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+# Audiobook UI Redesign Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Bring the audiobook detail page and player to visual + interaction parity with Silo's video player, translated for audio, per the [design spec](../specs/2026-05-24-audiobook-ui-redesign-design.md).
+
+**Architecture:** Extract `CircleButton` and add new menu primitives (`SpeedMenu`, `SleepTimerMenu`) into `web/src/player/components/` so both players consume the same source of truth. Split today's monolithic `AudiobookPlayer.tsx` into a state hook (`useAudiobookPlayback`) plus two chrome components (`MiniBar`, `NowListening`) under `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/`. The same `<audio>` element backs both modes — switching is a chrome swap, not a remount. Restructure the detail page to foreground progress, chapter awareness, and narrator.
+
+**Tech Stack:** React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind, Vite, vitest + @testing-library/react, lucide-react icons. No new dependencies.
+
+---
+
+## File Structure
+
+**New files:**
+- `web/src/player/components/CircleButton.tsx` — extracted glass-disc button (shared by video + audiobook)
+- `web/src/player/components/CircleButton.test.tsx`
+- `web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.tsx` — popover speed picker (matches `ChaptersMenu` shape)
+- `web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.test.tsx`
+- `web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.tsx` — popover sleep-timer picker
+- `web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` — thin shell (mode swap)
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts` — state hook
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx` — compact chrome
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx` — overlay chrome
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/CoverExpandTile.tsx` — left-edge tile + view-transition anchor
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/NarratorCard.tsx`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/RelatedRail.tsx`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.tsx`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.test.tsx`
+
+**Modified files:**
+- `web/src/player/components/PlayerControls.tsx` — consume new `CircleButton`
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx` — restructured hero, chapters, narrator, related rails
+
+**Deleted files:**
+- `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` — replaced by the `player/` subfolder
+
+---
+
+## Working agreements
+
+- After each task: run `cd web && pnpm test -- --run <test-path>` then `cd web && pnpm run lint` and `cd web && pnpm run format:check` before committing. If lint/format fails, fix and re-stage.
+- Commit messages follow the existing convention: `feat(audiobooks): ...` for behavior changes, `refactor(player): ...` for pure refactors, `test(audiobooks): ...` if adding only tests.
+- Don't bundle unrelated work into a single commit. One task = one commit.
+- This plan ships v1 only. Bookmarks, car mode, and the cross-book backend joins are deferred per the spec.
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: Extract `CircleButton` shared primitive
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/player/components/CircleButton.tsx`
+- Create: `web/src/player/components/CircleButton.test.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/player/components/PlayerControls.tsx` (remove inline `CircleButton`, import the extracted one)
+
+The video player and (current) audiobook player both define near-identical glass-disc buttons inline. Extract a single primitive both can use. Today's video `PlayerControls.tsx:380-408` has the canonical version — that's the one to extract.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `web/src/player/components/CircleButton.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { CircleButton } from "./CircleButton";
+
+describe("CircleButton", () => {
+  it("calls onClick when clicked", async () => {
+    const onClick = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <CircleButton size="sm" variant="secondary" ariaLabel="Test" onClick={onClick}>
+        x
+      </CircleButton>,
+    );
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Test" }));
+    expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("applies the primary skin class for variant=primary", () => {
+    render(
+      <CircleButton size="md" variant="primary" ariaLabel="Play">
+        ▶
+      </CircleButton>,
+    );
+    const btn = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Play" });
+    expect(btn.className).toContain("player-disc-primary");
+  });
+
+  it("sets data-paused when prop is true", () => {
+    render(
+      <CircleButton size="md" variant="primary" ariaLabel="Play" data-paused>
+        ▶
+      </CircleButton>,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button")).toHaveAttribute("data-paused", "true");
+  });
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/CircleButton.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL — `Cannot find module './CircleButton'`
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Create the primitive**
+
+Create `web/src/player/components/CircleButton.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+export type CircleButtonProps = {
+  size: "sm" | "md" | "lg";
+  variant: "primary" | "secondary";
+  ariaLabel: string;
+  onClick?: () => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  "data-paused"?: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Glass-disc button used in both the video and audiobook player transports.
+ * - `primary` = glossy white disc (play/pause).
+ * - `secondary` = subtle glass disc (skip, prev/next).
+ * Sizes: `sm` 40–44px in-bar secondaries, `md` 52–56px in-bar play,
+ * `lg` 80px for floating variants (e.g. Now Listening play button).
+ */
+export function CircleButton({
+  size,
+  variant,
+  ariaLabel,
+  onClick,
+  disabled,
+  children,
+  "data-paused": dataPaused,
+}: CircleButtonProps) {
+  const base =
+    "flex items-center justify-center rounded-full focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-white/75 disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed";
+  const sizing =
+    size === "lg"
+      ? "h-20 w-20"
+      : size === "md"
+        ? "h-12 w-12 sm:h-14 sm:w-14"
+        : "h-10 w-10 sm:h-11 sm:w-11";
+  const skin = variant === "primary" ? "player-disc-primary" : "player-disc-secondary";
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      aria-label={ariaLabel}
+      onClick={onClick}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      className={`${base} ${sizing} ${skin}`}
+      data-paused={dataPaused ? "true" : undefined}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run test to verify it passes**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/CircleButton.test.tsx`
+Expected: PASS — 3 tests
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Migrate `PlayerControls.tsx` to use the extracted button**
+
+In `web/src/player/components/PlayerControls.tsx`:
+1. Add at top with other imports: `import { CircleButton } from "./CircleButton";`
+2. Delete the inline `CircleButton` function (lines ~380-408) AND the now-unused `CircleButtonProps` type just above it.
+3. Leave `ClusterSlotSpacer` and `SkipIcon` alone — they are not extracted.
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify nothing else broke**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player`
+Expected: All player tests PASS
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/player/components/CircleButton.tsx \
+        web/src/player/components/CircleButton.test.tsx \
+        web/src/player/components/PlayerControls.tsx
+git commit -m "refactor(player): extract CircleButton shared primitive"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: `SpeedMenu` primitive — replace audiobook `<select>`
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.tsx`
+- Create: `web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.test.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` (swap `<select>` for `<SpeedMenu>`)
+
+Today the audiobook player uses a raw `<select>`. Replace it with a popover menu styled like `ChaptersMenu` so the right-rail looks polished and consistent.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { SpeedMenu } from "./SpeedMenu";
+
+const RATES = [0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2] as const;
+
+describe("SpeedMenu", () => {
+  it("shows the current rate label on the trigger", () => {
+    render(<SpeedMenu rates={RATES} value={1.5} onChange={() => {}} />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /playback speed/i })).toHaveTextContent("1.5×");
+  });
+
+  it("opens, lists all rates, and emits the chosen value", async () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+    render(<SpeedMenu rates={RATES} value={1} onChange={onChange} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /playback speed/i }));
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole("menuitem")).toHaveLength(RATES.length);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "1.25×" }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1.25);
+  });
+
+  it("marks the current rate as active", async () => {
+    render(<SpeedMenu rates={RATES} value={1.5} onChange={() => {}} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /playback speed/i }));
+    const active = screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "1.5×" });
+    expect(active).toHaveAttribute("data-active", "true");
+  });
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/SpeedMenu.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL — `Cannot find module './SpeedMenu'`
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement the menu**
+
+Create `web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.tsx` (mirrors `ChaptersMenu.tsx` shape):
+
+```tsx
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+interface SpeedMenuProps {
+  rates: readonly number[];
+  value: number;
+  onChange: (rate: number) => void;
+}
+
+export function SpeedMenu({ rates, value, onChange }: SpeedMenuProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const menuItemsRef = useRef<(HTMLButtonElement | null)[]>([]);
+
+  const handleBlur = useCallback((e: React.FocusEvent) => {
+    if (!menuRef.current?.contains(e.relatedTarget as Node)) {
+      setOpen(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => e.key === "Escape" && setOpen(false);
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+  }, [open]);
+
+  const handleMenuKeyDown = useCallback((e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    const items = menuItemsRef.current.filter(Boolean) as HTMLButtonElement[];
+    if (items.length === 0) return;
+    const i = items.indexOf(document.activeElement as HTMLButtonElement);
+    let next: number | null = null;
+    switch (e.key) {
+      case "ArrowDown":
+        next = i < items.length - 1 ? i + 1 : 0;
+        break;
+      case "ArrowUp":
+        next = i > 0 ? i - 1 : items.length - 1;
+        break;
+      case "Home":
+        next = 0;
+        break;
+      case "End":
+        next = items.length - 1;
+        break;
+      default:
+        return;
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();
+    items[next]?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={menuRef} className="relative" onBlur={handleBlur}>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="player-utility-btn px-2 text-xs tabular-nums"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        aria-label="Playback speed"
+        aria-expanded={open}
+        aria-haspopup="menu"
+      >
+        {value}×
+      </button>
+
+      {open && (
+        <div
+          role="menu"
+          className="absolute right-0 bottom-full mb-2 flex min-w-[100px] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-black/90 py-1.5 shadow-xl backdrop-blur-sm"
+          onKeyDown={handleMenuKeyDown}
+        >
+          {rates.map((r, idx) => (
+            <button
+              key={r}
+              ref={(el) => {
+                menuItemsRef.current[idx] = el;
+              }}
+              role="menuitem"
+              type="button"
+              data-active={r === value ? "true" : undefined}
+              className={`w-full px-4 py-2 text-right text-sm tabular-nums transition-colors hover:bg-white/10 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-white/70 focus-visible:outline-none ${
+                r === value ? "bg-white/5 text-white" : "text-white/75"
+              }`}
+              onClick={() => {
+                onChange(r);
+                setOpen(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              {r}×
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run test — verify it passes**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/SpeedMenu.test.tsx`
+Expected: PASS — 3 tests
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Swap the `<select>` in `AudiobookPlayer.tsx`**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer.tsx`:
+1. Add import: `import { SpeedMenu } from "@/player/components/SpeedMenu";`
+2. Replace the `<select>` block (currently at lines ~288-300) with:
+
+```tsx
+<SpeedMenu
+  rates={PLAYBACK_RATES}
+  value={rate}
+  onChange={(r) => {
+    setRate(r);
+    if (audioRef.current) audioRef.current.playbackRate = r;
+  }}
+/>
+```
+
+3. Delete the unused `handleRateChange` function (now-dead code).
