diff --git a/config/filters/index.js b/config/filters/index.js
index ef1a3494..60d4664c 100644
--- a/config/filters/index.js
+++ b/config/filters/index.js
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ export default {
         normalized['subtext'] = item['rating']
       }
       if (item.type === 'book') {
-        normalized['alt'] = `${item['title']} by ${item['authors']}`
         normalized['title'] = `${item['title']} by ${item['authors']}`
         normalized['rating'] = item['rating']
         if (item['rating']) normalized['subtext'] = item['rating']
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid b/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid
index 99e337ed..528c07ed 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
             {%- if loading -%}{{ loading }}{%- else -%}lazy{%- endif -%}
           {%- endcapture -%}
           {% if shape == 'square' %}
-            <img src="https://coryd.dev/.netlify/images/?url={{ item.image }}&fit=cover&w=240&h=240&fm=webp&q=80" alt="{{ alt }}" loading="{{ loadingStrategy }}" decoding="async" width="240" height="240" />
+            <img src="https://coryd.dev/.netlify/images/?url={{ item.image }}&fit=cover&w=240&h=240&fm=webp&q=80"{% if alt %} alt="{{ alt }}"{% endif %} loading="{{ loadingStrategy }}" decoding="async" width="240" height="240" />
           {% else %}
-            <img src="https://coryd.dev/.netlify/images/?url={{ item.image }}&fit=cover&w=200&h=307&fm=webp&q=80" alt="{{ alt }}" loading="{{ loadingStrategy }}" decoding="async" width="200" height="307" />
+            <img src="https://coryd.dev/.netlify/images/?url={{ item.image }}&fit=cover&w=200&h=307&fm=webp&q=80"{% if alt %} alt="{{ alt }}"{% endif %} loading="{{ loadingStrategy }}" decoding="async" width="200" height="307" />
           {% endif %}
         </div>
       </a>