diff --git a/scraper/internal/server/ui.go b/scraper/internal/server/ui.go
index cd64dc7..25a66c9 100644
--- a/scraper/internal/server/ui.go
+++ b/scraper/internal/server/ui.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/libnovel/scraper/internal/orchestrator"
+	"github.com/libnovel/scraper/internal/scraper"
 	"github.com/libnovel/scraper/internal/writer"
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/extension"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ const homeTmpl = `
             <div class="flex gap-2 mt-2 flex-wrap">
               {{if .Status}}<span class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-300">{{.Status}}</span>{{end}}
               {{if .TotalChapters}}<span class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-300">{{.TotalChapters}} ch</span>{{end}}
+              {{if .Downloaded}}<span class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-amber-900 text-amber-300">{{.Downloaded}} downloaded</span>{{end}}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -231,6 +233,42 @@ const homeTmpl = `
         }
       }
       htmx.process(a);
+
+      // Add dismiss button (swipe-left to remove from continue reading).
+      var dismissBtn = document.createElement('button');
+      dismissBtn.type = 'button';
+      dismissBtn.title = 'Remove from continue reading';
+      dismissBtn.className = 'dismiss-btn absolute top-2 right-2 z-10 flex items-center justify-center w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-zinc-700 hover:bg-zinc-600 text-zinc-400 hover:text-zinc-100 transition-colors opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100';
+      dismissBtn.innerHTML = '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="w-3 h-3" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.293 4.293a1 1 0 011.414 0L10 8.586l4.293-4.293a1 1 0 111.414 1.414L11.414 10l4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414L10 11.414l-4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414L8.586 10 4.293 5.707a1 1 0 010-1.414z" clip-rule="evenodd"/></svg>';
+      dismissBtn.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        var cardEl = this.closest('[data-slug]');
+        var cardSlug = cardEl ? cardEl.dataset.slug : null;
+        if (cardSlug) {
+          var p = {};
+          try { p = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('reading_progress') || '{}'); } catch(_) {}
+          delete p[cardSlug];
+          localStorage.setItem('reading_progress', JSON.stringify(p));
+        }
+        // Slide left and fade out, then remove.
+        var target = cardEl || this.parentElement;
+        target.style.transition = 'transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease';
+        target.style.transform = 'translateX(-60px)';
+        target.style.opacity = '0';
+        setTimeout(function() {
+          target.remove();
+          // Hide section if no cards remain.
+          var remaining = continueGrid.querySelectorAll('[data-slug]');
+          if (remaining.length === 0) {
+            continueSection.classList.add('hidden');
+          }
+        }, 260);
+      });
+      // Make card position:relative so the absolute button positions correctly.
+      a.style.position = 'relative';
+      a.appendChild(dismissBtn);
+
       continueGrid.appendChild(a);
       // Keep the original card visible in #books-grid — do not hide it.
       // Books should always appear in Available regardless of reading progress.
@@ -268,6 +306,12 @@ const homeTmpl = `
 }());
 </script>`
 
+// homeBookItem wraps BookMeta with the count of chapters already on disk.
+type homeBookItem struct {
+	scraper.BookMeta
+	Downloaded int
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.URL.Path != "/" {
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
@@ -280,12 +324,20 @@ func (s *Server) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	items := make([]homeBookItem, len(books))
+	for i, b := range books {
+		items[i] = homeBookItem{
+			BookMeta:   b,
+			Downloaded: s.writer.CountChapters(b.Slug),
+		}
+	}
+
 	t := template.Must(template.New("home").Parse(homeTmpl))
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	_ = t.Execute(&buf, struct {
 		Books interface{}
 	}{
-		Books: books,
+		Books: items,
 	})
 
 	s.respond(w, r, "Home", buf.String())
@@ -1262,9 +1314,19 @@ const bookTmpl = `
     ← All books
   </a>
 