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Lint + commit**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check
+```
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.tsx \
+        web/src/player/components/SpeedMenu.test.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): replace raw select with SpeedMenu popover"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Move `AudiobookPlayer.tsx` to `player/` subfolder
+
+**Files:**
+- Move: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` → `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx` (update import path)
+
+Pure file move — no behavior change. Sets up the directory for the upcoming hook + chrome split.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Move the file**
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p web/src/pages/audiobooks/player
+git mv web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer.tsx web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update the import in `AudiobookDetail.tsx`**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`, change:
+```tsx
+import AudiobookPlayer from "./AudiobookPlayer";
+```
+to:
+```tsx
+import AudiobookPlayer from "./player/AudiobookPlayer";
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Verify nothing else imports the old path**
+
+Run: `cd web && grep -r 'from "@/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookPlayer"' src && grep -r 'from "\./AudiobookPlayer"' src/pages/audiobooks`
+Expected: no output (no remaining references)
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run && pnpm run lint`
+Expected: PASS
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "refactor(audiobooks): move AudiobookPlayer into player/ subfolder"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: Extract `useAudiobookPlayback` hook
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts`
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` (consume the hook; chrome layout unchanged)
+
+Pull all audio-element wiring, progress reporting, and state out of the component into a reusable hook. The component shrinks to consuming `playback.*` everywhere it used local state.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`:
+
+```ts
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { useAudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+import type { AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+
+vi.mock("@/hooks/audiobooks/useReportAudiobookProgress", () => ({
+  useReportAudiobookProgress: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/hooks/queries/downloads", () => ({
+  buildDirectDownloadUrl: (id: number) => `/stream/${id}`,
+}));
+
+const files: AudiobookFile[] = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    path: "a.m4b",
+    duration_seconds: 600,
+    chapters: [
+      { index: 0, title: "One", source: "embedded", start_seconds: 0, end_seconds: 300 },
+      { index: 1, title: "Two", source: "embedded", start_seconds: 300, end_seconds: 600 },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+function makeAudio() {
+  const audio = document.createElement("audio");
+  Object.defineProperty(audio, "duration", { value: 600, writable: true });
+  Object.defineProperty(audio, "paused", { value: true, writable: true });
+  audio.play = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  audio.pause = vi.fn();
+  return audio;
+}
+
+describe("useAudiobookPlayback", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("returns a flattened chapter list across files", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+    );
+    expect(result.current.chapters).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(result.current.chapters[0].start_seconds).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.current.chapters[1].start_seconds).toBe(300);
+  });
+
+  it("computes streamUrl from the first file id", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+    );
+    expect(result.current.streamUrl).toBe("/stream/1");
+  });
+
+  it("togglePlay invokes audio.play when paused, audio.pause otherwise", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+    );
+    const audio = makeAudio();
+    act(() => {
+      (result.current.audioRef as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLAudioElement>).current = audio;
+    });
+    act(() => result.current.togglePlay());
+    expect(audio.play).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    Object.defineProperty(audio, "paused", { value: false, writable: true });
+    act(() => result.current.togglePlay());
+    expect(audio.pause).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("seekTo clamps to [0, duration]", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+    );
+    const audio = makeAudio();
+    act(() => {
+      (result.current.audioRef as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLAudioElement>).current = audio;
+    });
+    act(() => result.current.seekTo(1_000_000));
+    expect(audio.currentTime).toBe(599); // 600 - 1 (clamp to duration - 1 per existing behavior)
+    act(() => result.current.seekTo(-50));
+    expect(audio.currentTime).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("currentChapter starts at the first chapter when currentTime is 0", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+    );
+    expect(result.current.currentChapter?.title).toBe("One");
+  });
+});
+```
+
+(Chapter-from-time recomputation is covered by the `MiniBar` test in Task 6, which exercises the memoized derivation through a rendered consumer rather than poking the hook directly.)
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`
+Expected: FAIL — `Cannot find module './useAudiobookPlayback'`
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement the hook**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts`:
+
+```ts
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import { buildDirectDownloadUrl } from "@/hooks/queries/downloads";
+import { useReportAudiobookProgress } from "@/hooks/audiobooks/useReportAudiobookProgress";
+import type { AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+import type { PlayerChapter } from "@/player/types";
+
+const REPORT_INTERVAL_MS = 10_000;
+
+export interface UseAudiobookPlaybackOptions {
+  contentId: string;
+  files: AudiobookFile[];
+  initialPositionSeconds: number;
+  autoPlay?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface AudiobookPlayback {
+  audioRef: React.RefObject<HTMLAudioElement | null>;
+  streamUrl: string;
+  hasFile: boolean;
+  playing: boolean;
+  currentTime: number;
+  duration: number;
+  buffered: TimeRanges | null;
+  rate: number;
+  chapters: PlayerChapter[];
+  currentChapter: PlayerChapter | null;
+  togglePlay: () => void;
+  seekTo: (seconds: number) => void;
+  skip: (delta: number) => void;
+  setRate: (r: number) => void;
+}
+
+function safeNumber(value: number): number {
+  return Number.isFinite(value) && value >= 0 ? value : 0;
+}
+
+function buildPlayerChapters(files: AudiobookFile[]): PlayerChapter[] {
+  const out: PlayerChapter[] = [];
+  let offset = 0;
+  let nextIndex = 0;
+  for (const file of files) {
+    if (file.chapters) {
+      for (const ch of file.chapters) {
+        out.push({
+          index: nextIndex++,
+          title: ch.title || `Chapter ${ch.index + 1}`,
+          start_seconds: offset + ch.start_seconds,
+          end_seconds: offset + (ch.end_seconds || ch.start_seconds),
+          source: ch.source || "embedded",
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    offset += file.duration_seconds ?? 0;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+export function useAudiobookPlayback({
+  contentId,
+  files,
+  initialPositionSeconds,
+  autoPlay = true,
+}: UseAudiobookPlaybackOptions): AudiobookPlayback {
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement>(null);
+  const [playing, setPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
+  const [buffered, setBuffered] = useState<TimeRanges | null>(null);
+  const [rate, setRateState] = useState(1);
+
+  const reportProgress = useReportAudiobookProgress();
+  const file = files[0];
+  const fileId = file?.id;
+  const streamUrl = fileId ? buildDirectDownloadUrl(fileId) : "";
+  const chapters = useMemo(() => buildPlayerChapters(files), [files]);
+
+  const reportRef = useRef<(pos: number) => void>(() => {});
+  reportRef.current = (posSeconds: number) => {
+    if (!fileId) return;
+    reportProgress.mutate({
+      contentId,
+      positionSeconds: Math.floor(posSeconds),
+      mediaFileId: fileId,
+    });
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const audio = audioRef.current;
+    if (!audio || !fileId) return;
+
+    const onTimeUpdate = () => setCurrentTime(safeNumber(audio.currentTime));
+    const onProgress = () => setBuffered(audio.buffered);
+    const onDurationChange = () => setDuration(safeNumber(audio.duration));
+    const onLoadedMetadata = () => {
+      setDuration(safeNumber(audio.duration));
+      if (initialPositionSeconds > 0 && Number.isFinite(audio.duration)) {
+        const target = Math.min(initialPositionSeconds, audio.duration - 1);
+        if (target > 0) audio.currentTime = target;
+      }
+      if (autoPlay) {
+        audio.play().catch((err) => {
+          console.warn("audiobook autoplay blocked", err);
+        });
+      }
+    };
+    const onPlay = () => setPlaying(true);
+    const onPause = () => {
+      setPlaying(false);
+      reportRef.current(audio.currentTime);
+    };
+    const onSeeked = () => {
+      setCurrentTime(safeNumber(audio.currentTime));
+      reportRef.current(audio.currentTime);
+    };
+    const onEnded = () => {
+      setPlaying(false);
+      reportRef.current(audio.currentTime);
+    };
+    const onError = () => {
+      const err = audio.error;
+      console.error("audiobook audio error", {
+        code: err?.code,
+        message: err?.message,
+        networkState: audio.networkState,
+        readyState: audio.readyState,
+        src: audio.currentSrc,
+      });
+    };
+
+    audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", onTimeUpdate);
+    audio.addEventListener("progress", onProgress);
+    audio.addEventListener("durationchange", onDurationChange);
+    audio.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", onLoadedMetadata);
+    audio.addEventListener("play", onPlay);
+    audio.addEventListener("pause", onPause);
+    audio.addEventListener("seeked", onSeeked);
+    audio.addEventListener("ended", onEnded);
+    audio.addEventListener("error", onError);
+
+    return () => {
+      audio.removeEventListener("timeupdate", onTimeUpdate);
+      audio.removeEventListener("progress", onProgress);
+      audio.removeEventListener("durationchange", onDurationChange);
+      audio.removeEventListener("loadedmetadata", onLoadedMetadata);
+      audio.removeEventListener("play", onPlay);
+      audio.removeEventListener("pause", onPause);
+      audio.removeEventListener("seeked", onSeeked);
+      audio.removeEventListener("ended", onEnded);
+      audio.removeEventListener("error", onError);
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [fileId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!playing) return;
+    const id = window.setInterval(() => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (audio) reportRef.current(audio.currentTime);
+    }, REPORT_INTERVAL_MS);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(id);
+  }, [playing]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (audio && !audio.paused) {
+        audio.pause();
+        reportRef.current(audio.currentTime);
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const togglePlay = useCallback(() => {
+    const audio = audioRef.current;
+    if (!audio) return;
+    if (audio.paused) {
+      audio.play().catch((err) => console.error("audiobook play failed", err));
+    } else {
+      audio.pause();
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const seekTo = useCallback((seconds: number) => {
+    const audio = audioRef.current;
+    if (!audio) return;
+    const max = Number.isFinite(audio.duration) ? audio.duration - 1 : seconds;
+    const clamped = Math.max(0, Math.min(seconds, max));
+    audio.currentTime = clamped;
+    setCurrentTime(safeNumber(clamped));
+  }, []);
+
+  const skip = useCallback(
+    (delta: number) => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (!audio) return;
+      seekTo(audio.currentTime + delta);
+    },
+    [seekTo],
+  );
+
+  const setRate = useCallback((r: number) => {
+    setRateState(r);
+    if (audioRef.current) audioRef.current.playbackRate = r;
+  }, []);
+
+  const currentChapter = useMemo(() => {
+    if (chapters.length === 0) return null;
+    return (
+      chapters.find((c) => currentTime >= c.start_seconds && currentTime < c.end_seconds) ?? null
+    );
+  }, [chapters, currentTime]);
+
+  return {
+    audioRef,
+    streamUrl,
+    hasFile: Boolean(file),
+    playing,
+    currentTime,
+    duration,
+    buffered,
+    rate,
+    chapters,
+    currentChapter,
+    togglePlay,
+    seekTo,
+    skip,
+    setRate,
+  };
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run test — verify it passes**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`
+Expected: PASS
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Reshape `AudiobookPlayer.tsx` to consume the hook**
+
+Replace `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` with the version below. The chrome layout is unchanged from today — only the wiring source moves. (Task 5 will pull the chrome into a separate `MiniBar.tsx` file; here we just delegate state.)
