diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/rss/edition.html b/bookwyrm/templates/rss/edition.html
index 54496bbe4..db65b1333 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/rss/edition.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/rss/edition.html
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 {% load i18n %}
-{% blocktrans trimmed with book_title=obj.title book_author=obj.author_text %}
-‘{{ book_title }}’{% if book_author %} by {{ book_author }}{% endif %}
-{% endblocktrans %}
-{{obj.description|default:""}}
-{% if obj.isbn_13 %}{% trans "ISBN 13:" %} {{ obj.isbn_13 }}{% endif %}
-{% if obj.oclc_number %}{% trans "OCLC Number:" %} {{ obj.oclc_number }}{% endif %}
-{% if obj.asin %}{% trans "ASIN:" %} {{ obj.asin }}{% endif %}
-{% if obj.aasin %}{% trans "Audible ASIN:" %} {{ obj.aasin }}{% endif %}
-{% if obj.isfdb %}{% trans "ISFDB ID:" %} {{ obj.isfdb }}{% endif %}
+{% load shelf_tags %}
+‘{{ obj.title }}’ {% if obj.author_text %} by {{obj.author_text}} {% endif %}
+<p>{{ obj.description|default_if_none:obj.parent_work.description}}</p>
+{% if obj.isbn_13 %}{% trans "ISBN 13:" %} {{ obj.isbn_13 }}<br>{% endif %}
+{% if obj.oclc_number %}{% trans "OCLC Number:" %} {{ obj.oclc_number }}<br>{% endif %}
+{% if obj.asin %}{% trans "ASIN:" %} {{ obj.asin }}<br>{% endif %}
+{% if obj.aasin %}{% trans "Audible ASIN:" %} {{ obj.aasin }}<br>{% endif %}
+{% if obj.isfdb %}{% trans "ISFDB ID:" %} {{ obj.isfdb }}<br>{% endif %}
 {% if obj.goodreads_key %}{% trans "Goodreads:" %} {{ obj.goodreads_key }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/shelf/shelf.html b/bookwyrm/templates/shelf/shelf.html
index 71f4bc088..f80009e66 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/shelf/shelf.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/shelf/shelf.html
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     {% include 'snippets/opengraph.html' with image=user.preview_image %}
 {% endblock %}
 
+
+{% block head_links %}
+    <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="{{ request.get_full_path }}/rss" title="{{ user.display_name }} - {{ shelf.name }}" />
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block content %}
 <header class="block">
     <h1 class="title">