
           <h2>Dark Provenance</h2>
           <p class="book-meta">Coming 2026</p>
@@ -118,10 +118,16 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
   }
   
   .book-cover {
-    font-size: 4rem;
     margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
   }
   
+  .book-cover img {
+    width: 150px;
+    height: auto;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  }
+  
   .book-card h2 {
     font-family: var(--font-heading);
     font-size: 1.5rem;