+
+```tsx
+import { X, Pause, Play, RotateCcw, RotateCw } from "lucide-react";
+import type { AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+import { SeekBar, formatTime } from "@/player/components/SeekBar";
+import { ChaptersMenu } from "@/player/components/ChaptersMenu";
+import { CircleButton } from "@/player/components/CircleButton";
+import { SpeedMenu } from "@/player/components/SpeedMenu";
+import { useAudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+
+export interface AudiobookPlayerProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  title?: string;
+  files: AudiobookFile[];
+  initialPositionSeconds?: number;
+  autoPlay?: boolean;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+}
+
+const SKIP_BACK_SECONDS = 30;
+const SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS = 30;
+const PLAYBACK_RATES = [0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2] as const;
+
+export default function AudiobookPlayer({
+  contentId,
+  title,
+  files,
+  initialPositionSeconds = 0,
+  autoPlay = true,
+  onClose,
+}: AudiobookPlayerProps) {
+  const playback = useAudiobookPlayback({
+    contentId,
+    files,
+    initialPositionSeconds,
+    autoPlay,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-background border-b px-3 pt-2 pb-2 sm:px-6">
+      {playback.hasFile && (
+        <audio
+          ref={playback.audioRef}
+          src={playback.streamUrl}
+          preload="metadata"
+          style={{ display: "none" }}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      <SeekBar
+        currentTime={playback.currentTime}
+        duration={playback.duration}
+        buffered={playback.buffered}
+        chapters={playback.chapters}
+        introRegion={null}
+        creditsRegion={null}
+        onSeek={playback.seekTo}
+      />
+
+      <div className="mt-1 grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto_minmax(0,1fr)] items-center gap-3 sm:gap-5">
+        <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-0.5">
+          {title ? (
+            <div
+              className="truncate text-[14px] leading-tight font-semibold tracking-tight sm:text-[15px]"
+              title={title}
+            >
+              {title}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+          <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] uppercase leading-tight">
+            <span className="font-mono text-[11px] tracking-[0.12em] normal-case tabular-nums">
+              {formatTime(playback.currentTime)}
+              <span className="mx-1 opacity-50">/</span>
+              {formatTime(playback.duration)}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
+          <CircleButton
+            size="sm"
+            variant="secondary"
+            ariaLabel={`Back ${SKIP_BACK_SECONDS} seconds`}
+            onClick={() => playback.skip(-SKIP_BACK_SECONDS)}
+            disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+          >
+            <SkipIcon direction="back" seconds={SKIP_BACK_SECONDS} />
+          </CircleButton>
+
+          <CircleButton
+            size="md"
+            variant="primary"
+            ariaLabel={playback.playing ? "Pause" : "Play"}
+            onClick={playback.togglePlay}
+            disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+            data-paused={!playback.playing}
+          >
+            {playback.playing ? (
+              <Pause className="h-5 w-5" strokeWidth={0} fill="currentColor" />
+            ) : (
+              <Play className="ml-[2px] h-5 w-5" strokeWidth={0} fill="currentColor" />
+            )}
+          </CircleButton>
+
+          <CircleButton
+            size="sm"
+            variant="secondary"
+            ariaLabel={`Forward ${SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS} seconds`}
+            onClick={() => playback.skip(SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS)}
+            disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+          >
+            <SkipIcon direction="forward" seconds={SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS} />
+          </CircleButton>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+          {playback.chapters.length > 0 && (
+            <ChaptersMenu
+              chapters={playback.chapters}
+              currentTime={playback.currentTime}
+              onSeek={playback.seekTo}
+            />
+          )}
+          <SpeedMenu rates={PLAYBACK_RATES} value={playback.rate} onChange={playback.setRate} />
+          {onClose && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={onClose}
+              aria-label="Close player"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground rounded p-1.5"
+            >
+              <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SkipIcon({ direction, seconds }: { direction: "back" | "forward"; seconds: number }) {
+  const Arrow = direction === "back" ? RotateCcw : RotateCw;
+  return (
+    <span className="relative flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center">
+      <Arrow className="h-6 w-6" strokeWidth={1.6} />
+      <span className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pb-[1px] text-[8px] font-semibold tracking-tight tabular-nums">
+        {seconds}
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify visually**
+
+Run the dev server: `cd web && pnpm dev` (with `VITE_API_PROXY_TARGET` pointing at your backend).
+Open an audiobook detail page, click Play, confirm the bottom bar appears and:
+- Plays/pauses on the center button
+- Skip ±30 works
+- Chapter menu opens and seeks
+- Speed menu now shows as a popover (not a native select) and changes playback rate
+- Close button still dismisses
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Lint + commit**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check
+```
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx
+git commit -m "refactor(audiobooks): extract useAudiobookPlayback hook"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 5: Split chrome into `MiniBar.tsx`
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx`
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` (becomes a thin shell that renders `<MiniBar>` only — Now Listening swap arrives in Task 9)
+
+Move all the JSX from `AudiobookPlayer.tsx` into `MiniBar.tsx` and have the player render it, plumbing `playback` as a single prop. No behavior change; sets up Task 9's mode swap.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { MiniBar } from "./MiniBar";
+import type { AudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+
+function makePlayback(over: Partial<AudiobookPlayback> = {}): AudiobookPlayback {
+  return {
+    audioRef: { current: null },
+    streamUrl: "",
+    hasFile: true,
+    playing: false,
+    currentTime: 0,
+    duration: 600,
+    buffered: null,
+    rate: 1,
+    chapters: [],
+    currentChapter: null,
+    togglePlay: vi.fn(),
+    seekTo: vi.fn(),
+    skip: vi.fn(),
+    setRate: vi.fn(),
+    ...over,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("MiniBar", () => {
+  it("renders the title", () => {
+    render(<MiniBar title="Project Hail Mary" playback={makePlayback()} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("Project Hail Mary")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("calls togglePlay when the center button is clicked", async () => {
+    const togglePlay = vi.fn();
+    render(<MiniBar title="X" playback={makePlayback({ togglePlay })} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /play|pause/i }));
+    expect(togglePlay).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onClose when the close button is clicked", async () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(<MiniBar title="X" playback={makePlayback()} onClose={onClose} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /close player/i }));
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL — `Cannot find module './MiniBar'`
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Create `MiniBar.tsx`**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx` and move the JSX out of `AudiobookPlayer.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { X, Pause, Play, RotateCcw, RotateCw } from "lucide-react";
+import { SeekBar, formatTime } from "@/player/components/SeekBar";
+import { ChaptersMenu } from "@/player/components/ChaptersMenu";
+import { CircleButton } from "@/player/components/CircleButton";
+import { SpeedMenu } from "@/player/components/SpeedMenu";
+import type { AudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+
+const SKIP_BACK_SECONDS = 30;
+const SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS = 30;
+const PLAYBACK_RATES = [0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2] as const;
+
+interface MiniBarProps {
+  title?: string;
+  playback: AudiobookPlayback;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+}
+
+export function MiniBar({ title, playback, onClose }: MiniBarProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-background border-b px-3 pt-2 pb-2 sm:px-6">
+      <SeekBar
+        currentTime={playback.currentTime}
+        duration={playback.duration}
+        buffered={playback.buffered}
+        chapters={playback.chapters}
+        introRegion={null}
+        creditsRegion={null}
+        onSeek={playback.seekTo}
+      />
+
+      <div className="mt-1 grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto_minmax(0,1fr)] items-center gap-3 sm:gap-5">
+        <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-0.5">
+          {title ? (
+            <div
+              className="truncate text-[14px] leading-tight font-semibold tracking-tight sm:text-[15px]"
+              title={title}
+            >
+              {title}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+          <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] uppercase leading-tight">
+            <span className="font-mono text-[11px] tracking-[0.12em] normal-case tabular-nums">
+              {formatTime(playback.currentTime)}
+              <span className="mx-1 opacity-50">/</span>
+              {formatTime(playback.duration)}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
+          <CircleButton
+            size="sm"
+            variant="secondary"
+            ariaLabel={`Back ${SKIP_BACK_SECONDS} seconds`}
+            onClick={() => playback.skip(-SKIP_BACK_SECONDS)}
+            disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+          >
+            <SkipIcon direction="back" seconds={SKIP_BACK_SECONDS} />
+          </CircleButton>
+
+          <CircleButton
+            size="md"
+            variant="primary"
