diff --git a/app/(app)/books/books-grid.tsx b/app/(app)/books/books-grid.tsx
index f82476ec..09863ce4 100644
--- a/app/(app)/books/books-grid.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/books/books-grid.tsx
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ export function BooksGrid({ books }: { books: BookInfo[] }) {
   );
 
   const filtered = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!query.trim()) return books;
-    const q = normalize(query.trim());
-    return normalizedBooks
-      .filter((entry) => entry.searchText.includes(q))
-      .map((entry) => entry.book);
+    const base = query.trim()
+      ? normalizedBooks
+          .filter((entry) =>
+            entry.searchText.includes(normalize(query.trim())),
+          )
+          .map((entry) => entry.book)
+      : books;
+    return [...base].sort((a, b) =>
+      normalize(a.title).localeCompare(normalize(b.title)),
+    );
   }, [books, normalizedBooks, query]);
 
   return (