diff --git a/public/default.css b/public/default.css
index cc3040f..90e4aed 100644
--- a/public/default.css
+++ b/public/default.css
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
 table {
     border: 1px solid grey;
 }
+
+th {
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+th, td {
+    padding: 2px 0.5em;
+}
+
+td.count, th.count {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+th.author-medium {
+    min-width: 20em;
+}
+
+th.author-wide {
+    min-width: 35em;
+}
+
+th.book-medium {
+    min-width: 25em;
+}
+
+th.book-wide {
+    min-width: 35em;
+}
diff --git a/templates/book/author.html.ep b/templates/book/author.html.ep
index a21ae62..55dc20e 100644
--- a/templates/book/author.html.ep
+++ b/templates/book/author.html.ep
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Books by <strong><%= $author->name %></strong>
 <div>
   <table>
     <tr>
-      <th>Title</th>
+      <th class="book-wide">Title</th>
     </tr>
     % for my $book ($book_page->all) {
     <tr>
diff --git a/templates/book/authors.html.ep b/templates/book/authors.html.ep
index cb7c303..bb3c5af 100644
--- a/templates/book/authors.html.ep
+++ b/templates/book/authors.html.ep
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 <div>
   <table>
     <tr>
-      <th>Books</th>
-      <th>Authored by</th>
+      <th class="count">Books</th>
+      <th class="author-wide">Authored by</th>
     </tr>
 % for my $author ($author_page->all) {
     <tr>
-      <td style="text-align:right"><%= $author->books->count %></td>
-      <td style="padding-left:1em">
+      <td class="count"><%= $author->books->count %></td>
+      <td>
         <%= link_to($author->name => 'author' =>
         { id => $author->id, page_number => 1 }) %>
       </td>
diff --git a/templates/book/books.html.ep b/templates/book/books.html.ep
index 29b4a1e..68846e7 100644
--- a/templates/book/books.html.ep
+++ b/templates/book/books.html.ep
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ author like '[no author]'.
 <div>
   <table>
     <tr>
-      <th>Title</th><th>Author</th>
+      <th class="book-medium">Title</th><th class="author-medium">Author</th>
     </tr>
 % for my $book ($book_page->all) {
     <tr>