+            ariaLabel={playback.playing ? "Pause" : "Play"}
+            onClick={playback.togglePlay}
+            disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+            data-paused={!playback.playing}
+          >
+            {playback.playing ? (
+              <Pause className="h-5 w-5" strokeWidth={0} fill="currentColor" />
+            ) : (
+              <Play className="ml-[2px] h-5 w-5" strokeWidth={0} fill="currentColor" />
+            )}
+          </CircleButton>
+
+          <CircleButton
+            size="sm"
+            variant="secondary"
+            ariaLabel={`Forward ${SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS} seconds`}
+            onClick={() => playback.skip(SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS)}
+            disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+          >
+            <SkipIcon direction="forward" seconds={SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS} />
+          </CircleButton>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+          {playback.chapters.length > 0 && (
+            <ChaptersMenu
+              chapters={playback.chapters}
+              currentTime={playback.currentTime}
+              onSeek={playback.seekTo}
+            />
+          )}
+          <SpeedMenu rates={PLAYBACK_RATES} value={playback.rate} onChange={playback.setRate} />
+          {onClose && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={onClose}
+              aria-label="Close player"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground rounded p-1.5"
+            >
+              <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SkipIcon({ direction, seconds }: { direction: "back" | "forward"; seconds: number }) {
+  const Arrow = direction === "back" ? RotateCcw : RotateCw;
+  return (
+    <span className="relative flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center">
+      <Arrow className="h-6 w-6" strokeWidth={1.6} />
+      <span className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pb-[1px] text-[8px] font-semibold tracking-tight tabular-nums">
+        {seconds}
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Reduce `AudiobookPlayer.tsx` to a shell**
+
+Replace `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` with:
+
+```tsx
+import type { AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+import { useAudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+import { MiniBar } from "./MiniBar";
+
+export interface AudiobookPlayerProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  title?: string;
+  files: AudiobookFile[];
+  initialPositionSeconds?: number;
+  autoPlay?: boolean;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+}
+
+export default function AudiobookPlayer({
+  contentId,
+  title,
+  files,
+  initialPositionSeconds = 0,
+  autoPlay = true,
+  onClose,
+}: AudiobookPlayerProps) {
+  const playback = useAudiobookPlayback({
+    contentId,
+    files,
+    initialPositionSeconds,
+    autoPlay,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {playback.hasFile && (
+        <audio
+          ref={playback.audioRef}
+          src={playback.streamUrl}
+          preload="metadata"
+          style={{ display: "none" }}
+        />
+      )}
+      <MiniBar title={title} playback={playback} onClose={onClose} />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Run tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player`
+Expected: PASS
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx
+git commit -m "refactor(audiobooks): split MiniBar out of AudiobookPlayer shell"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 6: Add chapter title to the MiniBar left column
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+
+The single most useful "where am I" cue today is missing from the bar. Pull `playback.currentChapter` and render its title between the book title and the time row.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Extend the test**
+
+Add to `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+it("renders the current chapter title under the book title", () => {
+  render(
+    <MiniBar
+      title="X"
+      playback={makePlayback({
+        currentChapter: {
+          index: 6,
+          title: "The Astrophage",
+          start_seconds: 0,
+          end_seconds: 100,
+          source: "embedded",
+        },
+      })}
+    />,
+  );
+  expect(screen.getByText("The Astrophage")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("omits the chapter row when no current chapter is known", () => {
+  render(<MiniBar title="X" playback={makePlayback({ currentChapter: null })} />);
+  // chapter test id should not be present
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId("minibar-chapter-title")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL — the chapter title isn't rendered yet
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update `MiniBar.tsx`**
+
+In the left column of `MiniBar.tsx`, between the title `<div>` and the time row, add:
+
+```tsx
+{playback.currentChapter ? (
+  <div
+    data-testid="minibar-chapter-title"
+    className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-[11px] leading-tight"
+    title={playback.currentChapter.title}
+  >
+    {playback.currentChapter.title}
+  </div>
+) : null}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+Expected: PASS (5 tests total now)
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): show current chapter in MiniBar left column"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 7: Add `CoverExpandTile` (no expand wiring yet)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/CoverExpandTile.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx` (insert tile, accept `posterUrl` + `onExpand` props)
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` (accept and pass through `posterUrl`)
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx` (pass `posterUrl` to player)
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`
+
+The tile lives at the far left of the bar. Clicking it fires `onExpand` (which is a no-op for now — Task 9 wires it to actually open Now Listening). Sets up the visual anchor for the mini ↔ Now Listening view transition that comes for free in Task 9 (both elements use `viewTransitionName: audiobook-cover-${contentId}`).
+
+> **Out of scope for v1:** the spec mentions extending the same view-transition name to the detail page's hero cover so the *initial* open animates from hero → mini bar. That would require adding a `posterViewTransitionName` prop to the shared `DetailHero` component, which is consumed by movie + show pages too. Defer the cross-component change. v1 ships with the mini ↔ Now Listening transition only.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Create the tile**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/CoverExpandTile.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { Maximize2 } from "lucide-react";
+
+interface CoverExpandTileProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  posterUrl?: string;
+  title?: string;
+  onExpand?: () => void;
+}
+
+export function CoverExpandTile({ contentId, posterUrl, title, onExpand }: CoverExpandTileProps) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onExpand}
+      aria-label="Open Now Listening"
+      className="group/tile bg-muted relative h-[54px] w-[36px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-md transition-transform hover:scale-[1.04] focus-visible:scale-[1.04] focus-visible:outline-none"
+      style={{ viewTransitionName: `audiobook-cover-${contentId}` }}
+    >
+      {posterUrl ? (
+        <img src={posterUrl} alt={title ?? ""} className="h-full w-full object-cover" />
+      ) : null}
+      <span className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40 opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover/tile:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/tile:opacity-100">
+        <Maximize2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-white" />
+      </span>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Extend the MiniBar test**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx`, add `contentId` + `posterUrl` to the helper props and add a test:
+
+```tsx
+it("invokes onExpand when the cover tile is clicked", async () => {
+  const onExpand = vi.fn();
+  render(
+    <MiniBar
+      contentId="book-1"
+      title="X"
+      posterUrl="/p.jpg"
+      playback={makePlayback()}
+      onExpand={onExpand}
+    />,
+  );
+  await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /open now listening/i }));
+  expect(onExpand).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+```
+
+Update the other tests in this file to pass `contentId="book-1"` to `MiniBar`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Update `MiniBar.tsx`**
+
+Update the `MiniBarProps` and left column. Replace the `MiniBarProps` interface and the left column with:
+
+```tsx
+import { CoverExpandTile } from "./CoverExpandTile";
+
+interface MiniBarProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  title?: string;
+  posterUrl?: string;
+  playback: AudiobookPlayback;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+  onExpand?: () => void;
+}
+
+export function MiniBar({
+  contentId,
+  title,
+  posterUrl,
+  playback,
+  onClose,
+  onExpand,
+}: MiniBarProps) {
+  // ... SeekBar unchanged
+  // grid row, replace the left cell with:
+  <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-3">
+    <CoverExpandTile
+      contentId={contentId}
+      posterUrl={posterUrl}
+      title={title}
+      onExpand={onExpand}
+    />
+    <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-0.5">
+      {title ? (
+        <div
+          className="truncate text-[14px] leading-tight font-semibold tracking-tight sm:text-[15px]"
+          title={title}
+        >
+          {title}
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      {playback.currentChapter ? (
+        <div
+          data-testid="minibar-chapter-title"
+          className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-[11px] leading-tight"
+          title={playback.currentChapter.title}
+        >
+          {playback.currentChapter.title}
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] uppercase leading-tight">
+        <span className="font-mono text-[11px] tracking-[0.12em] normal-case tabular-nums">
+          {formatTime(playback.currentTime)}
+          <span className="mx-1 opacity-50">/</span>
+          {formatTime(playback.duration)}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+```
+
+(The outer `<div className="mt-1 grid ...">` stays; only the contents of the first grid column changes.)
