diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68a797c..97e835e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.26.5] — 2026-09-09
+
+### Fixed
+- **“All magazines” Returned to the Wrong Place.** The contents-page button now clears the remembered active issue,
+  refreshes the actual magazine library, and reliably returns to it instead of only switching an internal view.
+
+### Added
+- **Magazine First-Page Thumbnails.** Each magazine card now displays page 1 of its source PDF as a lazy-loaded,
+  aspect-ratio-preserving thumbnail.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.26.4] — 2026-09-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ea0928c..8fe00a5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.26.4
+1.26.5
diff --git a/static/js/magazine.js b/static/js/magazine.js
index 7fe0e16..3ffb8f1 100644
--- a/static/js/magazine.js
+++ b/static/js/magazine.js
@@ -142,10 +142,12 @@ function renderLibrary() {
       : ing.status === 'running' ? '<span class="mag-pill warn">ingesting…</span>'
       : ing.status === 'failed' ? '<span class="mag-pill bad">failed</span>'
       : '<span class="mag-pill">not ingested</span>';
+    const thumbnail = '<img class="mag-card-thumb" src="/api/magazine/' + encodeURIComponent(d.id) +
+      '/pages/1" alt="First page of ' + esc(d.title || 'magazine') +
+      '" loading="lazy" onerror="this.hidden=true">';
     return '<button type="button" class="mag-card" onclick="magOpen(\'' + d.id + '\')">' +
-      '<span class="mag-card-title">' + esc(d.title || 'Untitled') + '</span>' +
-      '<span class="mag-card-sub">' + esc(d.issue || '') + '</span>' +
-      badge + '</button>';
+      thumbnail + '<span class="mag-card-title">' + esc(d.title || 'Untitled') + '</span>' +
+      '<span class="mag-card-sub">' + esc(d.issue || '') + '</span>' + badge + '</button>';
   }).join('');
 }
 
@@ -1469,6 +1471,21 @@ function magBackToContents() {
   magRefreshArticles();
 }
 
+async function magBackToLibrary() {
+  // This button was previously labeled "All magazines" but only switched the
+  // current view; after a reload magInit could immediately reopen the saved
+  // document. Clear that remembered document and refresh the actual library.
+  magPause();
+  magStopQueue();
+  state.driving = false;
+  magForgetLastDoc();
+  state.doc = null;
+  state.article = null;
+  magShow('library');
+  try { await magLoadLibrary(); }
+  catch (e) { say('Could not refresh magazines: ' + e.message, 'err'); }
+}
+
 // ── Driving mode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Large, minimal-interaction controls for listening without looking at the
 // screen (see Manual.md's planned driving-mode behaviour). Reuses whatever
@@ -1553,6 +1570,7 @@ root.magSetPane = magSetPane;
 root.magPeekPage = magPeekPage;
 root.magShow = magShow;
 root.magBackToContents = magBackToContents;
+root.magBackToLibrary = magBackToLibrary;
 root.magGeneratePodcast = magGeneratePodcast;
 root.magPlayPodcast = magPlayPodcast;
 root.magPlayAll = magPlayAll;
diff --git a/static/sections/s-magazine.html b/static/sections/s-magazine.html
index 5baf5cc..0245542 100644
--- a/static/sections/s-magazine.html
+++ b/static/sections/s-magazine.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       <!-- ── Contents ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
       <div id="mag-view-contents" hidden>
         <div class="mag-bar">
-          <button type="button" class="btn-sm" onclick="magForgetLastDoc();magShow('library')">
+          <button type="button" class="btn-sm" onclick="magBackToLibrary()">
             <span class="mdi mdi-arrow-left"></span> All magazines
           </button>
           <h3 id="mag-doc-title">Magazine</h3>
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 42cd2af..e871a1a 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -4782,6 +4782,8 @@ input[list="lang-codes"] {
   background: var(--surface); color: var(--text); cursor: pointer; }
 .mag-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
 .mag-card:focus-visible { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(37,99,235,.18); }
+.mag-card-thumb { display: block; width: 100%; height: 190px; object-fit: contain; object-position: center;
+  background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: calc(var(--radius) - 2px); }
 .mag-card-title { font-weight: 600; }
 .mag-card-sub { color: var(--subtext); font-size: 13px; }