diff --git a/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md b/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md
index 57bb3a3..70bca3a 100644
--- a/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md
+++ b/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ project's GNU LGPL v3 license. Rivencraft itself uses the same license.
 | Rivencraft asset | Upstream asset | Upstream revision | Changes |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/page_background.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/linking_book_unwritten.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/unlinked.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_link_panel.png` | `page_background.png` and `PageBuilder.BasicPageSprite` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Reproduces the legacy 160 px scale, black panel at `(25,30)`–`(135,75)`, and 128 px resample |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_symbol*.png` and `page_unresolved.png` | `page_background.png`, `textures/symbolcomponents.png`, `WordData`, `ModSymbols`, and `PageBuilder.PageSprite` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Static 1.21.1 renditions of the legacy runtime-composed four-word symbol pages; `normal_time` uses the legacy Full Length poem |
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 69a52aa..51425c2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mod_name=Rivencraft
 # The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
 mod_license=LGPL-3.0-or-later
 # The mod version. Rivencraft uses the x.y.z.b policy documented in README.md.
-mod_version=0.3.2.0
+mod_version=0.3.2.1
 immersive_portals_version=6.0.7
 # The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
 # This should match the base package used for the mod sources.
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java
index 6673ae6..6865926 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client;
 
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModBlockEntities;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModDataComponents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.item.ItemProperties;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 import net.neoforged.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.neoforged.bus.api.SubscribeEvent;
 import net.neoforged.fml.common.EventBusSubscriber;
@@ -21,6 +25,11 @@ public final class ClientEvents {
 
     @SubscribeEvent
     public static void clientSetup(FMLClientSetupEvent event) {
+        event.enqueueWork(() -> ItemProperties.register(
+                ModItems.LINKING_BOOK.get(),
+                ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "bound"),
+                (stack, level, entity, seed) -> stack.has(ModDataComponents.LINK_TARGET.get()) ? 1.0F : 0.0F
+        ));
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(ClientBookInteractionHandler::onRightClickItem);
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(ClientBookInteractionHandler::onRightClickBlock);
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(ClientBookExploreOverlay::onClientTickPre);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book.json b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book.json
index b61a80c..5ce2cb2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book.json
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 {
   "parent": "minecraft:item/generated",
   "textures": {
-    "layer0": "rivencraft:item/linking_book"
-  }
+    "layer0": "rivencraft:item/linking_book_unwritten"
+  },
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "rivencraft:bound": 1.0
+      },
+      "model": "rivencraft:item/linking_book_bound"
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book_bound.json b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book_bound.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b61a80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/linking_book_bound.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/generated",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "rivencraft:item/linking_book"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/descriptive_book.png b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/descriptive_book.png
index 9874dc9..c38f093 100644
Binary files a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/descriptive_book.png and b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/descriptive_book.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/linking_book.png b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/linking_book.png
index 23bd0e2..8830fe8 100644
Binary files a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/linking_book.png and b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/entity/linking_book.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/item/linking_book_unwritten.png b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/item/linking_book_unwritten.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4905e7a
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