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Plumb `posterUrl` and `onExpand` through `AudiobookPlayer.tsx`**
+
+Update `AudiobookPlayerProps` to add `posterUrl?: string;` and `onExpand?: () => void;`. Update the JSX:
+
+```tsx
+<MiniBar
+  contentId={contentId}
+  title={title}
+  posterUrl={posterUrl}
+  playback={playback}
+  onClose={onClose}
+  onExpand={onExpand}
+/>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Pass `posterUrl` from `AudiobookDetail.tsx`**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`, in the `<AudiobookPlayer>` element add:
+
+```tsx
+posterUrl={audiobook.poster_url}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Run tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player`
+Expected: PASS
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/CoverExpandTile.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): add CoverExpandTile to MiniBar (no expand wiring yet)"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 8: Build `NowListening` overlay (not yet reachable)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx`
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx`
+
+Build the full-overlay chrome as a standalone component. Task 9 wires it to actually appear.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { NowListening } from "./NowListening";
+import type { AudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+
+function makePlayback(over: Partial<AudiobookPlayback> = {}): AudiobookPlayback {
+  return {
+    audioRef: { current: null },
+    streamUrl: "",
+    hasFile: true,
+    playing: false,
+    currentTime: 0,
+    duration: 600,
+    buffered: null,
+    rate: 1,
+    chapters: [],
+    currentChapter: null,
+    togglePlay: vi.fn(),
+    seekTo: vi.fn(),
+    skip: vi.fn(),
+    setRate: vi.fn(),
+    ...over,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("NowListening", () => {
+  it("renders title, author, narrator, and the current chapter heading", () => {
+    render(
+      <NowListening
+        contentId="book-1"
+        title="Project Hail Mary"
+        author="Andy Weir"
+        narrator="Ray Porter"
+        posterUrl="/p.jpg"
+        playback={makePlayback({
+          currentChapter: {
+            index: 6,
+            title: "The Astrophage",
+            start_seconds: 0,
+            end_seconds: 100,
+            source: "embedded",
+          },
+        })}
+        onCollapse={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Project Hail Mary" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Andy Weir")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Ray Porter/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("The Astrophage")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onCollapse when the collapse button is clicked", async () => {
+    const onCollapse = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <NowListening
+        contentId="book-1"
+        title="X"
+        posterUrl=""
+        playback={makePlayback()}
+        onCollapse={onCollapse}
+      />,
+    );
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /collapse/i }));
+    expect(onCollapse).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("toggles between remaining and total time when the right time is clicked", async () => {
+    render(
+      <NowListening
+        contentId="book-1"
+        title="X"
+        posterUrl=""
+        playback={makePlayback({ currentTime: 100, duration: 600 })}
+        onCollapse={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("now-listening-right-time")).toHaveTextContent("10:00");
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("now-listening-right-time"));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("now-listening-right-time")).toHaveTextContent("-8:20");
+  });
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement the overlay**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { ChevronDown, MoreHorizontal, Pause, Play, RotateCcw, RotateCw } from "lucide-react";
+import { SeekBar, formatTime } from "@/player/components/SeekBar";
+import { ChaptersMenu } from "@/player/components/ChaptersMenu";
+import { CircleButton } from "@/player/components/CircleButton";
+import { SpeedMenu } from "@/player/components/SpeedMenu";
+import type { AudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+
+const SKIP_BACK_SECONDS = 30;
+const SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS = 30;
+const PLAYBACK_RATES = [0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2] as const;
+
+interface NowListeningProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  title: string;
+  author?: string;
+  narrator?: string;
+  posterUrl: string;
+  playback: AudiobookPlayback;
+  onCollapse: () => void;
+}
+
+export function NowListening({
+  contentId,
+  title,
+  author,
+  narrator,
+  posterUrl,
+  playback,
+  onCollapse,
+}: NowListeningProps) {
+  const [showRemaining, setShowRemaining] = useState(false);
+
+  const rightTimeLabel = showRemaining
+    ? `-${formatTime(Math.max(0, playback.duration - playback.currentTime))}`
+    : formatTime(playback.duration);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-background fixed inset-0 z-50 flex flex-col">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-6 py-4">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onCollapse}
+          aria-label="Collapse player"
+          className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground rounded p-1.5"
+        >
+          <ChevronDown className="h-5 w-5" />
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          aria-label="More"
+          className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground rounded p-1.5"
+        >
+          <MoreHorizontal className="h-5 w-5" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid flex-1 grid-cols-1 items-center gap-10 px-6 pb-6 md:grid-cols-[auto_1fr] md:px-16">
+        <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[360px] md:mx-0">
+          <div
+            className="bg-muted aspect-[2/3] w-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl shadow-2xl"
+            style={{ viewTransitionName: `audiobook-cover-${contentId}` }}
+          >
+            {posterUrl ? (
+              <img src={posterUrl} alt={title} className="h-full w-full object-cover" />
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex max-w-xl flex-col gap-6 md:gap-8">
+          <div className="space-y-1">
+            <h1 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">{title}</h1>
+            {author && <p className="text-muted-foreground text-base">{author}</p>}
+            {narrator && (
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+                Narrated by <span className="text-foreground">{narrator}</span>
+              </p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {playback.currentChapter && (
+            <div className="space-y-1">
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground text-[11px] tracking-[0.18em] uppercase">
+                Chapter {playback.currentChapter.index + 1}
+              </p>
+              <p className="text-foreground text-lg font-medium">
+                {playback.currentChapter.title}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <SeekBar
+              currentTime={playback.currentTime}
+              duration={playback.duration}
+              buffered={playback.buffered}
+              chapters={playback.chapters}
+              introRegion={null}
+              creditsRegion={null}
+              onSeek={playback.seekTo}
+            />
+            <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center justify-between text-xs tabular-nums">
+              <span>{formatTime(playback.currentTime)}</span>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                data-testid="now-listening-right-time"
+                onClick={() => setShowRemaining((v) => !v)}
+                className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+              >
+                {rightTimeLabel}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-4">
+            <CircleButton
+              size="sm"
+              variant="secondary"
+              ariaLabel={`Back ${SKIP_BACK_SECONDS} seconds`}
+              onClick={() => playback.skip(-SKIP_BACK_SECONDS)}
+              disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+            >
+              <SkipIcon direction="back" seconds={SKIP_BACK_SECONDS} />
+            </CircleButton>
+
+            <CircleButton
+              size="lg"
+              variant="primary"
+              ariaLabel={playback.playing ? "Pause" : "Play"}
+              onClick={playback.togglePlay}
+              disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+              data-paused={!playback.playing}
+            >
+              {playback.playing ? (
+                <Pause className="h-8 w-8" strokeWidth={0} fill="currentColor" />
+              ) : (
+                <Play className="ml-[2px] h-8 w-8" strokeWidth={0} fill="currentColor" />
+              )}
+            </CircleButton>
+
+            <CircleButton
+              size="sm"
+              variant="secondary"
+              ariaLabel={`Forward ${SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS} seconds`}
+              onClick={() => playback.skip(SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS)}
+              disabled={!playback.hasFile}
+            >
+              <SkipIcon direction="forward" seconds={SKIP_FORWARD_SECONDS} />
+            </CircleButton>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center justify-center gap-6 text-sm">
+            {/* Sleep timer slot arrives in Task 10 */}
+            {playback.chapters.length > 0 && (
+              <ChaptersMenu
+                chapters={playback.chapters}
+                currentTime={playback.currentTime}
+                onSeek={playback.seekTo}
+              />
+            )}
+            <SpeedMenu rates={PLAYBACK_RATES} value={playback.rate} onChange={playback.setRate} />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SkipIcon({ direction, seconds }: { direction: "back" | "forward"; seconds: number }) {
+  const Arrow = direction === "back" ? RotateCcw : RotateCw;
+  return (
+    <span className="relative flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center">
+      <Arrow className="h-7 w-7" strokeWidth={1.6} />
+      <span className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pb-[1px] text-[8.5px] font-semibold tracking-tight tabular-nums">
+        {seconds}
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx`
+Expected: PASS
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): build NowListening overlay component"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 9: Wire mode switching in `AudiobookPlayer`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx` (pass `author` + `narrator` to player)
+
+Track a `"mini" | "now-listening"` mode locally. `MiniBar`'s `onExpand` flips to `"now-listening"`; `NowListening`'s `onCollapse` flips back. The audio element lives in the shared parent so the mode swap never touches it.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Update `AudiobookPlayer.tsx`**
+
+Replace `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx` with:
+
+```tsx
+import { useState } from "react";
+import type { AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+import { useAudiobookPlayback } from "./useAudiobookPlayback";
+import { MiniBar } from "./MiniBar";
+import { NowListening } from "./NowListening";
+
+export interface AudiobookPlayerProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  title: string;
+  author?: string;
+  narrator?: string;
+  posterUrl?: string;
+  files: AudiobookFile[];
+  initialPositionSeconds?: number;
+  autoPlay?: boolean;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+}
+
+export default function AudiobookPlayer({
+  contentId,
+  title,
+  author,
+  narrator,
+  posterUrl,
+  files,
+  initialPositionSeconds = 0,
+  autoPlay = true,
+  onClose,
+}: AudiobookPlayerProps) {
+  const playback = useAudiobookPlayback({
+    contentId,
+    files,
+    initialPositionSeconds,
+    autoPlay,
+  });
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState<"mini" | "now-listening">("mini");
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {playback.hasFile && (
+        <audio
+          ref={playback.audioRef}
+          src={playback.streamUrl}
+          preload="metadata"
+          style={{ display: "none" }}
+        />
+      )}
+      {mode === "mini" ? (
+        <MiniBar
+          contentId={contentId}
+          title={title}
+          posterUrl={posterUrl}
+          playback={playback}
+          onClose={onClose}
+          onExpand={() => setMode("now-listening")}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <NowListening
+          contentId={contentId}
+          title={title}
+          author={author}
+          narrator={narrator}
+          posterUrl={posterUrl ?? ""}
+          playback={playback}
+          onCollapse={() => setMode("mini")}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Pass author + narrator from `AudiobookDetail.tsx`**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`, update the `<AudiobookPlayer>` element to pass:
+
+```tsx
+author={author}
+narrator={narrator}
+```
+
+(These are already destructured from `data` higher in the file.)
