diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 77e30e8..be212f9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 			"name": "bgenc.net-new",
 			"version": "0.0.1",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^2.0.3"
+				"@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^2.0.3",
+				"reading-time-estimator": "^1.11.0"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@sveltejs/kit": "^1.27.6",
 				"@types/lodash": "^4.14.201",
+				"@types/node": "^20.12.8",
 				"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.11.0",
 				"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.11.0",
 				"date-fns": "^2.30.0",
@@ -360,6 +362,15 @@
 			"integrity": "sha512-y9euML0cim1JrykNxADLfaG0FgD1g/yTHwUs/Jg9ZIU7WKj2/4IW9Lbb1WZbvck78W/lfGXFfe+u2EGfIJXdLQ==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
+		"node_modules/@types/node": {
+			"version": "20.12.8",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.12.8.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-NU0rJLJnshZWdE/097cdCBbyW1h4hEg0xpovcoAQYHl8dnEyp/NAOiE45pvc+Bd1Dt+2r94v2eGFpQJ4R7g+2w==",
+			"devOptional": true,
+			"dependencies": {
+				"undici-types": "~5.26.4"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/@types/pug": {
 			"version": "2.0.9",
 			"dev": true,
@@ -2356,6 +2367,11 @@
 				"node": ">=8.10.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/reading-time-estimator": {
+			"version": "1.11.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/reading-time-estimator/-/reading-time-estimator-1.11.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-2813WXSxCPsDvgrYq+cPBI4gGqgmtKlo62rpI0mwnhrMfZJIqbDfOeidr9Y36OruDesQGmYA9DkVRmvsBbv2DA=="
+		},
 		"node_modules/regenerator-runtime": {
 			"version": "0.14.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.14.0.tgz",
@@ -2966,6 +2982,12 @@
 				"node": ">=14.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/undici-types": {
+			"version": "5.26.5",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==",
+			"devOptional": true
+		},
 		"node_modules/unist-util-stringify-position": {
 			"version": "2.0.3",
 			"dev": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a42770b..cfb5a19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@sveltejs/kit": "^1.27.6",
 		"@types/lodash": "^4.14.201",
+		"@types/node": "^20.12.8",
 		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.11.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.11.0",
 		"date-fns": "^2.30.0",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 	},
 	"type": "module",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^2.0.3"
+		"@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^2.0.3",
+		"reading-time-estimator": "^1.11.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/Button.svelte b/src/lib/Button.svelte
index 719e783..2918f58 100644
--- a/src/lib/Button.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/Button.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 <style>
 	a,
 	button {
-		display: inline-block;
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: row;
+		align-items: center;
 		color: hsl(var(--color-text-h), var(--color-text-s), calc(100% - var(--color-text-l)));
 		font-weight: 600;
 		text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/src/routes/Header.svelte b/src/routes/Header.svelte
index 2aba98c..5607e7e 100644
--- a/src/routes/Header.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/Header.svelte
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 </script>
 
 <header>
-	<a href="/">
-		<picture class="logo">
+	<a class="logo" href="/">
+		<picture>
 			<source srcset={Avif} type="image/avif" />
 			<source srcset={WebP} type="image/webp" />
 			<img
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
 		align-items: center;
 		margin-right: 4rem;
 		gap: 2rem;
+		margin-bottom: -3rem;
 	}
 
 	.logo {
 		width: 12rem;
+		align-self: flex-start;
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.ts b/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.server.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.ts
rename to src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.server.ts
index 8ca2550..a71cf9c 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
+import { readingTime } from 'reading-time-estimator';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 10;
 
@@ -7,15 +13,18 @@ export async function load({ params }) {
 	const iterablePostFiles = Object.entries(allPostFiles);
 
 	const posts = await Promise.all(
-		iterablePostFiles.map(async ([path, resolver]) => {
+		iterablePostFiles.map(async ([filePath, resolver]) => {
 			const { metadata } = await resolver();
 
-			const slug = /[/]([^/]*)[.]md$/.exec(path)?.[1];
-			if (!slug) throw new Error(`Could not parse slug from path: ${path}`);
+			const slug = /[/]([^/]*)[.]md$/.exec(filePath)?.[1];
+			if (!slug) throw new Error(`Could not parse slug from path: ${filePath}`);
+
+			const contents = await readFile(path.join(__dirname, '..', `${slug}.md`), 'utf8');
 
 			return {
 				meta: metadata,
 				path: slug,
+				readingTime: readingTime(contents),
 			};
 		}),
 	);
@@ -33,3 +42,4 @@ export async function load({ params }) {
 		pageCount: Math.ceil(posts.length / PAGE_SIZE),
 	};
 }
+export type Post = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof load>>['posts'][number];
diff --git a/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.svelte
index e23ca00..e5ceb66 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/posts/[[page=integer]]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import Button from '$lib/Button.svelte';
+	import { ArrowLeft, ArrowLineLeft, ArrowLineRight, ArrowRight } from 'phosphor-svelte';
 	import { format } from 'date-fns';
+	import type { Post } from './+page.server';
 
 	export let data;
 
-	function groupPosts(posts: any[]) {
-		const postsByYear = new Map<string, any[]>();
+	function groupPosts(posts: Post[]) {
+		const postsByYear = new Map<string, Post[]>();
 		posts.forEach((post) => {
 			const year = format(new Date(post.meta.date), 'yyyy');
 			if (!postsByYear.has(year)) {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
 							<time datetime={post.meta.date}>
 								{format(new Date(post.meta.date), 'MMMM d')}
 							</time>
+							<span>about {post.readingTime.text}</span>
 						</li>
 					</a>
 				{/each}
@@ -40,16 +43,14 @@
 </ul>
 
 <div class="pagination-controls">
-	<Button disabled={data.page < 3} href={'/posts/'}>{data.page < 3 ? '_' : data.page - 1}</Button>
+	<Button disabled={data.page < 3} href={'/posts/'}><ArrowLineLeft /></Button>
 	<Button disabled={data.page === 1} href={data.page === 2 ? '/posts/' : `/posts/${data.page - 1}`}
-		>{data.page === 1 ? '_' : data.page - 1}</Button
+		><ArrowLeft /></Button
 	>
 	<span class="current-page">{data.page}</span>
-	<Button disabled={!data.hasMore} href="/posts/{data.page + 1}"
-		>{data.hasMore ? data.page + 1 : '_'}</Button
-	>
+	<Button disabled={!data.hasMore} href="/posts/{data.page + 1}"><ArrowRight /></Button>
 	<Button disabled={data.page > data.pageCount - 2} href="/posts/{data.pageCount}"
-		>{data.page > data.pageCount - 2 ? '_' : data.pageCount}</Button
+		><ArrowLineRight /></Button
 	>
 </div>
 
@@ -65,25 +66,14 @@
 		gap: 0.2rem;
 		margin-top: 2rem;
 	}
-	:global(.pagination-controls > :first-child) {
-		margin-right: 1rem;
-	}
-	:global(.pagination-controls > :last-child) {
-		margin-left: 1rem;
-	}
 
 	.current-page {
 		display: inline-block;
-		color: hsl(var(--color-text-h), var(--color-text-s), calc(100% - var(--color-text-l)));
-		font-weight: 600;
-		text-decoration: none;
-		opacity: 0.6;
+		font-weight: bolder;
+		color: var(--color-primary);
 		cursor: unset;
 		user-select: none;
-		background-color: var(--color-primary);
 		padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
-		clip-path: var(--clip-path-button);
-		transition: all var(--animation-speed) var(--animation-type);
 	}
 	.post-title {
 		margin-bottom: 0.3rem;