+  <!-- Cover zoom overlay -->
+  <div id="cover-zoom-overlay"
+       class="fixed inset-0 z-50 hidden items-center justify-center bg-black/80 cursor-zoom-out"
+       onclick="document.getElementById('cover-zoom-overlay').classList.add('hidden');document.getElementById('cover-zoom-overlay').classList.remove('flex');">
+    <img id="cover-zoom-img" src="" alt="cover zoomed" class="max-w-[90vw] max-h-[90vh] object-contain rounded-xl shadow-2xl">
+  </div>
+
   <div class="flex gap-5 mb-8 mt-4">
     {{if .Meta.Cover}}
-    <img src="{{.Meta.Cover}}" alt="cover" class="w-24 h-36 object-cover rounded-lg flex-shrink-0 shadow-lg">
+    <img src="{{.Meta.Cover}}" alt="cover"
+         id="cover-thumb"
+         class="w-24 h-36 object-cover rounded-lg flex-shrink-0 shadow-lg cursor-zoom-in"
+         onclick="(function(src){var o=document.getElementById('cover-zoom-overlay');document.getElementById('cover-zoom-img').src=src;o.classList.remove('hidden');o.classList.add('flex');})(this.src)">
     {{end}}
     <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
       <div class="flex items-center gap-3 flex-wrap">
@@ -1311,6 +1373,20 @@ const bookTmpl = `
     </a>
   </div>
 
+  <!-- Latest chapter button — shown by JS when book has not been started -->
+  {{if .LastChapter}}
+  <div id="latest-bar" class="mb-4 hidden">
+    <a href="/books/{{.Slug}}/chapters/{{.LastChapter}}"
+       hx-get="/books/{{.Slug}}/chapters/{{.LastChapter}}"
+       hx-target="#main-content"
+       hx-push-url="true"
+       hx-swap="innerHTML"
+       class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-zinc-300 hover:text-amber-300 text-sm font-medium transition-colors cursor-pointer border border-zinc-700 hover:border-amber-500">
+      ↓ Latest — Chapter {{.LastChapter}}
+    </a>
+  </div>
+  {{end}}
+
   <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-200 mb-3">Chapters</h2>
   <ul id="chapter-list" class="space-y-1">
     {{range .Chapters}}
@@ -1381,6 +1457,17 @@ const bookTmpl = `
   window.applyProgress = function(slug) {
     var progress = getProgress();
     var saved = progress[slug];
+
+    // Show/hide latest bar (only when no progress recorded for this book).
+    var latestBar = document.getElementById('latest-bar');
+    if (latestBar) {
+      if (!saved) {
+        latestBar.classList.remove('hidden');
+      } else {
+        latestBar.classList.add('hidden');
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!saved) return;
 
     // Highlight the saved chapter row.
@@ -1456,6 +1543,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleBook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	t := template.Must(template.New("book").Funcs(funcMap).Parse(bookTmpl))
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	lastChapter := 0
+	if total > 0 {
+		lastChapter = chapters[total-1].Number
+	}
 	_ = t.Execute(&buf, struct {
 		Slug            string
 		Meta            interface{}
@@ -1463,6 +1554,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleBook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		TotalDownloaded int
 		TotalPages      int
 		CurrentPage     int
+		LastChapter     int
 	}{
 		Slug:            slug,
 		Meta:            meta,
@@ -1470,6 +1562,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleBook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		TotalDownloaded: total,
 		TotalPages:      totalPages,
 		CurrentPage:     currentPage,
+		LastChapter:     lastChapter,
 	})
 
 	s.respond(w, r, meta.Title, buf.String())
diff --git a/scraper/internal/writer/writer.go b/scraper/internal/writer/writer.go
index 6beffe7..fdd9ee4 100644
--- a/scraper/internal/writer/writer.go
+++ b/scraper/internal/writer/writer.go
@@ -206,6 +206,25 @@ func (w *Writer) ListChapters(slug string) ([]ChapterInfo, error) {
 	return chapters, nil
 }
 
+// CountChapters returns the number of chapter markdown files on disk for slug.
+// It is cheaper than ListChapters because it does not read file contents.
+func (w *Writer) CountChapters(slug string) int {
+	bookDir := w.bookDir(slug)
+	volDirs, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(bookDir, "vol-*"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	count := 0
+	for _, vd := range volDirs {
+		rangeDirs, _ := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(vd, "*-*"))
+		for _, rd := range rangeDirs {
+			files, _ := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(rd, "chapter-*.md"))
+			count += len(files)
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
 // chapterTitle reads the first non-empty line of a markdown file and strips
 // the leading "# " heading marker. Falls back to "Chapter N".
 func chapterTitle(path string, n int) (title, date string) {