+
+Also drop the `<div className="bg-background fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-40 border-t shadow-lg">` wrapper that lives around `<AudiobookPlayer>` today — the player itself now owns its positioning. Replace the wrapper block with:
+
+```tsx
+{playerOpen && (
+  <AudiobookPlayer
+    key={`${contentId}-${startSeconds}`}
+    contentId={contentId ?? ""}
+    title={audiobook.title}
+    author={author}
+    narrator={narrator}
+    posterUrl={audiobook.poster_url}
+    files={files}
+    initialPositionSeconds={startSeconds}
+    onClose={() => setPlayerOpen(false)}
+  />
+)}
+```
+
+Then move the fixed-bottom wrapper *into* `MiniBar.tsx`:
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx`, wrap the existing returned JSX in:
+
+```tsx
+<div className="bg-background fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-40 border-t shadow-lg">
+  {/* existing inner div with bg-background border-b ... */}
+</div>
+```
+
+(Keep the existing inner styling — the wrapper just handles position. Drop `bg-background border-b` from the inner div since it's now redundant with the wrapper.)
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Manual verification**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm dev`
+
+- Open an audiobook detail page, click Play. Mini bar appears at the bottom.
+- Click the cover tile. The Now Listening overlay appears full-screen.
+- Click the chevron-down (top-left). You return to the mini bar; audio keeps playing without restart.
+- Confirm `audio.currentTime` advances continuously through the swap (use DevTools to check the `<audio>` element's `currentTime` before and after — should not reset).
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/player`
+Expected: PASS (all player tests still green)
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/AudiobookPlayer.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): wire mini ↔ Now Listening mode swap"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 10: Sleep timer behavior + `SleepTimerMenu` primitive
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.tsx`
+- Create: `web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts` (add sleep state + fade)
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx` (insert menu into right rail)
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx` (insert into utility row)
+
+End-of-chapter is computed against `playback.currentChapter.end_seconds`. Other presets are absolute durations in seconds.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests for the menu**
+
+Create `web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { SleepTimerMenu, type SleepSetting } from "./SleepTimerMenu";
+
+describe("SleepTimerMenu", () => {
+  it("shows 'Sleep' when off and the countdown when armed", () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <SleepTimerMenu setting={{ kind: "off" }} remainingMs={null} onChange={() => {}} />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sleep timer/i })).toHaveTextContent("Sleep");
+    rerender(
+      <SleepTimerMenu
+        setting={{ kind: "duration", seconds: 300 }}
+        remainingMs={272_000}
+        onChange={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sleep timer/i })).toHaveTextContent("Sleep 4:32");
+  });
+
+  it("emits a duration setting when a preset is chosen", async () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+    render(<SleepTimerMenu setting={{ kind: "off" }} remainingMs={null} onChange={onChange} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sleep timer/i }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "15 min" }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ kind: "duration", seconds: 900 } as SleepSetting);
+  });
+
+  it("emits end-of-chapter when that option is chosen", async () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+    render(<SleepTimerMenu setting={{ kind: "off" }} remainingMs={null} onChange={onChange} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sleep timer/i }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: /end of chapter/i }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ kind: "end-of-chapter" });
+  });
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL — module not found
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement the menu**
+
+Create `web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { Moon } from "lucide-react";
+
+export type SleepSetting =
+  | { kind: "off" }
+  | { kind: "duration"; seconds: number }
+  | { kind: "end-of-chapter" };
+
+interface SleepTimerMenuProps {
+  setting: SleepSetting;
+  remainingMs: number | null;
+  onChange: (next: SleepSetting) => void;
+}
+
+const PRESETS: { label: string; seconds: number }[] = [
+  { label: "5 min", seconds: 300 },
+  { label: "15 min", seconds: 900 },
+  { label: "30 min", seconds: 1800 },
+  { label: "45 min", seconds: 2700 },
+  { label: "60 min", seconds: 3600 },
+];
+
+function formatCountdown(ms: number): string {
+  const total = Math.max(0, Math.ceil(ms / 1000));
+  const m = Math.floor(total / 60);
+  const s = total % 60;
+  return `${m}:${String(s).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+}
+
+export function SleepTimerMenu({ setting, remainingMs, onChange }: SleepTimerMenuProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const itemsRef = useRef<(HTMLButtonElement | null)[]>([]);
+  const armed = setting.kind !== "off";
+
+  const handleBlur = useCallback((e: React.FocusEvent) => {
+    if (!menuRef.current?.contains(e.relatedTarget as Node)) setOpen(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => e.key === "Escape" && setOpen(false);
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+  }, [open]);
+
+  const label = armed && remainingMs != null ? `Sleep ${formatCountdown(remainingMs)}` : "Sleep";
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={menuRef} className="relative" onBlur={handleBlur}>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="player-utility-btn flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 text-xs"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        aria-label="Sleep timer"
+        aria-expanded={open}
+        aria-haspopup="menu"
+      >
+        <Moon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        <span className="tabular-nums">{label}</span>
+      </button>
+
+      {open && (
+        <div
+          role="menu"
+          className="absolute right-0 bottom-full mb-2 flex min-w-[160px] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-black/90 py-1.5 shadow-xl backdrop-blur-sm"
+        >
+          {armed && (
+            <button
+              ref={(el) => {
+                itemsRef.current[0] = el;
+              }}
+              role="menuitem"
+              type="button"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 text-left text-sm text-white/85 hover:bg-white/10"
+              onClick={() => {
+                onChange({ kind: "off" });
+                setOpen(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              Turn off
+            </button>
+          )}
+          {PRESETS.map((p, i) => (
+            <button
+              key={p.seconds}
+              ref={(el) => {
+                itemsRef.current[(armed ? 1 : 0) + i] = el;
+              }}
+              role="menuitem"
+              type="button"
+              className="w-full px-4 py-2 text-left text-sm text-white/85 hover:bg-white/10"
+              onClick={() => {
+                onChange({ kind: "duration", seconds: p.seconds });
+                setOpen(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              {p.label}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+          <button
+            role="menuitem"
+            type="button"
+            className="w-full px-4 py-2 text-left text-sm text-white/85 hover:bg-white/10"
+            onClick={() => {
+              onChange({ kind: "end-of-chapter" });
+              setOpen(false);
+            }}
+          >
+            End of chapter
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run menu test — verify PASS**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx`
+Expected: PASS
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Extend `useAudiobookPlayback` test**
+
+Add to `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts`:
+
+```ts
+it("setSleep arms a duration timer that fires after the configured seconds", () => {
+  const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+    useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+  );
+  const audio = makeAudio();
+  Object.defineProperty(audio, "paused", { value: false, writable: true });
+  act(() => {
+    (result.current.audioRef as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLAudioElement>).current = audio;
+  });
+  act(() => result.current.setSleep({ kind: "duration", seconds: 1 }));
+  expect(result.current.sleep.remainingMs).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  act(() => {
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1500);
+  });
+  expect(audio.pause).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it("setSleep with off clears any armed timer", () => {
+  const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+    useAudiobookPlayback({ contentId: "c", files, initialPositionSeconds: 0 }),
+  );
+  act(() => result.current.setSleep({ kind: "duration", seconds: 5 }));
+  expect(result.current.sleep.remainingMs).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  act(() => result.current.setSleep({ kind: "off" }));
+  expect(result.current.sleep.remainingMs).toBeNull();
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Extend `useAudiobookPlayback` implementation**
+
+Add to `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts`:
+
+1. Import `SleepSetting`:
+
+```ts
+import type { SleepSetting } from "@/player/components/SleepTimerMenu";
+```
+
+2. Extend the `AudiobookPlayback` interface:
+
+```ts
+sleep: { setting: SleepSetting; remainingMs: number | null };
+setSleep: (next: SleepSetting) => void;
+```
+
+3. Inside the hook, add (before the `return`):
+
+```ts
+const [sleepSetting, setSleepSetting] = useState<SleepSetting>({ kind: "off" });
+const [sleepTargetMs, setSleepTargetMs] = useState<number | null>(null);
+const [sleepNowMs, setSleepNowMs] = useState<number>(() => Date.now());
+
+useEffect(() => {
+  if (sleepSetting.kind !== "duration") {
+    setSleepTargetMs(null);
+    return;
+  }
+  setSleepTargetMs(Date.now() + sleepSetting.seconds * 1000);
+}, [sleepSetting]);
+
+useEffect(() => {
+  if (sleepTargetMs == null) return;
+  const id = window.setInterval(() => setSleepNowMs(Date.now()), 1000);
+  return () => window.clearInterval(id);
+}, [sleepTargetMs]);
+
+useEffect(() => {
+  if (sleepTargetMs == null) return;
+  if (sleepNowMs < sleepTargetMs) return;
+  const audio = audioRef.current;
+  if (audio && !audio.paused) audio.pause();
+  setSleepSetting({ kind: "off" });
+  setSleepTargetMs(null);
+}, [sleepNowMs, sleepTargetMs]);
+
+useEffect(() => {
+  if (sleepSetting.kind !== "end-of-chapter" || !currentChapter) return;
+  if (currentTime < currentChapter.end_seconds) return;
+  const audio = audioRef.current;
+  if (audio && !audio.paused) audio.pause();
+  setSleepSetting({ kind: "off" });
+}, [sleepSetting, currentChapter, currentTime]);
+
+const setSleep = useCallback((next: SleepSetting) => setSleepSetting(next), []);
+const sleepRemainingMs = sleepTargetMs == null ? null : Math.max(0, sleepTargetMs - sleepNowMs);
+```
+
+4. Add to the returned object:
+
+```ts
+sleep: { setting: sleepSetting, remainingMs: sleepRemainingMs },
+setSleep,
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Wire `SleepTimerMenu` into MiniBar and NowListening**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx`, add to the right rail (before `ChaptersMenu`):
+
+```tsx
+import { SleepTimerMenu } from "@/player/components/SleepTimerMenu";
+
+// ... inside the right rail div, first child:
+<SleepTimerMenu
+  setting={playback.sleep.setting}
+  remainingMs={playback.sleep.remainingMs}
+  onChange={playback.setSleep}
+/>
+```
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx`, add to the utility row (first item, before `ChaptersMenu`):
+
+```tsx
+import { SleepTimerMenu } from "@/player/components/SleepTimerMenu";
+
+// ... first child of the utility row:
+<SleepTimerMenu
+  setting={playback.sleep.setting}
+  remainingMs={playback.sleep.remainingMs}
+  onChange={playback.setSleep}
+/>
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Update test helpers**
+
+In `MiniBar.test.tsx` and `NowListening.test.tsx`, update `makePlayback` to include:
+
+```ts
+sleep: { setting: { kind: "off" as const }, remainingMs: null },
+setSleep: vi.fn(),
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 9: Run all related tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx src/pages/audiobooks/player`
+Expected: PASS
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 10: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.tsx \
+        web/src/player/components/SleepTimerMenu.test.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.ts \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/useAudiobookPlayback.test.ts \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/MiniBar.test.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/player/NowListening.test.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): add sleep timer with duration + end-of-chapter modes"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 11: Detail page hero — progress + chapter-aware Resume
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`
+
+Move the progress bar above the actions row, show "Xh Ym listened · NN%", and put the destination chapter name on the Resume button.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Compute the resume chapter**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`, add a helper near the top (after `formatSeconds`):
+
+```tsx
+function findChapterAt(
+  chapters: ReturnType<typeof buildChapterList>,
+  seconds: number,
+): { label: string; index: number } | null {
+  for (let i = chapters.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (seconds >= chapters[i].absoluteStart) {
+      return { label: chapters[i].label, index: i + 1 };
+    }
+  }
+  return chapters[0] ? { label: chapters[0].label, index: 1 } : null;
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Replace the `actions` slot of `<DetailHero>`**
+
+In the `<DetailHero ... actions={...}>` block, replace the actions slot with:
+
+```tsx
+actions={
+  files.length > 0 && (
+    <div className="flex max-w-md flex-col gap-3">
+      {hasProgress && durationTotal > 0 && (
+        <div>
+          <div className="bg-muted h-1.5 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-full">
+            <div
+              className="bg-primary h-full rounded-full transition-all"
+              style={{ width: `${Math.min(100, (resumeSeconds / durationTotal) * 100)}%` }}
+            />
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-1 text-xs">
+            {formatSeconds(resumeSeconds)} listened ·{" "}
+            {Math.round((resumeSeconds / durationTotal) * 100)}%
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+        <Button onClick={handlePlayResume} size="lg" className="gap-2">
+          <Play className="h-4 w-4 fill-current" />
+          {hasProgress ? (
+            (() => {
+              const ch = findChapterAt(buildChapterList(files), resumeSeconds);
+              return ch ? `Resume · ${ch.label}` : "Resume";
+            })()
+          ) : (
+            "Play"
+          )}
+        </Button>
+        {hasProgress && (
+          <Button variant="outline" size="lg" onClick={() => openPlayer(0)}>
+            Play from Start
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Manual verification**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm dev`. Visit an audiobook with progress already saved.
+- Progress bar appears above the Resume button.
+- Caption shows e.g. "3h 12m listened · 19%".
+- Resume button label shows the destination chapter (e.g. "Resume · The Astrophage").
+- Visit an audiobook with no progress: Play button reads "Play", no progress bar, no Resume label.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Lint + commit**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check
+```
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): hero shows progress + chapter-aware Resume label"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 12: Detail page chapters — `ChaptersSection` component
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.tsx`
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.test.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx` (replace inline `ChapterList` with `ChaptersSection`)
+
+Replace today's collapsed-by-default disclosure with an always-expanded section, highlight the currently-playing chapter, and add a lightweight sort menu (Position / Longest first).
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.test.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { ChaptersSection } from "./ChaptersSection";
+import type { AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+
+const files: AudiobookFile[] = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    path: "a",
+    duration_seconds: 600,
+    chapters: [
+      { index: 0, title: "Prologue", source: "embedded", start_seconds: 0, end_seconds: 200 },
+      { index: 1, title: "Memory", source: "embedded", start_seconds: 200, end_seconds: 600 },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+describe("ChaptersSection", () => {
+  it("renders chapters expanded by default", () => {
+    render(
+      <ChaptersSection files={files} currentPositionSeconds={null} onSelect={vi.fn()} />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Prologue/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Memory/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("highlights the currently-playing chapter", () => {
+    render(
+      <ChaptersSection files={files} currentPositionSeconds={250} onSelect={vi.fn()} />,
+    );
+    const row = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Memory/ });
+    expect(row).toHaveAttribute("data-current", "true");
+  });
+
+  it("sort menu switches between position and longest-first orders", async () => {
+    render(
+      <ChaptersSection files={files} currentPositionSeconds={null} onSelect={vi.fn()} />,
+    );
+    const rowsBefore = screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: /Prologue|Memory/ });
+    expect(within(rowsBefore[0]).getByText("Prologue")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sort/i }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: /longest first/i }));
+
+    const rowsAfter = screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: /Prologue|Memory/ });
+    expect(within(rowsAfter[0]).getByText("Memory")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onSelect with absolute start seconds when a chapter is clicked", async () => {
+    const onSelect = vi.fn();
+    render(<ChaptersSection files={files} currentPositionSeconds={null} onSelect={onSelect} />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Memory/ }));
+    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(200);
+  });
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run test — verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.test.tsx`
+Expected: FAIL
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement `ChaptersSection`**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { ArrowUpDown, Play } from "lucide-react";
+import type { AudiobookChapter, AudiobookFile } from "@/lib/audiobooks/types";
+
+interface ChaptersSectionProps {
+  files: AudiobookFile[];
+  currentPositionSeconds: number | null;
+  onSelect: (absoluteSeconds: number) => void;
+}
+
+type SortMode = "position" | "longest-first";
+
+interface Row {
+  chapter: AudiobookChapter;
+  absoluteStart: number;
+  durationSeconds: number;
+  label: string;
+  positionIndex: number; // 1-based
+}
+
+function buildRows(files: AudiobookFile[]): Row[] {
+  const rows: Row[] = [];
+  let offset = 0;
+  let positionIndex = 1;
+  for (const file of files) {
+    if (file.chapters) {
+      for (const ch of file.chapters) {
+        rows.push({
+          chapter: ch,
+          absoluteStart: offset + ch.start_seconds,
+          durationSeconds: Math.max(0, (ch.end_seconds ?? ch.start_seconds) - ch.start_seconds),
+          label: ch.title || `Chapter ${ch.index + 1}`,
+          positionIndex: positionIndex++,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    offset += file.duration_seconds ?? 0;
+  }
+  return rows;
+}
+
+function formatChapterDuration(s: number): string {
+  if (s <= 0) return "";
+  const m = Math.floor(s / 60);
+  const sec = Math.floor(s % 60);
+  return `${m}m ${String(sec).padStart(2, "0")}s`;
+}
+
+function formatChapterStart(totalSeconds: number): string {
+  const h = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
+  const m = Math.floor((totalSeconds % 3600) / 60);
+  const s = Math.floor(totalSeconds % 60);
+  return `${h}:${String(m).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(s).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+}
+
+export function ChaptersSection({
+  files,
+  currentPositionSeconds,
+  onSelect,
+}: ChaptersSectionProps) {
+  const rows = useMemo(() => buildRows(files), [files]);
+  const [sort, setSort] = useState<SortMode>("position");
+  const [sortOpen, setSortOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const sorted = useMemo(() => {
+    if (sort === "longest-first") {
+      return [...rows].sort((a, b) => b.durationSeconds - a.durationSeconds);
+    }
+    return rows;
+  }, [rows, sort]);
+
+  const currentIndex = useMemo(() => {
+    if (currentPositionSeconds == null) return -1;
+    for (let i = rows.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      if (currentPositionSeconds >= rows[i].absoluteStart) return i;
+    }
+    return -1;
+  }, [rows, currentPositionSeconds]);
+
+  if (rows.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-10">
+      <div className="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold tracking-tight">
+          Chapters
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground ml-2 text-sm font-normal">({rows.length})</span>
+        </h2>
+        <div className="relative">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-label="Sort chapters"
+            aria-haspopup="menu"
+            aria-expanded={sortOpen}
+            className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground flex items-center gap-1 text-xs"
+            onClick={() => setSortOpen((v) => !v)}
+          >
+            <ArrowUpDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            Sort
+          </button>
+          {sortOpen && (
+            <div
+              role="menu"
+              className="bg-popover absolute right-0 mt-2 w-44 overflow-hidden rounded-md border shadow-lg"
+            >
+              {(["position", "longest-first"] as SortMode[]).map((mode) => (
+                <button
+                  key={mode}
+                  role="menuitem"
+                  type="button"
+                  data-active={mode === sort ? "true" : undefined}
+                  className="hover:bg-muted/60 w-full px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm"
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setSort(mode);
+                    setSortOpen(false);
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {mode === "position" ? "By position" : "Longest first"}
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <ol className="divide-border divide-y rounded-xl border">
+        {sorted.map((row) => {
+          const isCurrent = rows[currentIndex]?.chapter === row.chapter;
+          return (
+            <li key={`${row.chapter.index}-${row.absoluteStart}`}>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => onSelect(row.absoluteStart)}
+                data-current={isCurrent ? "true" : undefined}
+                className={`hover:bg-muted/50 flex w-full items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 text-left transition-colors ${
+                  isCurrent ? "bg-muted/50 border-primary border-l-2" : ""
+                }`}
+              >
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground w-8 shrink-0 text-right text-xs tabular-nums">
+                  {row.positionIndex}
+                </span>
+                <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-sm font-medium">{row.label}</span>
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground hidden shrink-0 font-mono text-xs sm:inline">
+                  {formatChapterStart(row.absoluteStart)}
+                </span>
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0 font-mono text-xs">
+                  {formatChapterDuration(row.durationSeconds)}
+                </span>
+                {isCurrent && (
+                  <span className="text-primary flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 text-xs">
+                    <Play className="h-3 w-3 fill-current" /> playing
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </button>
+            </li>
+          );
+        })}
+      </ol>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Replace inline `ChapterList` in `AudiobookDetail.tsx`**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`:
+1. Delete the inline `ChapterList` component (lines ~68-121) and the related `buildChapterList` if it's no longer used elsewhere (it IS still used by Task 11's `findChapterAt` helper — keep it).
+2. Replace the `<ChapterList files={files} onSelect={...} />` usage with:
+
+```tsx
+<ChaptersSection
+  files={files}
+  currentPositionSeconds={playerOpen ? startSeconds : resumeSeconds || null}
+  onSelect={(s) => openPlayer(s)}
+/>
+```
+
+3. Add import:
+
+```tsx
+import { ChaptersSection } from "./components/ChaptersSection";
+```
+
+Note: `currentPositionSeconds` here uses the start position the player was opened with as a proxy. A future improvement is lifting `currentTime` from the player so the highlight tracks in real time — out of scope for v1.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Run tests + lint**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm test -- --run src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.test.tsx`
+Expected: PASS
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check`
+Expected: clean
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/ChaptersSection.test.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): chapters expanded by default with current-row highlight"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 13: Detail page — `NarratorCard` component
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/NarratorCard.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`
+
+Show the narrator as a first-class card. Render only when `data.narrator` is non-empty. No "n audiobooks" count for v1 — that needs backend support and the spec defers it.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Create the component**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/NarratorCard.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+interface NarratorCardProps {
+  narrator: string;
+}
+
+function initials(name: string): string {
+  return name
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .slice(0, 2)
+    .map((w) => w[0]?.toUpperCase() ?? "")
+    .join("");
+}
+
+export function NarratorCard({ narrator }: NarratorCardProps) {
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-10">
+      <h2 className="mb-4 text-xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Narrator</h2>
+      <div className="bg-muted/30 flex items-center gap-4 rounded-xl border p-4">
+        <div className="bg-muted text-muted-foreground flex h-16 w-16 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-lg font-medium">
+          {initials(narrator) || "?"}
+        </div>
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          <p className="truncate text-base font-medium">{narrator}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Mount in `AudiobookDetail.tsx`**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`, after the `<ChaptersSection>` block:
+
+```tsx
+{narrator && <NarratorCard narrator={narrator} />}
+```
+
+Add import:
+
+```tsx
+import { NarratorCard } from "./components/NarratorCard";
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Manual verification**
+
+Run `cd web && pnpm dev`. Open an audiobook with a narrator — the card appears. Open one without a narrator — no card, no empty space, no layout jump.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Lint + commit**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check
+```
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/NarratorCard.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): add narrator card to detail page"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 14: Detail page — feature-detected `RelatedRail`s
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/RelatedRail.tsx`
+- Modify: `web/src/lib/audiobooks/types.ts` (add optional related arrays to the response type)
+- Modify: `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`
+
+Render "Also by author" and "In this series" only when the API response carries the arrays. The backend doesn't expose them yet — this task ships the frontend ready to display them as soon as the backend does, with zero impact today.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Extend the response type**
+
+In `web/src/lib/audiobooks/types.ts`, extend `AudiobookDetailResponse`:
+
+```ts
+export interface AudiobookRelatedItem {
+  content_id: string;
+  title: string;
+  poster_url?: string;
+  year?: number;
+}
+
+export interface AudiobookSeriesEntry {
+  content_id: string;
+  title: string;
+  poster_url?: string;
+  series_index?: number;
+}
+
+export interface AudiobookDetailResponse {
+  audiobook: AudiobookDetailItem;
+  author?: string;
+  narrator?: string;
+  files: AudiobookFile[];
+  progress?: AudiobookProgress;
+  also_by_author?: AudiobookRelatedItem[];
+  in_series?: {
+    name?: string;
+    entries: AudiobookSeriesEntry[];
+  };
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Create the rail**
+
+Create `web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/RelatedRail.tsx`:
+
+```tsx
+import ViewTransitionLink from "@/components/ViewTransitionLink";
+
+interface RelatedRailItem {
+  content_id: string;
+  title: string;
+  poster_url?: string;
+  subtitle?: string;
+  highlight?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface RelatedRailProps {
+  heading: string;
+  items: RelatedRailItem[];
+}
+
+export function RelatedRail({ heading, items }: RelatedRailProps) {
+  if (items.length === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-10">
+      <h2 className="mb-4 text-xl font-semibold tracking-tight">{heading}</h2>
+      <div className="-mx-2 flex gap-3 overflow-x-auto px-2 pb-2">
+        {items.map((item) => (
+          <ViewTransitionLink
+            key={item.content_id}
+            to={`/audiobooks/book/${item.content_id}`}
+            className={`block w-[112px] shrink-0 ${
+              item.highlight ? "ring-primary rounded-lg ring-2 ring-offset-2" : ""
+            }`}
+          >
+            <div className="bg-muted relative aspect-[2/3] overflow-hidden rounded-lg">
+              {item.poster_url ? (
+                <img
+                  src={item.poster_url}
+                  alt={item.title}
+                  className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+                  loading="lazy"
+                />
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+            <div className="mt-2 truncate text-[13px] font-medium">{item.title}</div>
+            {item.subtitle && (
+              <div className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-[11px]">{item.subtitle}</div>
+            )}
+          </ViewTransitionLink>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Mount the rails**
+
+In `web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx`, after the `{narrator && <NarratorCard ... />}` block:
+
+```tsx
+{data.also_by_author && data.also_by_author.length > 0 && (
+  <RelatedRail
+    heading={`Also by ${author ?? "this author"}`}
+    items={data.also_by_author.map((it) => ({
+      content_id: it.content_id,
+      title: it.title,
+      poster_url: it.poster_url,
+      subtitle: it.year ? String(it.year) : undefined,
+    }))}
+  />
+)}
+
+{data.in_series && data.in_series.entries.length > 0 && (
+  <RelatedRail
+    heading={data.in_series.name ? `In ${data.in_series.name}` : "In this series"}
+    items={data.in_series.entries.map((it) => ({
+      content_id: it.content_id,
+      title: it.title,
+      poster_url: it.poster_url,
+      subtitle:
+        typeof it.series_index === "number" ? `Book ${it.series_index}` : undefined,
+      highlight: it.content_id === contentId,
+    }))}
+  />
+)}
+```
+
+Add import:
+
+```tsx
+import { RelatedRail } from "./components/RelatedRail";
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Manual verification**
+
+Run: `cd web && pnpm dev`. Open any audiobook detail page — the rails should NOT appear (backend doesn't ship the arrays yet). To smoke-test the render path locally, temporarily add a `also_by_author: [{ content_id: "x", title: "T" }]` to the API response in your dev backend OR mock the hook return; revert before commit.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Lint + commit**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check
+```
+
+```bash
+git add web/src/lib/audiobooks/types.ts \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/components/RelatedRail.tsx \
+        web/src/pages/audiobooks/AudiobookDetail.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(audiobooks): render Also-by-author / In-series rails when API exposes them"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Final verification
+
+- [ ] **Run the full frontend test suite:**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm test -- --run
+```
+Expected: all PASS, no regressions in non-audiobook components.
+
+- [ ] **Lint + format:**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format:check
+```
+Expected: clean.
+
+- [ ] **TypeScript build:**
+
+```bash
+cd web && pnpm run build
+```
+Expected: clean (the build step runs `tsc -b` first).
+
+- [ ] **Manual smoke test (end-to-end):**
+
+Run `cd web && pnpm dev`. With an audiobook that has chapters + progress + a narrator:
+
+1. Open the detail page.
+   - Hero shows progress bar above buttons.
+   - Resume button reads "Resume · <chapter name>".
+   - Chapters section is expanded, current chapter is highlighted.
+   - Narrator card appears.
+2. Click Resume. Mini bar appears at the bottom.
+   - Chapter title visible in the left column.
+   - SpeedMenu is a popover (not a native select).
+   - SleepTimerMenu is a popover; arming "5 min" shows a countdown on the trigger.
+3. Click the cover tile in the mini bar.
+   - Now Listening overlay appears, full-screen.
+   - Cover, author, narrator, current-chapter heading all visible.
+   - Tap the right time toggles between total and remaining.
+4. Use the chevron-down to collapse.
+   - Returns to mini bar; `audio.currentTime` continues monotonically (no restart).
+5. Close the player with the X. State resets.
+
+If anything diverges, treat the divergence as a bug in the task that produced it and fix in a follow-up commit on the same branch.